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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. Date range 1705
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Richard J. DeMartino papers

14 Cubic Feet 34 archival boxes, plus some oversized items.

This collection was organized by Richard J. DeMartino during his tenure as one of the "historian advisors" to the International Military Tribunal for the Far East between 1946-1948.

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Latane Family Papers 1650-1898

This collection of papers, 1650-1898, consists of ca. 710 items pertaining to the Latane familyof Essex County, Virginia. Included are correspondence, business and legal papers, papers re military and religious matters, school notebooks, and certificates of graduation from schools at the University of Virginia.

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Robert S. Pace Collection 1669-1993

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This collection of Virginiana and Americana, 1669 (1830-1965) 1993, consisting of ca. 200 items, was acquired by Robert S. Pace. There are correspondence, papers, newspaper clippings and other printed, 1861-1980, pertaining to the Blairand Woodburyfamilies as well as various pamphlets, 1910-1917, collected by Woodbury Blair. The next series includes Virginiana and Americana in the form of autographs, correspondence and papers, and printed. In addition to autographs of prominent persons, there are correspondence, 1946- 1961, of Judithand Arthur Hart Burlingwith prominent people; correspondence, 1908-1944, of the Marlow Coal Companyof Washington, D.C.; and, correspondence and papers of Robert S. Pace, chiefly concerning Americana and restoration. Other material consists of World War II Japanese propaganda.

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W. Jett Lauck papers

212 Cubic Feet

The W. Jett Lauck collection consists of his professional, business and personal papers as an economist, statistician and government consultant on immigration, banking, railroads, coal, and unemployment problems as well as other facets of labor in the United States. Included are correspondence, scrapbooks of news clippings reflecting his activities, labor reports and studies, drafts of congressional bills, legal briefs, and other material concerning labor problems in the United States from its formative World War I years until 1949. They begin with his association with the progressive labor codes of the Taft-Walsh Labor Relations Commission and continue with the Railway Labor Act of 1926; the fight to gain recognition of labor's right to collective bargaining "through representatives of their own choosing" under the National Industrial Recovery Act in 1933; the incorporation of its principles in the National Labor Relations Act; and further activity in defense of this act.

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Christian S. Hutter miscellany

2.5 Cubic Feet

This autograph and miscellany collection created by Christian Sixtus Hutter consists of miscellaneous material ranging from circa 1602 to 1945 and includes autographs, correspondence, government documents, financial and legal documents, military documents, and telegrams, chiefly from the United States and Great Britain, but also including some material from continental Europe. While most of the collection is in the English language, there are a number of documents in French, German, Spanish, and Dutch. This material was formerly stored in the Hutter cabinets when Special Collections was located in Alderman Library, and consists of material which could not be matched with known Hutter accession numbers. Autographs include those of royalty, such as George I, George III, and George IV; theologians, ministers, and religious leaders; nobility, chiefly English; jurists, lawyers, and judges; family correspondence; and public officials.

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Christian S. Hutter miscellany 2.5 Cubic Feet

Hutter, Christian Sixtus, 1891-1957

This autograph and miscellany collection created by Christian Sixtus Hutter consists of miscellaneous material ranging from circa 1602 to 1945 and includes autographs, correspondence, government documents, financial and legal documents, military documents, and telegrams, chiefly from the United States and Great Britain, but also including some material from continental Europe. While most of the collection is in the English language, there are a number of documents in French, German, Spanish, and Dutch. This material was formerly stored in the Hutter cabinets when Special Collections was located in Alderman Library, and consists of material which could not be matched with known Hutter accession numbers. Autographs include those of royalty, such as George I, George III, and George IV; theologians, ministers, and religious leaders; nobility, chiefly English; jurists, lawyers, and judges; family correspondence; and public officials.

