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 1969

James Rachels Papers, 1964/2002 1 Linear Feet

Rachels, James Webster, Jr., 1941-2003

This collection documents the professional life of James Rachels. Rachels wrote and edited a vast amount of books and articles during his career, which is reflected in this collection.

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Manuscripts, 1964/2002

Series 2: Manuscripts contains material from 1962 to 2002, although a large amount is undated. Manuscripts include scholarly articles, book chapters, school papers, book reviews by Rachels, and unpublished works on a variety of subjects. Many manuscripts reflect the editing and publishing process with corrections and print proofs present. Some handwritten research notes made by Rachels are also found within this series. Multiple topics are covered, including animal rights, euthanasia, the death penalty, religion, and morality. This series also contains some correspondence generally regarding the editing and publishing of manuscripts as well as related research. Translations of Rachels' work are also included in this series.

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Marguerite Roberts Collection, 1924/1980 8.42 Linear Feet Collection is arranged in folders in 18 archival boxes.

Roberts, Marguerite M., Dr., 1904-1988
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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Martin Staples Shockley Collection, 1963/2003 0.5 Linear Feet

Shockley, Martin Staples, 1908-2003
The collection contains the manuscript for Martin Staples Shockley's unpublished work, The Richmond Stage: 1812-1825, as well as other writings of his. Also included are two copies of Mr. Shockley's obituary.
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