PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::viu02961::Virginius Dabney Papers)//EN" "viu02961.xml" A Guide to the Virginius Dabney Papers 1932-1958Dabney, Virginius, Papers of 7690-j Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library © 2002 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word 2000, created by PRH, 07/19/2002 Description is in English Feb 20, 2004 PUBLIC "-//University of Virginia::Library::Special Collections Dept.//TEXT (US::ViU::viu02961::Virginius Dabney Papers)//EN" "viu02961.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Feb 27, 2004 converted to conform to eadVIVA.dtd by vivastrict.xsl A Guide to the Virginius Dabney Papers, 1932-1958 A Collection in The Special Collections Department 7690-j

Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library 2002 Special Collections Department Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Descriptive Summary Special Collections, University of Virginia Library Virginius Dabney Papers, 1932-1958 7690-j This holding consists of 4 boxes of material. English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Virginius Dabney Papers, Accession # 7690-k, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

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This holding was acquired as a gift on October 6, 1968.

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The papers of Virginius Dabney contain extensive correspondence carried on by Dabney as editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch, in his personal life, and as a Pulitzer Prize- winning author. Other materials deal with his books such as Below the Potomac, The Dry Messiah, and Liberalism in the South, and much useful material collected as research material for these books is present. There is extensive material on the American Society of Newspaper Editors which Dabney served in various capacities including president. A great deal of useful material on race relations, African Americans, the N.A.A.C.P., etc., is present. Recent political history of Virginia is strongly represented in Dabney's correspondence as editor of Virginia's leading newspaper, and in his personal correspondence with figures such as Senator A. Willis Robinson, Francis Pickens Miller, and Senator Carter Glass.

 Contents List Correspondence Folder: "American Society of Newspaper Editors" 1951-1952 1 Correspondence Folder: "American Society of Newspaper Editors" 1952-1953 1 Correspondence Folder: [American Society of Newspaper Editors] 1953 1 "Advisory Committee J.L. Loving School of Tailoring" 1949-1952 1 Clippings Folder: "Appeals for Funds Editorials" 1949-1950 1 Liberalism in the South, U.N.C. Press, 1932 1932 2 TS carbon with ms. corrections, ca. 361 pages Liberalism in the South, U.N.C. Press, 1932 1932 2 TS rough draft, with ms. corrections, ca. 350 pages Liberalism in the South, U.N.C. Press, 1932 1932 3 Research notes, letters, drafts, etc. Folder: "Auxiliary II" 3 Folder: "1900-1931 Agriculture, Prison Reform, Public Health" 3 "1789-1830 Education" 3 "1830-1865 Education" 3 Folder: "1865-1900 Education" 3 Folder: "1900-1931 Education" 3 Folder: "1865-1900" 3 Folder: "1900-1931" 3 Folder: "1930-1932 Letters" 3 Folder: "1932 Liberalism" 3 Folder: "1789-1830 Literature and Journalism" 3 Folder: "1830-1865 Literature and Journalism" 3 Folder: "1865-1900 Literature and Journalism" 3 Folder: "1900-1931 Literature and Journalism" 3 Folder: "Look Up" n.d. 3 Folder: "1789-1830 Miscellaneous" 3 Folder: "1830-1865 Miscellaneous" 3 Folder: "1865-1900 Miscellaneous" 3 Folder: "1900-1931 Miscellaneous" 3 Miscellaneous unidentified notes n.d. 3 Folder: "1789-1830 Politics" 4 Folder: "1830-1865 Politics" 4 Folder: "1865-1900 Politics" 4 Folder: "1900-1931 Politics" 4 Folder: "1865-1900 Race Relations" 4 Folder: "1900-1931 Race Relations" 4 Folder: "1789-1830 Religion" 4 Folder: "1830-1865 Religion" 4 Folder: "1865-1900 Religion" 4 Folder: "1900-1931 Religion" 4 Folder: "1789-1830 Slavery" 4 Folder: "1830-1865 Slavery" 4 Folder: "1900-1931 Woman's Sphere" 4