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Papers of C. Brian Kelly, 1963-2000, Accession #10566-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, VA
This collection was given to the University of Virginia Library by C. Brian Kelly, University of Virginia, on August 16, 2002
C. Brian Kelly, of Charlottesville, Virginia, is a former journalist, magazine editor, columnist for Military History magazine, and University of Virginia English professor.
These files contain research items, drafts, notes and copies of articles and books written by C. Brian Kelly. The majority of the material concerns Allied Chemical and the presence of Kepone in the James River. Also included in the files are drafts and page proofs of two books upon which he collaborated with his wife, Ingrid Smyer: The Best Little Stories from the Civil War and The Best Little Ironies, Oddities and Mysteries of the Civil War . Most of the material in the collection is dated between 1960 and 2000, with some research material dating back to 1928.
Includes notes by Kelly about screenings of the Zapruder film in April and May arranged by University of Virginia students Andy Purdy and Mike Holm; mentions congressmen Robert Daniel, Tom Downing, Henry Gonzalez and Senator Harry F. Byrd, Jr.