Reynold Levy Papers
Content Description
This collection contains the papers of Reynold Levy during his time as a student at the University of Virginia. Levy is a renowned writer, speaker, and consultant for commercial and nonprofit institutions on philanthropy including serving as the president of Lincoln Center for thirteen years. Levy graduated from Hobart College in 1966 with a B.A. in political science; he received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law and a Ph.D. in government and foreign affairs from the University of Virginia. This collection contains clippings, speeches, petitions, correspondence, memoranda, essays, letters to the editor, and issues of the Cavalier Daily and Virginia Weekly spanning from 1968 to 1970. Most of the content focuses on the integration efforts of the University of Virginia, which Levy criticized as not being swift or sweeping enough. Several speeches written and delivered by Levy discuss topics that include opposition to the student council, discussion of integration at UVA, and the American withdrawal from Vietnam. Included are articles on racial relations at the University, a letter from Levy to the Cavalier Daily editor, a 1970 Statement to the Student Council, and a student petition involving the circulation of the Virginia Weekly magazine. Also included are ten editions of the Virginia Weekly, an alternative to the Cavalier Daily, from 1968 to 1969, and seven Cavalier Daily editions from 1968 to 1970 that discuss racial issues at the University in their headline articles.
Acquisition Type
Gift
Provenance
Gift of Reynold Levy, 5 February 2025.
Language of Description
English
Script of Description
Latin
Restrictions Apply
No
Dates
- Creation: 1968-1970
Creator
- Levy, Reynold (Person)
Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (One legal-sized document box, half-width )
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Inventory
One binder [unbound and foldered] 1. A front page Cavalier Daily news coverage of Reynold Levy’s featured speech held simultaneously with the University's official sesquicentennial events, October 2, 1969. 2. Text of the above speech. 3. Editorial in the Virginia Weekly accompanied by a faculty petition supporting the continued funding of this invaluable alternative publication. 4. Cavalier Daily, OpEd by Reynold Levy, March 23, 1970. 5. A formal written protest on the curriculum review process at the University and on its faculty promotion procedures and decisions. 6. Letter to the Editor of the Cavalier Daily, October 1, 1969, responding comprehensively and politely to Professor Inis Claude's view of campus protests and dialogues. 7. Letter to the Editor of the Cavalier Daily, protesting wage scales for the lowest paid workers at the university, overwhelmingly minorities, February 6, 1969. 8. Formal introduction of speaker Jerry Rubin, of the "Chicago Seven," and of William Kunstler, their renowned attorney, to thousands of assembled students. 9. Letter to the Editor of the Cavalier Daily on the fatal deficiencies of University efforts to recruit minority students. 10. Editorial drafted by Reynold Levy for the Virginia Weekly, January 13, 1969. 11. Reynold Levy OpEd in the Virginia Weekly, September 16, 1968. 12. Letter to the Editor of the Cavalier Daily on the composition of medical school students and faculty, April 7, 1970. 13. Published letter to the New York Times, July 24, 1969 on "Space Race for Prestige." 14. A comprehensive statement to the University of Virginia Student Council delivered orally and in writing on January 6, 1970. 15. Complete original paper copies of the Virginia Weekly, Vol. 3, Nos. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, and 15. 16. Complete original paper copies of the Cavalier Daily issues October 3, 1968, April 14, 1969, October 20, 1969, March 23, 1970 (2 copies), April 7, 1970 and April 8, 1970