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Rhys Isaac lecture and letter

 Collection — Box: BW 47, Folder: 1/1
Identifier: MSS 16692

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

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

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