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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
170 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Primary Collecting Areas:
American literature, antiquarian and contemporary, American history (Southeastern United States), Virginiana, British literature, Sporting books and manuscripts, World War I, Bibliography, the book arts, history of the book and typography
Fine press and artist’s books, Pop-up books, Victorian publishers bindings, Typography, Archives of the University of Virginia
Description:

The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library administers over 13 million manuscripts, 3.6 million items in the University archives, and 325,000 rare books, as well as approximately 5,000 maps, over 4,000 broadsides; more than 250,000 photographs and small prints; over 8,000 reels of microfilm; and substantial holdings of audio recordings, motion picture films, and ephemera.

The major emphasis of the Department’s collections are American history and literature, with additional substantive collections in Virginiana, British literature, African-American history, book arts, the history of sporting and World War I, among others. In addition, the library serves as the University Archives, holding records of historic significance to UVA.

POC: Special Collections Public Services & Reference Staff
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Howard E. Cobb history of the Virginia Blue Ridge railroad presentation, 2009/2016

0.04 Cubic Feet One folder in legal document box. BW 18.

This collection, Howard E. Cobb history of the Blue Ridge railroad, 0.04 cubic feet, 2009-2016, consists of a speech presented to the Nelson County Historical Society regarding the Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad by Howard E. Cobb, biographical notes of Howard E. Cobb, and a magazine aritcle clipping from BlueRidgeCountry.com

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Howard E. Cobb history of the Virginia Blue Ridge railroad presentation, 2009/2016 0.04 Cubic Feet One folder in legal document box. BW 18.

This collection, Howard E. Cobb history of the Blue Ridge railroad, 0.04 cubic feet, 2009-2016, consists of a speech presented to the Nelson County Historical Society regarding the Virginia Blue Ridge Railroad by Howard E. Cobb, biographical notes of Howard E. Cobb, and a magazine aritcle clipping from BlueRidgeCountry.com

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

W.E.B. Du Bois Address at the Conference on the Encyclopaedia Africana, 1962

.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder (letter)

This collection contains a mimeographed typescript of W.E.B. Du Bois's opening address at the Conference of the Encyclopedia of Africa held at the University of Ghana in Accra in 1962. Du Bois dreamed of editing an 'Encyclopedia Africana'. He envisioned a comprehensive compendium of 'scientific' knowledge about the history, culture, and social institutions of people of African descent. He argues for his project of an Encyclopedia Africana based in Africa and compiled by Africans. He notes that it is long overdue but that "such a work had to wait for independent Africans to carry it out." He acknowledges the excellence of the Presence Africaine (founded in 1947), which "has already brought to light much material written in the French language," and sees the project as a "living effort which will grow and change -- which will expand through the years as more and more material is gathered from all parts of Africa." Furthermore, he hopes that the project would dispense with divisive colonial distinctions such as "British," "French," "Black," or "Islamic" Africa and consider the continent as a whole.

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W.E.B. Du Bois Address at the Conference on the Encyclopaedia Africana, 1962 .03 Cubic Feet 1 folder (letter)

Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963

This collection contains a mimeographed typescript of W.E.B. Du Bois's opening address at the Conference of the Encyclopedia of Africa held at the University of Ghana in Accra in 1962. Du Bois dreamed of editing an 'Encyclopedia Africana'. He envisioned a comprehensive compendium of 'scientific' knowledge about the history, culture, and social institutions of people of African descent. He argues for his project of an Encyclopedia Africana based in Africa and compiled by Africans. He notes that it is long overdue but that "such a work had to wait for independent Africans to carry it out." He acknowledges the excellence of the Presence Africaine (founded in 1947), which "has already brought to light much material written in the French language," and sees the project as a "living effort which will grow and change -- which will expand through the years as more and more material is gathered from all parts of Africa." Furthermore, he hopes that the project would dispense with divisive colonial distinctions such as "British," "French," "Black," or "Islamic" Africa and consider the continent as a whole.

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