Papers of Hugh Scott, Accession #10,200-f, -g, -h, -i,
-j, -k, -l, -m, -o, Special Collections, University of
Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
The additions to the Hugh Scott Papers were a gift of
the Honorable Hugh Scott of Washington, D.C., and include
10,200-f (the larger portion of papers) received December
12, 1980, and other additions: 10,200- g (April 13, 1981);
10,200-h (April 14, 1981); 10,200-i (May 22, 1981);
10,200-j (July 29, 1981); 10,200-k (January 5, 1982);
10,200-l (January 5, 1982); 10,200-m (January 12, 1982);
and 10,200-o (May 11, 1982).
This material added to the Hugh Scott Papers consists of
ca. 8,700 items (20 Hollinger boxes, ca. 7.5 linear shelf
feet), 1944-1981, of personal correspondence and papers,
political papers, photographs, printed material and
memorabilia primarily pertaining to Scott's last five years as
a United States senator. These additions also include some
material from his legal career, and from his position as a
distinguished public figure following his retirement from the
Senate in 1977.
Topics of interest in the correspondence, 1976-1978,
include oriental art, Scott's affiliation with Randolph-Macon
College and the University of Virginia, his visits abroad, and
his retirement. Correspondence with notable members of the
Senate and House of Representatives is included, as is some
with family; there is also some legal correspondence. A "VIP
correspondence" file, chiefly 1961-1968, includes letters
signed by Richard M. Nixon, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Dean Rusk,
Hubert H. Humphrey, Carl Hayden, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr.,
and Levertt Saltonstall.
The personal papers, 1971-1981, relate to such topics as
the Board of Foreign Scholarships, the Board of Visitors of
the University of Virginia, the Commission on Critical Choices
for Americans, Oxford University lectures by Scott,
Randolph-Macon College, and Youth for Understanding.
The political papers, 1958-1980, include material for
Scott's 1964 campaign for the U.S. Senate, the Panama Canal
treaties, his books regarding China and
The Life of the Party , and his
trips to other foreign countries. Scott visited Australia in
1978, Canada in 1975, China in 1973 and 1978, England in 1977,
Japan in 1974, 1976, 1978, and 1980; Malaysia and the Far East
in 1976, South East Asia in 1972, and the U.S.S.R. in
1975.
The photographs, 1953 and 1969-1981, are chiefly from
Scott's visits abroad. Photographs of the Youth for
Understanding conference in Japan include Senators William
Roth, Robert Byrd, Howard Baker, and James William Fulbright,
Representative Silvio Conte, Prime Minister Suzuki, and
Foreign Minister Ito. Also included are photographs of Scott
and Secretary of State John F. Dulles and Attorney General
Herbert Brownell at the Inauguration of President Eisenhower;
as well as Scott, Jimmy Carter, and Governor William Averell
Harriman during discussions of the Panama Canal treaties; and
of Oriental art. In addition there is an engraving of Thomas
Jefferson by Jacques Couché.
The papers are organized in the following series: I.
Correspondence, II. Personal Papers, III, Political Papers,
IV. Photographs, V. Printed Material and Miscellaneous, and
VI. Memorabilia. Folders within the series are arranged
alphabetically.
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