A Guide to the Papers of Ralph Eisenberg, 1950-1973 Eisenberg, Ralph, Papers 12774

A Guide to the Papers of Ralph Eisenberg, 1950-1973

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The University of Virginia Library
Accession Number 12774


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
12774
Title
Papers of Ralph Eisenberg 1950-1973
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of ca. 9,500 items (19 Hollinger boxes; 8 linear shelf feet).
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

Access restrictions apply to specific student records under the terms of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (F.E.R.P.A.).

Preferred Citation

Papers of Ralph Eisenberg, Accession #12774, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was deposited in the Library on November 30, 1983, and was made a gift to the Library by Mrs. Ralph Eisenberg of Charlottesville, Virginia, on March 6, 1984.

Scope and Content Information

The papers of Ralph Eisenberg consist of ca. 9,500 items (19 Hollinger boxes; 8 linear shelf feet), 1950-1973, chiefly pertaining to his career as a professor of government at the University of Virginia. The collection contains correspondence, research notes, manuscripts, articles, reviews, lectures, newsclippings, minutes, and reports. The major portion of the collection concerns Eisenberg's work as a consultant and speaker, research for his book, Virginia Votes , 1924-1968, departmental activities and participation on various University committees.

Eisenberg's teaching career is documented by the exams and quizzes, syllabi, lectures, notes, course files, student papers, student thesis proposals, and letters of recommendation present in the collection. His activities as a political analyst and consultant include work with the Charlottesville-Albemarle County Merger Committee, the American Broadcasting Company Radio and Television Network, WTAR and WTAR-TV (Norfolk, Va.), the Virginia Commission on Redistricting, the Seminar for Southern Journalists of the Southern Newspaper Publishers' Association Foundation, Henrico County Redistricting litigation, and the Virginia Constitutional Revision Commission.

Correspondents include: W.W. Abbot, William C. Battle, Staige Blackford, Joel T. Broyhill, Albert V. Bryan, Robert Y. Button, John Warren Cooke, Weldon Cooper, Wayne Dumont, Jr., George Dyer, Benjamin Franklin III, John B. Fuller, Ray L. Garland, Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Richard W. Griffin, Burr P. Harrison, William C. Havard, Frank L. Hereford, Jr., Henry E. Howell, Jr., Victor T. LeVine, C. Harrison Mann, Jr., John O. Marsh, Jr., J. Harry Michael, Jr., William V. Musto, C. Armonde Paxson, Albert H. Quie, J. Sargeant Reynolds, Vincent L. Sexton, Jr., William B. Spong, Jr., Rocco J. Tresolini, and Murat Williams.

The collection contains very little material relating to Eisenberg's work as an assistant and associate director of the Institute of Government at the University of Virginia and as assistant provost of the University.

Organization

The original order of the papers has been retained whenever possible, with a few modifications. The papers are organized into the following ten series: I: Correspondence, in three sections, general, topical, and personal; II: Personal Papers; III: Professional Papers; IV: U.Va. Government and Foreign Affairs Department; V: U.Va Committees, all arranged alphabetically by committee name or topic; VI: Manuscripts and Related Materials, arranged alphabetically by title; VII: Research Files, in three sections: Virginia Votes chronological file, Virginia Votes general file, and miscellaneous research; VIII: Miscellaneous Articles, arranged alphabetically by author; IX: Letters of Recommendation, and X: Oversize Item.

Contents List

Series I, Correspondence
Series II: Personal Papers
Series III: Professional Papers
Series IV: U.Va. Government and Foreign Affairs Dept.
Series V: University of Virginia Committees
Series VI: Manuscripts and Related Materials
Box 14
Series VII: Research Files
Series VIII: Miscellaneous Articles
Series IX: Letters of Recommendation
Series X: Oversize Items