Correspondence and Autographs C 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 3

Correspondents include: Julius Caesar (1558-1636), Master of the Rolls to Queen Elizabeth, 1633 September 21; Lord John Jeffreys Pratt Camden, 2nd Earl and 1st Marquis Camden, 1804 July 6; Deputy Michel Cantrelle (1750-1814), Deputy Register of county of Acadia, Louisiana [1809?]; Edward F. Carrington to his brother, George M. Carrington, 1851 December 30; Salmon P. Chase (1808-1873), Treasury Secretary and Chief Justice, quote and autograph, 1865 January 5; John M. Chilton to William H. Brown, Clerk of the U.S. Circuit Court, Jackson, Mississippi, 1849 February 27; Frances Cleveland (1864-1947), First Lady, Mrs. Grover Cleveland, 1886 August 13; N.H. Cobb to cousin, 1854 August 22; Augustin Cochin (1823-1872), 1863 June 22; Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn (1802-1880), Lord Chief Justice, to Mrs. Robinson, no year February 22; and Sir George Cockburn (1772-1853), High Beech, to Miss Davenport, 1853 January 18. Additional correspondents include: Nathaniel Coffin (1725-1780), Paymaster of the Customs at the Port of Boston, to John Swift, Collector of his Majesty's Customs, Philadelphia, 1769 October 25; James Coleman, New York, 1803 August 3; Ernest Hartley Coleridge (1846-1920), 1916 December 13; John Duke Coleridge, 1st Baron (1820-1894), 1873 March 26, 1887 June 11, and one envelope with a wax seal of the Lord Chief Justice of England, 1892; Colonel William Congreve (1772-1828) to Miss Everett Walker, address leaf with red seal, 1822 August 7; R. Squire Cotrell, San Juan del Norte to George H. Rozet, 1856 March 14; William H. Crawford, Treasury Department, to William Jones, Acting Commissioner of Loans, Philadelphia, 1817 September 23; and Harry Crosby (1898-1929), American poet, heir, and founder of Black Sun Press, to [Charles] Lahr, 1929 June 15 and November 11.

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Correspondence and Autographs E-F 1 folder(s) Box 1, Folder 6

Correspondents include: Sir John Scott Eldon, 1st Earl of Eldon, Lord Chancellor (1751-1838), to the Duke [George] Gordon (1770-1836) and Duchess of Gordon, apologizing at missing their invitation, undated; Thomas Erskine, theologian (1788-1870), compares the religious experience of the English to the German and mentions several [recent?] converts and fellow believers in Germany, a partial letter, undated; Francois de Fenelon (1651-1715), French Roman Catholic archbishop and theologian, to [Marie-Louise?] Madame La Marquise de Laval, in French, [1695] March 4; Captain Larkin Ferrell of the 7th Brigade Militia, Fort Strother, provision return, 1814 January 5 and letters to John Kingston Fineran, New Orleans, Louisiana, from United States Senators, all acknowledging the gift of "The Career of a Tinpot Napoleon A Political Biography of Huey P. Long" by Fineran, 1932. Additional correspondents include: John Finlaison (1783-1860), Scottish civil servant and government actuary, beginning his career in the Admiralty and moving to the Treasury in 1822, to Mrs. Ballard, 1836 July 11; Julia Kean Fish (1816-1887) to Henry L. Vanderbilt, 1872 September 27; Alcee Fortier (1856-1914) to Mr. Bouchercon, provides a translation of a slip into Spanish, 1903 April 16; Edward Foss (1787-1870), English lawyer and biographer, to John Yonge Ackerman (1806-1873), 1856 February 27; and J. Fox-Strangways, Lord Ilchester, 6th Earl (1874-1959), to Sir, seeks to gain the "Table des Maréchaux" as advertised in the "Globe," undated.

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Cotton Mather Ephesians sermons

0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder

This collection is comprised of two handwritten sermons by Cotton Mather.

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Cotton Mather Ephesians sermons 0.03 Cubic Feet 1 folder

Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728

This collection is comprised of two handwritten sermons by Cotton Mather.

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John W. Warner papers

756 Cubic Feet Approximately 730 cubic foot boxes, 42 document boxes, and oversize scrapbooks and folders.

This collection includes general and constituent correspondence, office files, speeches, appointment books, photographs, scrapbooks, and clippings documenting Senator Warner's life and career.

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John W. Warner papers

756 Cubic Feet Approximately 730 cubic foot boxes, 42 document boxes, and oversize scrapbooks and folders.

This collection includes general and constituent correspondence, office files, speeches, appointment books, photographs, scrapbooks, and clippings documenting Senator Warner's life and career.

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English and American legal documents

2 Linear Feet 32 oversize documents

Miscellaneous English and American documents that include indentures, wills, deeds, land titles and financial records. These documents span the years 1559 through 1847

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English and American legal documents 2 Linear Feet 32 oversize documents

Miscellaneous English and American documents that include indentures, wills, deeds, land titles and financial records. These documents span the years 1559 through 1847

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European figure engravings

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