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:
Pierre and Amelie Troubetzkoy letters--addition
Unprocessed — Folder 1
Identifier: ViU-2020-0018
Dates:
circa 1910s
Stella Pratt scrapbook
Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS 16417
Scope and Contents Note
The Stella Pratt scrapbook (1883-1894; 0.4 cubic feet) contains correspondence, clippings, printed material, invitations, sketches, flowers, ribbons, photos, and a sketch of Stella herself. Pratt is from Longwood, Massachusetts, a neighborhood within Brookline.
Dates:
1867 - 1947
P.T. Henshaw letter to his father
Unprocessed — Folder 1
Identifier: ViU-2018-0009
Dates:
1868 December 6
R. W. N. Noland letter to John A. Washington
Unprocessed — Folder 1
Identifier: ViU-2018-0020
Dates:
1858 June 23
Robert Garlick Hill Kean papers--addition
Unprocessed — Box 1
Identifier: ViU-2019-0059
Dates:
1848 - 1898
Armstead L. Robinson papers
File
Identifier: MSS 12836
Scope and Contents
The Armstead L. Robinson papers(1848-2001; 43 cubic feet) consist of audiotapes; book reviews; census material; computer printouts; conference papers; correspondence; biographical information; instructional material; lectures and speeches; manuscripts and original writings by Robinson, his colleagues and students; maps; memorabilia; microfilm; organizational and professional files; photographs; printed items, and research and topical files. Most of the nineteenth century material is in the...
Dates:
1848-2001; Majority of material found in 1967-1992
Paul T. Ruxin collection of James Boswell, Samuel Johnson, and their Circle collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16519
Scope and Contents
An autographed signed letter from James Boswell to Andrew Gibb December 5, 1792 about receiving boxes, rent, and giving his son James Boswell money.An autographed signed 4 page letter from James Boswell to Andrew Gibb, (the overseer at his Auchinleck estate) May 31, 1793 discussing road repairs, horse breeding, and lumber sales. London. An autograph signed letter from James Boswell to Thomas Percy April 16, 1773 inviting Percy to dine at his lodgings with Joshua Johnson...
Dates:
1769-1793
Somerville family papers
Box
Identifier: MSS 16201
Scope and Contents
The Somerville family papers (1821-2013) consists of correspondence, photographs, printed materials, and extensive genealogical files. The papers and research detailing the history of the Somerville family, mainly in America, range from its colonial background to contemporary times. The extensive genealogical research is comprised of notes and charts, along with correspondence, photographs, military records, personal notes, clippings, and printed materials. The collection also includes records...
Dates:
1821 - 2013
Elizabeth Stoddard letters to Ella Farman
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 8266
Content Description
Three autograph letters of Elizabeth Stoddard signed, to Ella Farman, author and editor of Wide Awake discussing the literary periodical press, payments to authors, and other matters. Written legibly in ink on three folded sheets of "E.D.B.S." (Elizabeth Drew Barstow Stoddard) embossed stationary. This collection is an addition to Elizabeth Stoddard letters in the Barrett Collection (MSS 8266, 8266-a).
Dates:
circa 1875
Stowe grocery store ledgers
File — Box 1: [Barcode: X032652607]
Identifier: MSS 16433
Scope and Contents Note
The Stowe grocery store ledgers (1870-1934; 0.4 cubic feet) document the operation of the titular family's grocery store in Petersburg, Virginia. Ledgers document monthly expenses for items ranging from rent to flour to labor. The collection also contains a small file of personal letters and bills for appliances.
Dates:
1870 - 1934
Bennett Taylor papers--addition
Collection — Folder 1
Identifier: MSS 9221
Content Description
MSS 9221 Bennett Taylor papers consist of family correspondence with letters to and from Bennett about education at the University of Virginia, descriptions of United States Civil War battles including the 19th Virginia Regiment Company F, Picketts Divison at 2nd Manassas, a prisoner exchange for Lieutenant Colonel Bennett Taylor from Johnson Island in Lake Erie New York, and family news of descendants of Thomas Jefferson and local Charlottesville families from 1851-1894. Correspondence of...
Dates:
1851 - 1894
Eleanor Ross Taylor letters to Paul Collinge
Collection — Folder ViU2018.0112_1
Identifier: MSS 16687
Content Description
Letters and notes from Eleanor Ross Taylor to Paul Collinge and Mary Lyons (Heartwood Books). Also includes one program from Taylor's funeral and one from her husbands funeral (St Paul's Church, Charlottesville, Virginia) collected by Paul Collinge.
Dates:
1999-2012
The Papers of Charles O. Gregory
Collection
Identifier: MSS -79-9
Abstract
Small collection (1937-1966) of legal correspondence between Prof. Gregory and Justice Frankfurter. Also memorabilia related to Robert and Edward Kennedy while students at the university.
Dates:
1937-1966
The Papers of Chief Justice Earl Warren
Collection
Identifier: MSS -87-1
Abstract
Personal correspondence, photographs, memorabilia and a shotgun that belonged to Chief Justice Warren, 1951-1974.
Dates:
1951-1974
The Papers of George B. Eager, Jr.
Collection
Identifier: MSS -78-7
Abstract
Small collection of correspondence related to the University of Virginia (1933-1936).
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1933-1936
The Papers of Henry S.K. Morison
Collection
Identifier: MSS -78-8
Abstract
Three letters, responses from Socrates Maupin and John B. Minor to questions asked by the Morisons.
Dates:
1864-04-26 - 1874-02-11
The Papers of Herbert Johnson
Collection
Identifier: MSS -82-4
Abstract
Small collection of correspondence between Herbert Johnson, Law ’27 and the University of Virginia School of Law and the Law School Alumni Association.
Dates:
1926-1977
The Papers of John Bassett Moore
Collection
Identifier: MSS -78-9
Abstract
Small collection of correspondence, newspaper clippings and memorabilia.
Dates:
1894-1966
The University of Virginia Collection on the Events in Charlottesville, VA, August 11-13, 2017
Collection
Identifier: MSS 16386
Scope and Contents
This collection contains offensive and harmful language and imagery including racist and violent references and imagery. The purpose of this note is to give users the opportunity to decide whether they need or want to view these materials, or at least, to mentally or emotionally prepare themselves to view the materials.
This collection documents the events of August 11 and 12, 2017 that occurred in Charlottesville, Virginia, and the circumstances...
Dates:
2015-01-13 - 2020; Majority of material found within 2017-01-03 - 2020