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Virginia Scott Cocke Lyman papers
"M. B. K." Civil War letter
"M. B. K." Civil War letter, and other family letters, 0.03 cubic feet. A sister writes to her brother, "Reynold" in the Confederate Army, near Yorktown, 1861, May 21 and June 25 , with a note from his mother, and another letter from a "fond sister" with detail about the fight in Virginia, including the "Company of Howitzers now at Manassas Gap" and mention of Colonel Francis Hennery Smith, (1812-1890) First Superintendent at Virginia Military Institute and his treatment of the cadets.
Charles Macalester and Robert Gilliam letters
Sir Fitzroy Maclean papers
H. Cabell Maddux, Jr. University of Virginia football scrapbook
Scrapbook containing clippings, photographs, memorabilia, and ephemera related to University of Virginia Cavaliers football program and the University of Virginia from 1935 to 1937.
Madison Friendship Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows collection
The Madison Friendship Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows collection (1880-1937; 3 cubic feet) contains minute books, financial records, correspondence, event programs, proceedings, a cemetary plot, a framed faternal collar, a fraternal apron, and a flag. Loose manuscripts, meeting minutes, and notes make up the remainder of the collection.
Mary Ann Magnoni Sabbath notebook
Anna Manahan newspaper clippings and photocopies
Newspaper clippings and photocopies regarding Anna Manahan who lived in Charlottesville, Virginia and purported to be Anastasia Nikolaevna, daughter of Tsar Nicholas II of Russia.
Manifest for the Ship John Spear
Lists of the crew aboard the ship.
Manuscript by Julius Paul, "... Three Generations of Imbeciles Are Enough ...,"
This collection contains Dr. Julius Paul's 840 page manuscript, "'... Three Generations of Imbeciles Are Enough...' State Eugenic Sterilization Laws in American Thought and Practice," and includes some handwritten notes attached to the manuscript and on the manuscript itself.
Manuscript facsimilie of Treatise on the state and origin of the Ancient French by Nicolas Vignier
Traicté de l'estat et origine des anciens françois par Nicolas Vignier. Manuscript in French, 168 leaves written in a single Batarde hand in brown ink, 17-19 lines per page, plus catchword. The manuscript closely imitates the printed edition by Nicolas Vignier, published by Chez Claude Garnier, A Troyes, 1582, from imprint and device motto to full transcription of the royal privilege and colophon at the end. 18th-century engraved armorial bookplate of Le Peletier in the quarto.
Manuscript fragment
This collection contains what appears to be the second page of a letter of recommendation or affirmation of someone's position. Initials on the letter include "P.M" and "P.O.B" but names are unclear.
Manuscript Style or Form Book of James Armour
This manuscript style or form book was created by James Armour of Edinburgh, from around 1698 to 1701. The work begins with a "Decreet Arbitrall," but marriage contracts predominate. In addition, there are forms for bonds, wills, a ship's sale, an indenture, a pension, and other matters. The first 287 pages are written in one hand, followed by several blank leaves and eleven pages in a different hand. An abbreviated, six page index is found at the back of the book.
Map and print seller diary
The map and print seller diary (1864; 0.03 cubic feet) includes account and mileage information, and diary entries. Boston, MA and Portland, ME, and towns in between are noted.
Maps of Richmond
Maps of Richmond, 1861, 1864, .03 cubic feet,consist of two hand drawn maps on thin brown paper. (very fragile).
H.C. Marchant letter to R.W. Creasy
This collection contains one holograph letter dated August 23, 1900 from H.C. Marchant of Charlottesville to R. W. Creasy of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The letter is written on Charlottesville Woolen Mills stationery. The letter addresses Creasy's interest in employment which Marchant seems hesitant to give. Marchant requests references that can speak to Creasy's conduct and to his to his habits since leaving Charlottesville.
Marie Rose Devaux alphabet embroidery sample book
Marion Nolan and Ruth Ferguson collection on Charlottesville/ Albemarle Foundation for the Encouragement of the Arts
Charles Marriott papers
Bound and loose typescripts, manuscripts, offprints and miscellaneous materials written or translated by Charles Marriott from 1894 to 1960. Included are untitled novels, two of his plays "Exit: A Tragedy in One Act" and "The Intruding Angel: A Play in Three Acts", 15 offprints of his articles, and a bound volume manuscript of his short stories. Also present are manuscript notebooks with records of his publications as well as manuscript notes and ideas for stories he projected.