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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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Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever collection, 1800/1998, bulk 1863/1974

67 Linear Feet 154 boxes
The Philip S. Hench Walter Reed Yellow Fever Collection documents the work of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission, the legacy of the commission's discoveries, the lives of individuals who were connected to the commission, and twentieth century campaigns to shape public memory of the commission. Items in the collection date from 1800 to 1998, with the bulk of the items dating from 1864 to 1974. A wide range of formats are represented in the collection including, but not limited to the following: articles, artifacts, audiocassettes, bills (legislative records), biographies, charts (graphic documents), correspondence, diaries, editorials, interviews, journals (periodicals), magazines, maps, medical records, military records, negatives (photographic), notes, photographs, reports, reprints, scrapbooks, and speeches. Unique materials in the collection are supplemented with copies of original documents and photographs housed in other institutions (e.g. the U.S. National Archives). Most of the materials in the collection were collected or created by Nobel laureate Philip Showalter Hench while researching the history of the U.S. Army Yellow Fever Commission.
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Dorothy McKay editorial cartoons, 1937/1956

0.52 Cubic Feet Four large oversized flat file folders

This collection contains four editorial cartoons drawn by Dorothy McKay (1904-1974), an American cartoonist. Two of the cartoons are watercolor, ink, and wash on board, and two are brush and ink on board. Each work is signed as either "McKay" or "D. McKay" at its corner. Three of the cartoons were illustrated for Esquire magazine, where McKay was employed as its first female cartoonist, and one for Collier's magazine. Publishing marks and stamps appear at the recto and on the verso of each cartoon. The earliest cartoon, "Just grab one, madam, and cut out the twittering," published in Collier's in 1937, shows a woman in an elegant dress looking at a tray of desserts held by an impatient butler. The second cartoon, "He's still on his lunch hour, but I'll take the nickel," is dated November 1944 and depicts a man speaking to a woman as both look down at a monkey in a suit sleeping against a fire hydrant. The third cartoon, "Well, thank God you hear singing too, Dear...I thought I was going crazy in this lonely office" was published January 1954. The full color scene features a group of men singing at a bar with drinks and a man ducked into a telephone booth speaking this his wife, attempting to convince her that he is at the "lonely office." The fourth illustration, "Why don't you do something, dear, besides just make money?" is dated September 1956 and shows a husband and wife in their living room with the woman working at an easel.

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Dorothy McKay editorial cartoons, 1937/1956 0.52 Cubic Feet Four large oversized flat file folders

McKay, Dorothy, 1904-1974

This collection contains four editorial cartoons drawn by Dorothy McKay (1904-1974), an American cartoonist. Two of the cartoons are watercolor, ink, and wash on board, and two are brush and ink on board. Each work is signed as either "McKay" or "D. McKay" at its corner. Three of the cartoons were illustrated for Esquire magazine, where McKay was employed as its first female cartoonist, and one for Collier's magazine. Publishing marks and stamps appear at the recto and on the verso of each cartoon. The earliest cartoon, "Just grab one, madam, and cut out the twittering," published in Collier's in 1937, shows a woman in an elegant dress looking at a tray of desserts held by an impatient butler. The second cartoon, "He's still on his lunch hour, but I'll take the nickel," is dated November 1944 and depicts a man speaking to a woman as both look down at a monkey in a suit sleeping against a fire hydrant. The third cartoon, "Well, thank God you hear singing too, Dear...I thought I was going crazy in this lonely office" was published January 1954. The full color scene features a group of men singing at a bar with drinks and a man ducked into a telephone booth speaking this his wife, attempting to convince her that he is at the "lonely office." The fourth illustration, "Why don't you do something, dear, besides just make money?" is dated September 1956 and shows a husband and wife in their living room with the woman working at an easel.

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Randy Pendleton papers, 1967/2000

0.43 Cubic Feet 1 o.s. folder and 1 letter size folder

The Randy Pendleton papers (1967-2000; 0.04 cubic feet) documents Pendleton's work as a journalist. The collection contains three pieces of ephemera: a Klan business card handed to Pendleton, who was in Birmingham at a Klan convention as a representative of UPI, 1967 or 1968; a press releases handed out at the announcement of Norman Mailer's candidacy for Mayor of New York City dated May 1, 1969 with hand-edits by Pendleton based on Mailer's speech; a "Sore Loserman" sign handed out outside the Florida Supreme Court during the 2000 vote recount.

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Randy Pendleton papers, 1967/2000 0.43 Cubic Feet 1 o.s. folder and 1 letter size folder

The Randy Pendleton papers (1967-2000; 0.04 cubic feet) documents Pendleton's work as a journalist. The collection contains three pieces of ephemera: a Klan business card handed to Pendleton, who was in Birmingham at a Klan convention as a representative of UPI, 1967 or 1968; a press releases handed out at the announcement of Norman Mailer's candidacy for Mayor of New York City dated May 1, 1969 with hand-edits by Pendleton based on Mailer's speech; a "Sore Loserman" sign handed out outside the Florida Supreme Court during the 2000 vote recount.

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