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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. Places Charlottesville (Va.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Charles Shoffner slides, 1977/2004

14.5 Cubic Feet
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University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

John Shepherd West Main Street, Charlottesville, Va. images, 1976

0.2 Cubic Feet 1 half width document box; 1 flash drive

This collection consists of 288 black and white slides and 142 scanned images from the slides as well as notes that accompany the slide show. Mr. Shepherd took these images in 1976 and states that he created the images "just as construction on the mall was beginning." The images were shot on 35mm Panatomic X. The scanned images appear to duplicate the physical slides, and there is some be duplication among the physical slides.

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John Shepherd West Main Street, Charlottesville, Va. images, 1976 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 half width document box; 1 flash drive

Shepherd, John

This collection consists of 288 black and white slides and 142 scanned images from the slides as well as notes that accompany the slide show. Mr. Shepherd took these images in 1976 and states that he created the images "just as construction on the mall was beginning." The images were shot on 35mm Panatomic X. The scanned images appear to duplicate the physical slides, and there is some be duplication among the physical slides.

University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.

Milton L. Grigg Papers, 1929/1998

241.08 Cubic Feet 833 square tube boxes, 15 cubic boxes, and 2 flat oversize boxes

These additions to MSS 6478 Milton L. Grigg Papers, organized into two main series, contain architectural drawings, administrative and project files, and miscellaneous materials created by Milton Grigg and his architectural firm from the 1920s to the 1990s. The names of the projects and clients are followed by the commission number(s) where available. The materials document the projects completed by Grigg and his firm across the State of Virginia, as well as in West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

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Milton L. Grigg Papers, 1929/1998 241.08 Cubic Feet 833 square tube boxes, 15 cubic boxes, and 2 flat oversize boxes

Grigg, Milton L. (Milton LaTour), 1905-1982

These additions to MSS 6478 Milton L. Grigg Papers, organized into two main series, contain architectural drawings, administrative and project files, and miscellaneous materials created by Milton Grigg and his architectural firm from the 1920s to the 1990s. The names of the projects and clients are followed by the commission number(s) where available. The materials document the projects completed by Grigg and his firm across the State of Virginia, as well as in West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Washington D.C., Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio, Georgia, Florida, Tennessee, and Kentucky.

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