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VIRGO, the Scholarly Communication Institute, and Early American Fiction project library records

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2024-0023

Content Description

This addition to RG-12 contains files pertaining to the University of Virginia Library system from 1987 to 2007. Included are budgets, invoices for equipment purchases for Alderman Library, correspondence, conference materials, meeting rosters, brochures, and fliers advertising events involving the library, as well as a commemoration ceremony briefing book for donors Albert and Shirley Small upon the public dedication of the Small Special Collections Library in 2004. The materials primarily document VIRGO, the Scholarly Communication Institute (SCI), and Early American Fiction (EAF). VIRGO is a public search & display interface. SCI, which began in 2003, was created to encourage leadership and integrate new technologies into scholarship and Early American Fiction (EAF), an Andrew W. Mellon Foundation grant awarded to the University of Virginia in 1996 to digitize several hundred volumes of early American fiction dating from 1789-1850.

Acquisition Type

Transfer

Provenance

Transferred by Carla Lee, 27 November 2023. Materials were found in 29 North building, a temporary office space used during the Restoration of Alderman Library, 2020-2024 on Route 29.

Language of Description

English

Script of Description

Latin

Restrictions Apply

No

Dates

  • Creation: 1987-2007

Creator

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (Two letter-sized file boxes, one half-width letter-sized file box.)

Language of Materials

English

Metadata Rights Declarations

Inventory

Two letter-sized file boxes, one half-width letter-sized file box ( 38 letter-sized folders) Box 1 Virgo Box 2 Scholarly Communication Institute Box 3 EAF, Special Collections dedication, and a Virgo-Rare book project