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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
Start Over Repository University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept. Collection "Recollections of a Leslie's Special Artist" 1861
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

"Recollections of a Leslie's Special Artist" 1861

This collection consists of five items:
1. 20 page mss
2. 2 page partial transcription
3. 21 page typed trancription
4. 19 page edited transcription
5. 2 copies Imprint: Journal of the American Historical Print Collectors Society

This collection centers around the incomplete memoirs of Francis H. (Frank) Schell (1834-1909), a special war artist for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, one of two illustrated national weekly newspapers published during the Civil War. These memoirs, edited by Sue Rainey, were published as Francis H. Schell, "Recollections of a Leslie's Special Artist in the Civil War: No. 1 Baltimore in 1861 Generals Butler and Banks and the Baffled Insurrectionists," Imprint: Journal of the American Historical Print Collectors Societyvol. 23, no. 1 (Spring 1998): 18-26. A copy of this article is included with the collection.

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"Recollections of a Leslie's Special Artist" 1861

This collection consists of five items:
1. 20 page mss
2. 2 page partial transcription
3. 21 page typed trancription
4. 19 page edited transcription
5. 2 copies Imprint: Journal of the American Historical Print Collectors Society

This collection centers around the incomplete memoirs of Francis H. (Frank) Schell (1834-1909), a special war artist for Frank Leslie's Illustrated Newspaper, one of two illustrated national weekly newspapers published during the Civil War. These memoirs, edited by Sue Rainey, were published as Francis H. Schell, "Recollections of a Leslie's Special Artist in the Civil War: No. 1 Baltimore in 1861 Generals Butler and Banks and the Baffled Insurrectionists," Imprint: Journal of the American Historical Print Collectors Societyvol. 23, no. 1 (Spring 1998): 18-26. A copy of this article is included with the collection.

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