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Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16404
Content Description

The Clinton K. Curtis photograph albums (1880s; 0.5 cubic feet) contain 76 photographs (albumen prints, most mounted, some hand-colored, probably commercially produced and sold) of views and people in China, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Thailand, and Burma, collected by U.S. Navy officer Clinton K. Curtis.

Dates: 1880s
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

George C. Davis studio photograph

 Collection — Flat_Box: Archival Oversized Box S 4, Oversize_Folder(Within_an_OSBox): 1
Identifier: MSS 16642
Content Description

This collection contains a single black and white photograph of a street with a Liberty Loan mural in Roanoke, Virginia from the George C. Davis studio.

Dates: ca. 1941-1945
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Charles I. Eaton papers--addition 1

 Collection — Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 12204
Content Description

One carte de visite photograph of Union soldier Charles I. Eaton in uniform. This collection is an addition to MSS 12204 Journals of Charles I. Eaton. See external documentations below for a link to that collection.

Dates: circa 1864
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Farm life photograph album

 Item — Ledger: 1
Identifier: MSS 16301
Scope and Contents The Farm Life photograph album (1910s; 0.2 cubic feet) depicts many children and family members with farm animals, mostly horses, but cats, dogs, chickens, and one elephant also appear in the images.One image depicts a horse wearing a covering labeled "Tom Mix's Tony". This is presumably Tony the Wonder Horse, the famous film companion of silent-film western star Tom Mix. Another image contains a street sign suggesting that this farm may have been located on or near...
Dates: 1910s
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Francis H. Fife papers

 File
Identifier: MSS 16075
Scope and Contents The Francis H. Fife papers (1947-2015; 168.4 cubic feet) document the personal and professional life of Mr. Fife with an emphasis on his civic and community interests. Types of materials include reports, meeting minutes, correspondence, memoranda, journals, and some family documents. The collection is organized into three series: Oak Lawn 1, Oak Lawn 2, and Westview.Please note, the file titles in this collection have been transcribed. The file titles were created by Mr. Fife...
Dates: 1785 - 2015; Majority of material found within 1940 - 2015
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Lesley Frost photograph

 Collection — Box: BW 31, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16585
Dates: 1965-04-04
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Geology of the Narrows Region, Virginia, typed manuscript

 Collection — Box: BW 20, Folder: 1 [X031660929]
Identifier: MSS 16449
Scope and Contents Note

Geology of the Narrows Region, Virginia typed manuscript (1920s; 0.03 cubic feet)is a manuscript by Elizabeth Barbara Mohr.

Dates: 1920s
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

George family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 13543
Scope and Contents

The collection (1816-1963; 1 document box) contains receipts and miscellaneous papers of several businesses owned by the George family in Charlottesville, Virginia. The papers also contain correspondence between family members and friends, including James Alexander, publisher of the Jeffersonian Republican. There are also family photographs taken by Charlottesville photographers, and several photographs of buildings and streets in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Dates: 1816-1963
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Hampton, Virginia aerial photographs

 Collection — Box: BW 1, Folder: 1 [X031589177]
Identifier: MSS 15958
Scope and Contents

Hampton, Virginia aerial photographs (1921; 0.03 cubic feet)were taken by the United States Army in 1921.

Dates: 1921
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Langston Hughes photograph

 Collection — Box: BW 51, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16783
Content Description This collection contains a single black-and-white photograph of Langston Hughes, noted American poet and leader of the Harlem Renaissance. In the picture, Hughes is surrounded by students after speaking at Harlem's Public School #113 graduation exercises which was also attended by students at James Madison High School and New York City grade school students. Mimeographed caption label with "Newspictures, Inc. ... please credit 'Acme Photo' ..." -- rubber-stamped on verso....
Dates: June 25, 1945
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Isabelle Delano Money with African American caregiver photograph

 Collection — Box: BW 37, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16617
Dates: 1893-07
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Jack R. Levien papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 15241
Dates: 1960-1999
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Jefferson Society records

