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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

Writings and printed, 1904-1961

 Series

Scope and Contents

Autobiographical and fictional stories, notes, poems, and drafts of speeches by Celestia Essie Wade Butler Smith from 1904 to 1961. Included is a printed copy of a book, "Roses in December" by Frances Keyes Parkinson and "Forty Years with the Virginia Division United Daughters of the Confederacy" by Essie Smith. There are also many printed programs and playbills from concerts and plays that Mrs. Smith attended on the East Coast. Of interest is an original program from the first release of "Gone With The Wind" in 1939.

Dates

  • Creation: 1904-1961

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Extent

0.44 Cubic Feet (11 folders in legal document box. Box 5-6)

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States