Collections : [University of Richmond]

University of Richmond

Rare Books and Special Collections
Boatwright Library
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Primary Collecting Areas:
The University of Richmond's collections are eclectic and wide-ranging, but areas of particular strength include: Richmond and Virginia history; the Civil War; historic children's literature, civil rights, and the history of the book. Also included are collections related to the history of the University of Richmond, including student, faculty, staff, and alumni materials.
Description:
The University of Richmond's collections are eclectic and wide-ranging, but areas of particular strength include: Richmond and Virginia history; the Civil War; historic children's literature, civil rights, and the history of the book. Also included are collections related to the history of the University of Richmond, including student, faculty, staff, and alumni materials.
POC: Lynda Kachurek
Phone: (804) 289-8458
Fax: (804) 287-1840
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Carl Van Vechten - Mark Lutz Collection

18 Linear Feet 15 archival boxes, 1 oversized archival box.
This collection contains materials relating to the life and writings of Carl Van Vechten and Gertrude Stein as shared and collected by Mark Lutz. Materials include correspondence and a variety of printed materials including programs, catalogs, reviews, and clippings as well as a substantial number of photographs taken by Van Vechten.
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Carl Van Vechten - Mark Lutz Collection 18 Linear Feet 15 archival boxes, 1 oversized archival box.

Van Vechten, Carl, 1880-1964
This collection contains materials relating to the life and writings of Carl Van Vechten and Gertrude Stein as shared and collected by Mark Lutz. Materials include correspondence and a variety of printed materials including programs, catalogs, reviews, and clippings as well as a substantial number of photographs taken by Van Vechten.
University of Richmond

Commander Horace Elmer Collection

1 Linear Feet 2 archival boxes.
This collection includes journals, scrapbooks, and photographs belonging to U. S. Naval Commander Horace Elmer (1846-98). He was an important naval figure who sailed on the USS Hartford's Asiatic mission, but significantly, the Monitor. This collection illustrates, through personal documentation, the experience of life at sea but also Elmer's immense skill and expertise in the US Navy in both mechanical and practical aspects. Information concerning his daughter, Edith Elmer Wood, a prominent progressive housing reformer, is also contained in the collection.
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Commander Horace Elmer Collection 1 Linear Feet 2 archival boxes.

Horace, Elmer, Commander, 1846-1898
This collection includes journals, scrapbooks, and photographs belonging to U. S. Naval Commander Horace Elmer (1846-98). He was an important naval figure who sailed on the USS Hartford's Asiatic mission, but significantly, the Monitor. This collection illustrates, through personal documentation, the experience of life at sea but also Elmer's immense skill and expertise in the US Navy in both mechanical and practical aspects. Information concerning his daughter, Edith Elmer Wood, a prominent progressive housing reformer, is also contained in the collection.
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David E. Howard Papers

2.5 Linear Feet (5 containers)
This collection contains the papers of University of Richmond alumni, David E. Howard, who graduated from Richmond College in 1977. Howard wrote for The Collegian student newspaper and served as editor during his junior year as well as working for The Richmond Times-Dispatch and other media outlets. The David E. Howard Journalism Scholarship at the University of Richmond was established by family and friends in his memory.
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David E. Howard Papers 2.5 Linear Feet (5 containers)

This collection contains the papers of University of Richmond alumni, David E. Howard, who graduated from Richmond College in 1977. Howard wrote for The Collegian student newspaper and served as editor during his junior year as well as working for The Richmond Times-Dispatch and other media outlets. The David E. Howard Journalism Scholarship at the University of Richmond was established by family and friends in his memory.
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Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt Tee Walker collection

50 Linear Feet
This collection includes material related to and collected by the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker and his wife, Theresa Ann Edwards Walkers. Materials include personal papers and administrative files of Dr. and Mrs. Walker, audio recordings of Dr. Walker's church services, honors and awards given to Dr. and Mrs. Walker, photographs and slides taken by or depicting Dr. Walker, Dr. Walker's published works and unpublished manuscripts, and other memorabilia and ephemera. Also included is an oral history performed with Dr. and Mrs. Walker.
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Dr. and Mrs. Wyatt Tee Walker collection 50 Linear Feet

Walker, Wyatt Tee
This collection includes material related to and collected by the Reverend Dr. Wyatt Tee Walker and his wife, Theresa Ann Edwards Walkers. Materials include personal papers and administrative files of Dr. and Mrs. Walker, audio recordings of Dr. Walker's church services, honors and awards given to Dr. and Mrs. Walker, photographs and slides taken by or depicting Dr. Walker, Dr. Walker's published works and unpublished manuscripts, and other memorabilia and ephemera. Also included is an oral history performed with Dr. and Mrs. Walker.
University of Richmond

Harleigh Bridges Schultz Collection

1 Linear Feet
This collection began as a scrapbook of papers related to Harleigh Bridges Schultz, 1883-1958. It contains some of his school records, newspaper clippings about his life and death, newspaper articles that he wrote during his career as a newspaper man, letters, and photographs. Items of note include a two-page biography written by his niece, Evelyn Boschen, and signed photos of Cecil DeMille, Clark Gable, Van Johnson, Jean Harlow, and Walter Pidgeon.
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Harleigh Bridges Schultz Collection 1 Linear Feet

Schultz Family
This collection began as a scrapbook of papers related to Harleigh Bridges Schultz, 1883-1958. It contains some of his school records, newspaper clippings about his life and death, newspaper articles that he wrote during his career as a newspaper man, letters, and photographs. Items of note include a two-page biography written by his niece, Evelyn Boschen, and signed photos of Cecil DeMille, Clark Gable, Van Johnson, Jean Harlow, and Walter Pidgeon.
University of Richmond

