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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 Dale Hill Papers

Audiovisual Material, 2004/2012 22.564 Gigabytes

Maintained previously on and digitized or transferred from audio cassette, DVD, CD, and flash drive carriers at the time the collection was donated to the Library. The 22.564 GB of audiovisual content documents three events related to co-education. There are audio recordings from a 30th reunion celebration held in 2004 for the graduating class on 1974. Women were encouraged to come to a microphone to share their experiences. There is unedited footage of the 2-day event, "Celebrating the Women of the University: 40 Years of Full Co-Education, A Century of Accomplishments" held on 2011 March 25-26. The event included panel discussions hosted by the UVA Alumni Association, two of which are documented here. Panelists for the first presentation, "U.Va. Decision Time: To Admit or Not to Admit... Women", were all current or former UVA administrators with ties to coeducation decisions. Panelists for the second presentation, "Wahoo Women: The Early Years", were women alumnae from the first fully coeducated class admitted to the College in 1970. Also included are interviews of members of the Class of '74 (men and women) for an event hosted by Dale Hill called, "Pioneer Women at Mr. Jefferson's University", held at Rosemont Manor in 2012 March, as well as location footage from the event.

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Dale Hill Papers .4 Cubic Feet 1 letter-sized document box 95.7 Gigabytes 18 optical disks and 1 thumb drive. 2 Cassettes 2 audio cassettes

The Dale Hill Papers contain recordings, notes, research material, forms, consent waivers, articles, and photographs all relating to the beginning of co-education at the University of Virginia. The bulk of the materials are the audiovisual content, which were maintained previously on and digitized or transferred from audio cassette, DVD, CD, and flash drive carriers at the time the collection was donated to the Library.

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