Collections : [University of Richmond]

University of Richmond

Rare Books and Special Collections
Boatwright Library
University of Richmond
28 Westhampton Way
Richmond, VA 23173
Primary Collecting Areas:
The University of Richmond's collections are eclectic and wide-ranging, but areas of particular strength include: Richmond and Virginia history; the Civil War; historic children's literature, civil rights, and the history of the book. Also included are collections related to the history of the University of Richmond, including student, faculty, staff, and alumni materials.
Description:
The University of Richmond's collections are eclectic and wide-ranging, but areas of particular strength include: Richmond and Virginia history; the Civil War; historic children's literature, civil rights, and the history of the book. Also included are collections related to the history of the University of Richmond, including student, faculty, staff, and alumni materials.
POC: Lynda Kachurek
Phone: (804) 289-8458
Fax: (804) 287-1840
Start Over Repository University of Richmond Date range 1874
University of Richmond

Photojournalism Collection, 1800/1899, bulk 1870/1989

? Linear Feet 5 boxes.
The collection documents various photographs from World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Era. Although there are many photographers involved in this collection, most notable are Paul Almasy, Leonard Freed, Dmitri Baltermants, and Horst Tappe. The focus of this collection is on what life looked like around the world during this period and the various hardships that were endured during wartime.
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Photojournalism Collection, 1800/1899, bulk 1870/1989 ? Linear Feet 5 boxes.

The collection documents various photographs from World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Civil Rights Era. Although there are many photographers involved in this collection, most notable are Paul Almasy, Leonard Freed, Dmitri Baltermants, and Horst Tappe. The focus of this collection is on what life looked like around the world during this period and the various hardships that were endured during wartime.
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Civil War Collection, 1860/2012

1.5 Linear Feet
This collection contains a sampling of Civil War correspondence referencing both Union and Confederate soldiers fighting throughout Virginia at various points during the Civil War. Individually acquired, the collection was created by a private collector, so the items were brought together as a collection by his design.
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Civil War Collection, 1860/2012 1.5 Linear Feet

This collection contains a sampling of Civil War correspondence referencing both Union and Confederate soldiers fighting throughout Virginia at various points during the Civil War. Individually acquired, the collection was created by a private collector, so the items were brought together as a collection by his design.
University of Richmond

Commander Horace Elmer Collection, 1864/1900

1 Linear Feet 2 archival boxes.
This collection includes journals, scrapbooks, and photographs belonging to U. S. Naval Commander Horace Elmer (1846-98). He was an important naval figure who sailed on the USS Hartford's Asiatic mission, but significantly, the Monitor. This collection illustrates, through personal documentation, the experience of life at sea but also Elmer's immense skill and expertise in the US Navy in both mechanical and practical aspects. Information concerning his daughter, Edith Elmer Wood, a prominent progressive housing reformer, is also contained in the collection.
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Commander Horace Elmer Collection, 1864/1900 1 Linear Feet 2 archival boxes.

Horace, Elmer, Commander, 1846-1898
This collection includes journals, scrapbooks, and photographs belonging to U. S. Naval Commander Horace Elmer (1846-98). He was an important naval figure who sailed on the USS Hartford's Asiatic mission, but significantly, the Monitor. This collection illustrates, through personal documentation, the experience of life at sea but also Elmer's immense skill and expertise in the US Navy in both mechanical and practical aspects. Information concerning his daughter, Edith Elmer Wood, a prominent progressive housing reformer, is also contained in the collection.
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Earl and Jewell Ratliff Collection, 1860/2013, bulk 1920/1990

4.5 Linear Feet
This collection contains ephemera, University of Richmond memorabilia, service awards, photographs, and postcards representing the life of Earl and Jewell Ratliff and their service to the University of Richmond, volunteer organizations, and their love of travel.
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Earl and Jewell Ratliff Collection, 1860/2013, bulk 1920/1990 4.5 Linear Feet

Ratliff, Earl Gordon, 1926-2013
This collection contains ephemera, University of Richmond memorabilia, service awards, photographs, and postcards representing the life of Earl and Jewell Ratliff and their service to the University of Richmond, volunteer organizations, and their love of travel.

Personal, 1860/2013

This series captures the personal lives of Earl and Jewell Ratliff including their work, family, awards, correspondence, and community involvement. This series is comprised of a variety of vacation scrapbooks, diplomas, plaques, family photos, jewelry, obituaries, pins, coins, office ephermera, notes, and WWII paraphernalia. The various textual materials are organized in a way that reflects Earl's personal life from 1926 to 2013, Jewell's personal life from 1929 to 2016, and then their combined personal affairs.

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Marguerite Roberts Collection, 1924/1980

8.42 Linear Feet Collection is arranged in folders in 18 archival boxes.
Dr. Marguerite Roberts was a University of Richmond faculty member and dean of Westhampton College, and she was also a noted Thomas Hardy scholar. This collection includes years of research on Hardy and his contemporaries as well as his second wife, Florence Dugdale Hardy. Copies of Roberts' manuscripts for her dissertation, Thomas Hardy and the Theater; and her books, Tess and the Theater, Hardy's Poetic Drama and the Theater, and Florence Hardy and the Max Gate Circle, are included. The collection also contains Dr. Roberts' correspondence with publishers and her requests for permission to publish. She carried on a long correspondence with Mrs. Florence Hardy, Lady Tweedsmuir, and other Hardy scholars, in addition to letters from actors and producers.
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Hazel Paris Cederborg Collection, 1893/1989

7.3 Linear Feet 12 boxes; 4 letter sized boxes, 3 legal sized, 1 small box, 1 medium box, 3 flat oversized boxes
This collection contains short story drafts, published articles focusing on children's stories or family life, and Storybook collections containing short children's stories or poems. Also located in the collection are individual family photographs and family photo albums documenting the childhood of Hazel Paris Cederborg and her children. Towards the end of the collection are scrapbooks created by Hazel that house her published articles and short stories on family life.
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Historic Map and Government Documents Collection, 1630/1978

16 Files
A collection of historical maps—1630-1898—original and facsimiles, and WWII prints—including "I am Ann" written and illustrated by Theodore Geisel.
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Miscellaneous Correspondence Collection, 1837/1965

.5 Linear Feet 1 archival box, 22 files.
This collection contains letters from various sources and various dates, retained because of historical importance and/or interest.
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Miscellaneous Correspondence Collection, 1837/1965 .5 Linear Feet 1 archival box, 22 files.

Peple Family
This collection contains letters from various sources and various dates, retained because of historical importance and/or interest.
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Perry Northern Jester Collection, 1870/1963

7 Linear Feet
This collection contains documents and scrapbooks concerning Perry Northern Jester's time working in the United States Foreign Service between 1928 and 1963.
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Perry Northern Jester Collection, 1870/1963 7 Linear Feet

This collection contains documents and scrapbooks concerning Perry Northern Jester's time working in the United States Foreign Service between 1928 and 1963.
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Richmond Female Institute Scrapbook, 1857/1943

1 Linear Feet
This scrapbook contains information concerning the Richmond Female Institute and its alumni, including correspondence, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera collected between 1857 and 1943.
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Richmond Female Institute Scrapbook, 1857/1943 1 Linear Feet

Richmond Female Institute alumni
This scrapbook contains information concerning the Richmond Female Institute and its alumni, including correspondence, programs, photographs, newspaper clippings, and other ephemera collected between 1857 and 1943.

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