 File
Identifier: RG 23/50/2
Dates: 1825 - 2018
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Nunnally Johnson collection of Nathalia Crane papers

 Collection — Box: BW 15, Folder: 1 [X030899232]
Identifier: MSS 16374
Scope and Contents

The Nunnally Johnson collection of Nathalia Crane papers (1923-1926; 0.03 cubic feet) collection contains correspondence of Nunnally Johnson relating to Nathalia Crane, a child author whose authenticity was questioned. There are 14 letters from Nathalia Crane to Nunnally Johnson; 1 letter from HM Crist to Johnson, and 1 letter from Clarence Crane. Also included is a typescript poem "The First Writer," two photographs of Crane, and one graphite self-portrait by Crane.

Dates: 1923-1926
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Florynce Kennedy photographs

 Collection — Box: BW 53, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16784
Content Description This collection contains four black and white photographs (roughly trimmed to 8 x 10 inches or slightly larger) featuring Florynce 'Flo' Kennedy (1916-2000) speaking. Kennedy was an American lawyer, feminist, and activist who founded the Feminist Party in 1971. Each photograph is stamped in red ink with the Examiner Reference Library. The stamps are dated 1973-1976. Three photos include a newspaper clipping of the same image pasted onto the verso, with "Examiner" captioning the photo and...
Dates: c.1973-1976
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence carte de visite

 Collection — Box: BW 40, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16638
Content Description This collection contains a carte de visite of Fannie Virginia Casseopia Lawrence, a formerly enslaved child. The caption states "A Redeemed Slave Child, 5 years of Age. Redeemed in Virginia by Catherine S. Lawrence; baptized in Brooklyn, at Plymouth Church by Henry Ward Beecher in May 1963. Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1863, by C. S. Lawrence, in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the United States, for the Southern District of New York." Photographed by the...
Dates: May 1863
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

George Washington Lewis papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 16413
Content Description

The George Washington Lewis papers consists chiefly of correspondence to and from George Washington Lewis and between other family members, but also includes a few photographs of the Lewis family and the homes of "Claymont", "Shellfield" and "Marmion"; a plat of "Claymont"; newsclippings; notes on Lewis family history and genealogy; and a few financial and legal documents.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1805-1906, 1966
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Sir Fitzroy Maclean papers

 File
Identifier: MSS 11487
Scope and Contents Note This Fitzroy Maclean papers consist (1827-1996; 44 cubic feet) of the professional and personal papers of Scottish soldier, diplomat, politician, author, and traveler, Sir Fitzroy Hew Maclean (1911-1996) of Dunconnel. It includes correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper and magazine articles, book reviews, lectures, speeches, photographs, memorabilia, and research material pertaining to his military, diplomatic, political and literary career as well as family and...
Dates: 1827-1996
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Materials related to UVA mass shooting

 Collection
Identifier: RG-50/6
Content Description This collection features a colored pencil portrait of Lavel Davis Jr., D'Sean Perry, and Devin Chandler, the University of Virginia students and football members killed in a mass shooting on November 13, 2022, at the University of Virginia. After the tragedy, President and Mrs. Ryan opened their home for students to gather. Isabelle Martins, a Univeristy of Virginia architecture student, brought this drawing as a gift to Carr's Hill. The following week, President Ryan asked for the artist to...
Dates: November 2022
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

May family papers

 File — Box: 1
Identifier: MSS 16057
Scope and Contents Note The May family papers (1870-1945; 0.4 cubic feet) document the lives of a couple generations of the Richmond-based May family. Photograph subjects in the collection include J.A. May in his Confederate Army uniform post-Civil War, J. Howard May, Jr. as an infant, Virgil May, Sr., Phil May with relatives at Virginia Military Institute, and Virgil R. May, Jr. with his wife Ella and children Linda and Billy.Letters in the collection are primarily written by or to Virgil, Jr. and...
Dates: 1870 - 1945
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

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