A Guide to the Fillmore Norfleet Correspondence Norfleet, Fillmore. 5497-c

A Guide to the Fillmore Norfleet Correspondence

A Collection in the
Special Collections Department
Accession number 5497-c


[logo]

University of Virginia Library

Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
USA
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Reference Request Form: https://small.lib.virginia.edu/reference-request/
URL: http://small.library.virginia.edu/

© 1997 By the Rector and Visitors of the University of Virginia. All rights reserved.

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

Processed by: Special Collections Department Staff

Repository
University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept. Alderman Library University of Virginia Charlottesville, Virginia 22903 USA
Collection Number
5497-c
Title
Fillmore Norfleet Correspondence 1934 and 1953
Extent
21 items
Collector
Mrs. Fillmore Norfleet
Location
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Fillmore Norfleet Correspondence, Accession 5497-c, Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library

Acquisition Information

This group of letters was given to the Library on February 10, 1988 by Mrs. Fillmore Norfleet of Charlottesville, Virginia.

Funding Note

Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities

Scope and Content

This collection contains seven letters, 1934 and 1953, written to Fillmore Norfleet , chiefly concerning his work on the publication of the diary of Robert Henning Fisher . Two letters, 1934, written in French, from Albin Michel , an editor, comment on Norfleet's book, Jesus la Caille . Letters, 1953, from Hugh Foot , Governor of Jamaica, and C. Bernard Lewis , Director and President of the Jamaica Historical Society , express their willingness to assist with the publication of the diary of Fisher, mention the journal of Lady Nugent (wife of General Nugent, Governor of Jamaica from 1801-1806), and later suggest that he approach Richard Reynolds, Jr. for assistance with the introduction to the diary. In addition, there is a 1953 letter from John Cook Wyllie in his capacity as Curator of Rare Books, University of Virginia Library.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

Back to Top