Collections : [University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.]

Patrick Oliphant artwork and papers

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Drawings of varying size, political cartoons, sculpture, books, framed items, scrapbooks, sketchbooks, slides, video tapes, and news clippings.

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Sylvia Plath Collection 1965

Papers of Jedediah Hotchkiss

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The papers of Jedediah "Jed" Hotchkiss contain ca. 1550 items (8 Hollinger boxes, ca. 3 linear feet), and consist largely of personal correspondence, bound volumes, and business records dating from 1846 to 1912. Included in the collection is material pertaining to Hotchkiss' career as a teacher and schoolmaster, his period of service under General Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson as a scout and map-maker during the Civil War, his later involvement in the mapping and development of West Virginia coalfields, and the settling of his estate. The collection also includes material pertaining to Hotchkiss' son-in-law, Samuel Thomas McCullough, who was a noted veteran of the Confederate States of America Army . These documents include correspondence, notes, and a set of diaries detailing McCullough's experiences in the Civil War. Other subjects of possible interest include the papers of the Confederate Monument Association of Staunton, Virginia and Augusta County, Virginia documents concerning a 1746 exploration of the Shenandoah Valley , and papers pertaining to Loch Willow School and Mossy Creek Academy.

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Papers of the Williams Family 1798 (1802-1972) 1987

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The Williams Family Papers consists of ca. 12,030 items (27 Hollinger boxes, and one oversize folder, ca. 9.7 linear shelf feet), 1798 (1802-1972)1987, correspondence, financial and legal papers, photographs, newsclippings, genealogical material, miscellaneous writings and related materials chiefly concerning the Williams family of Orange County and other Virginia locales, especially Lewis Catlett Williams, a Richmond lawyer and his son, Murat Willis Williams, United States ambassador to El Salvador. Topics of interest include: the War of 1812, slaves and slavery, the Civil War, the University of Virginia, Orange County, Virginia, life in El Salvador, Greece, Romania and other countries, Latin America, American foreign policy, Virginia and Democratic party politics, other contemporary events and family matters. Several of the Williamses are represented in this accumulation.

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Records of the Charlottesville School Board 1869-2006

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This collection consists of the official records of the Charlottesville School Board from 1869 to 2006, including information about events that occurred during the desegregation of the schools in Charlottesville, Virginia from 1954 to 1964. There is extensive correspondence, as well as legal documents, petitions from Oliver W. Hill to end segregation, an order from the Governor of Virginia to close the schools (1958 September), a report by Booker T. Reaves on the attitudes regarding desegregation, and transcripts of the major desegregation cases in Charlottesville: Doris Marie Allen et al., v. Fendall R. Ellis and the City of Charlottesville School Board, (1956 July 12), Caroline M. Dodson v. Fendall R. Ellis and the City of Charlottesville School Board, (1961 April 14), and Doris Dillard v. Fendall R. Ellis and the City of Charlottesville School Board, (1962 September 17).

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Louis Arthur Johnson Papers ca. 1930-1964

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The Louis Arthur Johnson Papers, ca. 1930-1964, consist of ca. 56 linear feet of correspondence, memoranda, appointment schedules, speeches, press releases, photographs, phonograph records, films, scrapbboks, and printed material, resulting from Johnson's career as Assistant Secretary of War, 1937 to 1940, as President Roosevelt's personal representative to India, 1942, and as Secretary of Defense, 1949 to 1950. His lifelong interest in the American Legion is also represented in the correspondence. Only a small amount of material from th eyears preceding his tenure in the War Department, from the years following his resignation as Assistant Secretary of War, and from the years following his term as Secretary of Defense is contained in this collection.

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Papers of Edward E. Younger 1937-1979

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The Edward E. Younger papers consist of ca. 38,500 items (77 Hollinger boxes, 32 shelf feet) covering the years 1937-1979. The collection is divided into the following nine series: 1) Younger manuscripts and related material, 2) personal papers, 3) general correspondence, 4) history department papers, 5) papers relating to the University of Virginia, 6) student academic papers, 7) photographs, 8) student subject files, and 9) tape recordings. There is also a folder of oversize material. The first two series reflect Younger's personal research, his memberships in professional organizations, and his work in India and at the Naval War College. The remaining series deal chiefly with his roles as professor of history, chairman of the history department, dean of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and member of various committees at the University of Virginia. Information on Younger's career can be found in the folder of "Biographical and Professional Information" in box 17.

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Perkins Family Papers 1782-1918

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A collection of personal, official, legal and business papers of the Perkins family of Cumberland, Buckingham and Powhatan counties, and later of Richmond and Charlottesville, all in Virginia. The relatively small amount of personal correspondence consists of letters of the 18th century to William Perkins of Buckingham county, a few of the early 19th century to George Perkins (d. 1834), and to Mrs. Eliza Perkins, widow of George Perkins. A considerable part of the collection consists of George Perkins' records as deputy sheriff; execution books, tax books, tax registers, lists of fees and fines, various ledgers, and numerous receipts to Perkins and copies of orders to him from various county courts all of the period 1800-1820. A number of account books and letter books, 1816-1825, were kept by a merchant George Perkins of Richmond, perhaps the aforementioned sheriff. Smaller groups of items include accounts, correspondence and financial documents of Dr. Robert Henderson, father-in-law to one of the Perkins men, ca. 1810-1860, and correspondence and papers of William A. Perkins, notably advertisements of sales of property to be held in Cumberland County, suggesting that he was at the time, 1860-1872, a sheriff or deputy sheriff. The Perkins papers also include notebooks of George Perkins (1846-1918) and William Merry Perkins (b. 1844) kept at the University of Virginia from 1865-1869, and large group of letter books of George Perkins; personal correspondence 1883-1918; legal correspondence as attorney for the City of Charlottesville, 1869-1914; legal correspondence representing his law practice as a member of the firm of Perkins and Perkins, 1903-1915. Additional items include account books of John T. Seabrook and Co. of Smithville in Powhatan County, 1842-1874, as well as the accounts of a blacksmith, 1849-1866, and a number of unidentified account books for the period 1835-1891. Other papers concern the Guthery, Henderson, Saunders, and Smith families.

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Libertarian Party Papers 1973-1980

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The Libertarian Party Papers consist of ca. 3500 items (11 boxes, 3.5 linear shelf feet), 1973-1980, correspondence, party papers, printed material, and memorabilia of the Libertarian Party at state and national levels. The collection is comprised primarily of material relating to the 1976 Presidential campaign of Roger Lea MacBride; papers of the Wisconsin Libertarian Party from Alyn Hess, president of the Wisconsin Gay Peoples Union; printed material of Ed Clark's 1980 presidential campaign as the Libertarian Party candidate; and state and national newsletters, as well as circular letters of the Libertarian Party.

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Micajah Woods Papers 1847-1926

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This collection, consisting of ca. 760 items, (5 Hollinger boxes, 22-1/2 linear shelf inches), includes the papers of the Woods Familyof Albemarle County, Virginia, from 1847 to 1926. Correspondence comprises the major part of the collection and deals with a variety of subjects. The correspondence between Micajah Woodsand his parents during the Civil War includes detailed descriptions of the campaigns and battles in which he fought, among them the battles of Port Republic, Second Manassas, Crampton's Gap, Sharpsburg, New Market, Second Cold Harbor, Lynchburg, Fisher's Hill, and Monocacy. The men under whom he served included "Stonewall" Jackson, J. E. B. Stuart, and John Floyd. A portion of the post-Civil War correspondence regards Civil War Veterans' Reunions and recollections of battles and campaigns.

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