Rhys Isaac lecture and letter
Content Description
This collection consists of Rhys Isaac's 1987 Thomas Jefferson Memorial Lecture at the University of Virginia. The lecture is titled "The Virginia Enlightenment: Construction in Time and Space" with annotation from Isaac to Gayle Cooper, Rare Book cataloger at the University of Virginia. Also included is a letter from Isaac to Gail [sic] and a list of Sabine Hall books requested for priority cataloging.
Dates
- Creation: 1982 - 1987
Creator
- Isaac, Rhys (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Rhys Llywelyn Isaac (1937–2010) was a South African-born Australian historian of American history who also worked in the United States. Isaac won the 1983 Pulitzer Prize for History for his book "The Transformation of Virginia, 1740-1790" (1982).
Extent
.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter-sized folder)
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was a gift from Gayle Cooper to the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on 28 June 2022.
Condition Description
Good
- Title
- Guide to the Rhys Isaac lecture and letter
- Author
- Rose Oliveira, Accessioning Archivist
- Date
- 27 July 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States