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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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Maury Family Papers 1793-1874

This collection consists of 100 items, 1793-1874, n.d., and includes correspondence, business papers, legal papers, and miscellaneous material. A number of these pertain to Matthew Fontaine Maury, Jr., of Albemarle County, Virginia. There are numerous letters written during the Civil War.

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Maury Family Papers 1793-1874

Carl L. Epley

This collection consists of 100 items, 1793-1874, n.d., and includes correspondence, business papers, legal papers, and miscellaneous material. A number of these pertain to Matthew Fontaine Maury, Jr., of Albemarle County, Virginia. There are numerous letters written during the Civil War.

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Maury Family Papers 1807-1872

11 letters

This portion of the Maury Familypapers is comprised of eleven items, dating from 1807 to 1872, n.d. Ten of these items are family letters, mostly to Reuben Maury. The other item is a small bound volume, originally begun as an account book, which contains several recipes.

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Maury Family Papers 1807-1872 11 letters

This portion of the Maury Familypapers is comprised of eleven items, dating from 1807 to 1872, n.d. Ten of these items are family letters, mostly to Reuben Maury. The other item is a small bound volume, originally begun as an account book, which contains several recipes.

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Maury Family Papers 1826-1857

This collection consists of fourteen letters, 1826-1857, chiefly to Ann Mauryin New York City, New Yorkand elsewhere, from other members of the extended Maury Family, concerning the publication and purchase of her new and enlarged edition of Memoirs of a Huguenot Family, compiled from the original autobiography of the Reverend James Fontaine, partially published in 1838. In the earliest letter, Ann Maurydescribes herself as busy transcribing the memoirs of her great-great grandfather, James Fontaine(1826 May 31). Most of the subsequent letters to Ann mention the ordering and purchasing of the Memoirs, but also include personal family news from the various related branches of the Maury familyfrom Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

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Maury Family Papers 1826-1857

This collection consists of fourteen letters, 1826-1857, chiefly to Ann Mauryin New York City, New Yorkand elsewhere, from other members of the extended Maury Family, concerning the publication and purchase of her new and enlarged edition of Memoirs of a Huguenot Family, compiled from the original autobiography of the Reverend James Fontaine, partially published in 1838. In the earliest letter, Ann Maurydescribes herself as busy transcribing the memoirs of her great-great grandfather, James Fontaine(1826 May 31). Most of the subsequent letters to Ann mention the ordering and purchasing of the Memoirs, but also include personal family news from the various related branches of the Maury familyfrom Alabama, Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

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