16801University of Virginia Newcomb Hall Bookstore photographsUniversity of Virginia Newcomb Hall Bookstore photographs 16801Ellen WelchAlbert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

2023-07-13

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110University of VirginiaCharlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110URL:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2026-03-05 17:44:31 +0000.Description is written in: English, Latin script.Describing Archives: A Content Standard Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library University of Virginia Newcomb Hall Bookstore photographs 16801 Archival Resource Key /repositories/3/resources/1563 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder circa 1963 English BW 56 001 Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was a gift from Eleanor (Joyce) Gibson to the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library in May 2018.

 Biographical / Historical

University of Virginia Faculty asked UVA graduate and local high school french teacher, Eleanor (Joyner) Gibson if she would be interested in opening a bookstore on the UVA grounds in the early 1960's. In addition to starting the Newcomb Hall Bookstore, she also taught two french classes for the University. Gibson met her husband through Charlottesville friends and claims that the University played a big role in her life.

 Content Description

Two black and white photographs of the interior of the University of Virginia Newcomb Hall bookstore. One photograph may be of Eleanor (Joyner) Gibson who was a graduate of UVA and started the bookstore (1960's).

 Preferred Citation

MSS 16801, University of Virginia Newcomb Hall Bookstore photographs, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia Library.

 Black-and-white photographs University of Virginia