A Guide to the Papers of Miss Roy Land, 1943-1976 Land, Roy, Papers 12727

A Guide to the Papers of Miss Roy Land, 1943-1976

A Collection in
Small Special Collections Library
The University of Virginia Library
Accession Number 12727


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
12727
Title
Papers of Miss Roy Land 1943-1976
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of ca. 3000 items (3 shelf feet).
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

MSS 12727 Roy Land papers, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was a gift from Roy Land of Charlottesville, Virginia, in July 1977.

Biographical/Historical Information

Keturah Royster Land was born in Henry County, Virginia, March 13, 1908. In 1925 she received a B.S. degree from Averett College, Danville, Virginia, and taught high school English in Spencer, Virginia, until 1929. She then attended the University of Virginia where she studied education at the undergraduate level and received a M.S. degree in English in 1931. In the same year her career as circulation librarian started at the University of Virginia, first in the original library in the Rotunda and then at the new Alderman Library after 1938. Roy Land held the faculty position as director of Circulation Services until her retirement in 1977. During this time, she was away from Charlottesville for only two years: in 1943 she attended the University of Michigan and received a B.S. in library science, and in 1959 she served as a library consultant in Hong Kong and Formosa.

Roy Land was always active during her forty-seven years with the University, both with the library and with outside interests. She was a charter member of the Virginia Players in 1929 and worked with them as both an actress and a director. She also served on many professional committees in various capacities, particularly within the American Library Association, the Southeastern Library Association, and the Virginia Library Association. Her interest in Charlottesville went beyond the university as well. She served on the Charlottesville Public Library Board and the Board of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial Unitarian Church.

Scope and Content Information

The Roy Land Papers consist of ca. 3000 items (3 shelf feet), 1943-1976, during which time Roy Land served as director of Circulation Services for the University of Virginia Library. The papers include correspondence and printed matter concerning Alderman Library and correspondence, reports, minutes, and miscellaneous printed matter resulting from Roy Land's membership and committee activities within various professional organizations that activities within various professional organizations that included the American Library Association (A.L.A.), Southeastern Research Libraries (A.S.E. R. L.), and Virginia Library Association (V.L.A.). There are also some papers dealing with Charlottesville organizations such as the Charlottesville Public Library Board, Lychnos Society (U. Va. Women's scholastic honor society), and the American Association of University Women (A.A.U.W.).

Organization

These papers are organized according to the association or group involved. These groups are separated into three main categories:
1. Papers concerned with Alderman Library and the University
2. Papers dealing with organizations of the city of Charlottesville
3. Professional library organizations.

Contents List

Box 1
Material re the University of Virginia and Alderman Library
Material re Charlottesville, Va. Organizations
Material re Professional Library Organizations