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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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Andrew Nelson Lytle Letters 1962-1964

Clifton Waller Barrett

TLS 1962 Aug 17 Andrew Lytle, editor The Sewanee Review, The University of The South, Sewanee, Tennessee, to Roysce Smith, New Haven, Connecticut [Lytle thanks him for his note, expresses belief that Smith will like this issue of The Sewanee Review, and promises to relay his message to Fanny and Lon], 1 p., with envelope TLS 1964 Apr 3 Andrew Lytle, editor of The Sewanee Review, The University of The South, Sewanee, Tennessee, to Roysce [Smith] [thanks Smith for his "kind and gracious note" about his recent hospitalization and rejoices to hear he has sold fifty copies of the issue of the Review with the Mary Reynolds piece in it] 1 p.

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Papers of James Boyd 1939-1939

Clifton Waller Barrett

The collection consists of originals for four letters that appear only as transcripts in the Papers of James Boyd, 7684. They are James Boyd to Frank Stone, 1938 December 15; James Boyd to Frank Stone, 1938 December 28; Frank Stone to James Boyd, 1939 March 21; and James Boyd to Frank Stone, 1939 April 23.

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