Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

J. Harry Michael papers, 1941-1994, Accession #10071-h, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was given to the Library from Harry Michael, Jr. of Charlottesville, Va. on October 19, 1998.

Biographical/Historical Information

J. Harry Michael, Jr. was a Virginia State Senator, Judge, and United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia.

Scope and Content Information

This collection includes J. Harry Michael, Jr.'s personal correspondence, 1941-1945, from World War II, particularly letters written by him from the Naval Training School at Harvard. The collection also consists of letters to him from friends and family, including two from Dean Ivey Lewis on the University of Virginia during the war.

In addition, the collection contains a personal data questionnaire and accompanying drafts and research submitted by Michael as a candidate for the U.S. District Judge for the Western District of Virginia. There are letters of congratulations on his appointment and material from a seminar for newly appointed district judges sponsored by the Federal Judicial Center, including copies of lectures.

The collection also contains desk calendars of appointments, conferences and court dates, pocket calendars, and invitations.

Arrangement

These items are arranged alphabetically.