A Guide to the Virginius Dabney Papers Dabney, Virginius, Papers of 7690-l

A Guide to the Virginius Dabney Papers

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The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 7690-l


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
7690-l
Title
Virginius Dabney Papers
Physical Characteristics
This holding consists of two boxes of material.
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

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

Acquisition Information

This holding was acquired as a deposit on June 5, 1970.

Scope and Content Information

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

A-H Correspondence of Virginius Dabney, editor, R ichmond Times-Dispatch ; also included is grouped correspondence with 1) Douglas Freeman, 2) James Derieux, and 3) D. Tennant Bryan
Box 1
ca. 717 items
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I-Z Correspondence of Virginius Dabney, editor, Richmond Times-Dispatch ; also included is grouped correspondence with 1) Francis Pickens Miller and 2) John Dana Wise
Box 2
ca. 548 items
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