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     MANUSCRIPTS and ARCHIVAL MATERIAL

letters (correspondence)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
Scope Note: Pieces of correspondence that are somewhat more formal than memoranda or notes, usually on paper and delivered.

Found in 112 Collections and/or Records:

Francis Burton Harrison papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 14969
Scope and Contents The Francis Burton Harrison papers (1921-1945; 0.5 cubic feet) consist of personal and family papers of (1873-1957), United States Senator and Governor-General of the Philippines. Most of the correspondence is from the World War II era, and the Harrisons had just escaped the Biarritz and San Jean de Luz region of the German Occupied zone of France in [April?] and made their way to the United States in 1941.Much of the general correspondence is of a genealogical nature or is in...
Dates: 1921-1945
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Bret Harte letter to James Osgood

 Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 5310
Dates: 1878-12-12
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

P. T. Henshaw letter to his father

 Collection — Box BW 15, Folder: 1 [X030899214]
Identifier: MSS 16360
Dates: 1868 December 6
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Hubard family papers

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2019-0077
Dates: 1850 - 2000
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Inventory of the Papers of Elizabeth N. Tompkins

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-97-4
Abstract

Collection of letters, diplomas, certificates, and awards (1921-1971) of Elizabeth Tompkins, first woman to graduate from UVA Law School in 1921.

Dates: 1921-1971
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

J. Lasley Dameron letter

 Unprocessed Material — Folder 1
Identifier: ViU-2019-0187
Dates: 1970-07-10
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Jack R. Levien papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 15241
Dates: 1960-1999
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

John D. Casey letters to Marcia McGhee

 Unprocessed Material — Box 1
Identifier: ViU-2019-0032
Dates: 1956, 1958-1959
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Nunnally Johnson collection of Nathalia Crane papers

 Collection — Box BW 15, Folder: 1 [X030899232]
Identifier: MSS 16374
Scope and Contents

The Nunnally Johnson collection of Nathalia Crane papers (1923-1926; 0.03 cubic feet) collection contains correspondence of Nunnally Johnson relating to Nathalia Crane, a child author whose authenticity was questioned. There are 14 letters from Nathalia Crane to Nunnally Johnson; 1 letter from HM Crist to Johnson, and 1 letter from Clarence Crane. Also included is a typescript poem "The First Writer," two photographs of Crane, and one graphite self-portrait by Crane.

Dates: 1923-1926
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Joel Kovarsky papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 15845
Scope and Contents

Joel Kovarsky papers (2011-2013; 0.25 cubic feet) consist of drafts from his book, "The True Geography of Our Country," the book proposal, e-mail correspondence with his editor, Mark Mones, and the Virginia Press.

Dates: 2011-2013
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Laine family papers

 File
Identifier: MSS 16277
Scope and Contents Note

The Laine family papers (1772-1961; 0.8 cubic feet) contains letters and documents about hiring enslaved people, other family correspondence, and financial and legal papers related to the Laine (sometimes Lane) family in Sussex County, Virginia. There is also a letter and information about the War of 1812. Also of interest is the correspondence and church programs for Amos Lloyd Laine who was a minister in Wakefield, Virginia.

Dates: 1772 - 1961
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Frederick Lawrence papers and copy of The Life of Henry Fielding

 Item — Box 1: [Barcode: X031688130]
Identifier: MSS 16142
Scope and Contents Note The Frederick Lawrence papers and copy of The Life of Henry Fielding (1855-1863; cubic feet) consists of a contemporary half calf, rebacked volume. Cloth case with leather and gilt label. Author Frederick Lawrence's copy of The Life of Henry Fielding, interleaved with his annotations throughout on some 120 pages. Annotations include both handwritten notes and corrections as well as the occasional newspaper clipping.Collection also contains four loose pages of notes by Lawrence,...
Dates: 1855 - 1863
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Letterbook of James and G. T. Lambert

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-84-9
Abstract

Bound volume with handwritten outgoing correspondence of English solicitors James and G. T. Lambert.

Dates: 1823-1828
Found in: Arthur J. Morris Law Library Special Collections

Maurice Lévy papers

 File
Identifier: MSS 15822
Scope and Contents Note The Maurice Lévy papers (1952-2012; 3.25 cubic feet) document the research, professional career, and personal life of Maurice Lévy. The bulk of the collection consists of research papers and publications, with subjects ranging from gothic literature to William Faulkner to H.P. Lovecraft. The collection also contains conference talks given by Lévy, correspondence with universities and grant agencies, publications from Lévy's organization CERLI (Centre d’Études et de Recherches sur les...
Dates: 1952 - 2012
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

George Washington Lewis papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS 16413
Content Description

The George Washington Lewis papers consists chiefly of correspondence to and from George Washington Lewis and between other family members, but also includes a few photographs of the Lewis family and the homes of "Claymont", "Shellfield" and "Marmion"; a plat of "Claymont"; newsclippings; notes on Lewis family history and genealogy; and a few financial and legal documents.

Dates: Majority of material found in 1805-1906, 1966
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Private Nathaniel Lewis letters

 Collection — Box BW 3, Folder: 1 [X031589220]
Identifier: MSS 16025
Scope and Contents

Private Nathaniel Lewis letters to his brother-in-law Petter [sic?] Bailey and sister Jane Bailey, 0.03 cubic feet, about a skirmish at Hurricane Bridge, West Virginia in 1863 April 1. Mention of John Moore and General Albert G. Jenkins. Also included is a letter from Hannah Lewis to Jane Bailey.

Dates: 1863 April
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow letter

 Collection — Box BW 3, Folder: 1 [X031589222]
Identifier: MSS 16039
Scope and Contents

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow letter (1853; 0.03 cubic feet) to his English friend Miss Emma.

Dates: 1953 October 3
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Sir Fitzroy Maclean papers

 File
Identifier: MSS 11487
Scope and Contents Note This Fitzroy Maclean papers consist (1827-1996; 44 cubic feet) of the professional and personal papers of Scottish soldier, diplomat, politician, author, and traveler, Sir Fitzroy Hew Maclean (1911-1996) of Dunconnel. It includes correspondence, memoranda, manuscripts, typescripts, newspaper and magazine articles, book reviews, lectures, speeches, photographs, memorabilia, and research material pertaining to his military, diplomatic, political and literary career as well as family and...
Dates: 1827-1996
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

Madison Friendship Lodge Grand United Order of Odd Fellows collection

 Series — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16411
Scope and Contents Note

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.

Dates: 1880-1937
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library

May family papers

 File — Box 1: [Barcode: X032652606]
Identifier: MSS 16057
Scope and Contents Note The May family papers (1870-1945; 0.4 cubic feet) document the lives of a couple generations of the Richmond-based May family. Photograph subjects in the collection include J.A. May in his Confederate Army uniform post-Civil War, J. Howard May, Jr. as an infant, Virgil May, Sr., Phil May with relatives at Virginia Military Institute, and Virgil R. May, Jr. with his wife Ella and children Linda and Billy.Letters in the collection are primarily written by or to Virgil, Jr. and...
Dates: 1870 - 1945
Found in: Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library