Hazel Paris Cederborg Collection

7.3 Linear Feet 12 boxes; 4 letter sized boxes, 3 legal sized, 1 small box, 1 medium box, 3 flat oversized boxes
This collection contains short story drafts, published articles focusing on children's stories or family life, and Storybook collections containing short children's stories or poems. Also located in the collection are individual family photographs and family photo albums documenting the childhood of Hazel Paris Cederborg and her children. Towards the end of the collection are scrapbooks created by Hazel that house her published articles and short stories on family life.
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Hazel Paris Cederborg Collection 7.3 Linear Feet 12 boxes; 4 letter sized boxes, 3 legal sized, 1 small box, 1 medium box, 3 flat oversized boxes

Cederborg, Hazel Paris, 1892-1975
This collection contains short story drafts, published articles focusing on children's stories or family life, and Storybook collections containing short children's stories or poems. Also located in the collection are individual family photographs and family photo albums documenting the childhood of Hazel Paris Cederborg and her children. Towards the end of the collection are scrapbooks created by Hazel that house her published articles and short stories on family life.
University of Richmond

In the company of black

1 Volumes
"In the company of Black is a photography publication that will bring together images of Black people who represent everyday folks. For the past seven years, I have developed a body of work that focuses on portraits of extraordinarily, ordinary people, such as educators, artists, administrators, business owners, teachers, and students. When it comes to Black people, America is fascinated with extreme poles: either showing victims of violence, pain, and poverty (Black misery) or famous athletes and entertainers, and icons of popular culture (Black exceptionalism). This false dichotomy denies Black people the individuality and full spectrum of humanity that is so readily offered to the white population in this country. The photographs that I've been making ask the question: where are the people who make up the space in between? Here they are, they are important, they must be seen!" -- Publisher website.
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In the company of black 1 Volumes

McDonald, Cecil, 1965-
"In the company of Black is a photography publication that will bring together images of Black people who represent everyday folks. For the past seven years, I have developed a body of work that focuses on portraits of extraordinarily, ordinary people, such as educators, artists, administrators, business owners, teachers, and students. When it comes to Black people, America is fascinated with extreme poles: either showing victims of violence, pain, and poverty (Black misery) or famous athletes and entertainers, and icons of popular culture (Black exceptionalism). This false dichotomy denies Black people the individuality and full spectrum of humanity that is so readily offered to the white population in this country. The photographs that I've been making ask the question: where are the people who make up the space in between? Here they are, they are important, they must be seen!" -- Publisher website.
University of Richmond

Lt. Henry S. Kinsey Collection

.5 Linear Feet
Henry S. Kinsey was the Lieutenant of Company H of the 7th Iowa Veteran's Volunteer Infantry which fought for the Union during the Civil War. This collection contains the personal diary of Lt. Kinsey from 1864 depicting his and his infantry's experience. Most notably, his diary depicts General Sherman's successful campaign to take control of Atlanta. In addition to various written orders, this collection also contains Lt. Kinsey's records for clothing, equipment, arms, and ammunition from the 4th quarter of 1864 to July 1865 as the Company marched in Sherman's Savannah campaign and from there to Washington, D.C and back to Iowa once the war ended. Also documenting the end of the war are the company's muster-out rolls, a casualty summary, and records for a fund established and donated by the company to Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, for the education of children of wounded and deceased soldiers.
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Lt. Henry S. Kinsey Collection .5 Linear Feet

Kinsey, Henry S., Lt., 1836-1886
Henry S. Kinsey was the Lieutenant of Company H of the 7th Iowa Veteran's Volunteer Infantry which fought for the Union during the Civil War. This collection contains the personal diary of Lt. Kinsey from 1864 depicting his and his infantry's experience. Most notably, his diary depicts General Sherman's successful campaign to take control of Atlanta. In addition to various written orders, this collection also contains Lt. Kinsey's records for clothing, equipment, arms, and ammunition from the 4th quarter of 1864 to July 1865 as the Company marched in Sherman's Savannah campaign and from there to Washington, D.C and back to Iowa once the war ended. Also documenting the end of the war are the company's muster-out rolls, a casualty summary, and records for a fund established and donated by the company to Cornell College in Mt. Vernon, Iowa, for the education of children of wounded and deceased soldiers.
University of Richmond

Photojournalism Collection

? Linear Feet 5 boxes.
The collection documents various photographs from World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Era. Although there are many photographers involved in this collection, most notable are Paul Almasy, Leonard Freed, Dmitri Baltermants, and Horst Tappe. The focus of this collection is on what life looked like around the world during this period and the various hardships that were endured during wartime.
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Photojournalism Collection ? Linear Feet 5 boxes.

The collection documents various photographs from World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Era. Although there are many photographers involved in this collection, most notable are Paul Almasy, Leonard Freed, Dmitri Baltermants, and Horst Tappe. The focus of this collection is on what life looked like around the world during this period and the various hardships that were endured during wartime.
University of Richmond

Richmond Civil War Photographs

0.9 Linear Feet
This collection represents a series of photos of the Richmond area in April 1865 just days after the retreat of Gen. Robert E. Lee and his troops.
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Richmond Civil War Photographs 0.9 Linear Feet

Brady, Mathew B., approximately 1823-1896
This collection represents a series of photos of the Richmond area in April 1865 just days after the retreat of Gen. Robert E. Lee and his troops.

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