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Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections LibraryP.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
URL: https://small.library.virginia.edu/
Ellen Welch
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation
MSS 15920, Book Baskets records, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia.
Provenance
Donated by Ann Southwell, 30 July on July 30, 2018.
Accruals
Other accessions included in this collection were received on April 8, 2015, July 30, 2015, and November 7, 2016.
Historical Note
Book Baskets, a local nonprofit organization, was the brain child of Mildred Abraham and was established in 1995 with the goal of encouraging reading through book ownership. For over 20 years Book Baskets has been deeply committed to giving new or lightly used books to those children in the Charlottesville, Va. and Albemarle County area who might not otherwise have books of their own. They currently serve over 30 local social service agencies or education programs. On average, they place over 20,000 books per year into the appreciative hands of children. A small bookplate is placed in the front of each book, allowing the recipient to identify the gift book as his or her own.
Source: based on https://bookbaskets.org/
Scope and Contents
Records of the Book Baskets (1995-2018; 1.5 cubic feet) consists of meeting agendas, minutes, reports, news clippings, photographs, thank you letters, information on grants, contributors, and general correspondence. The collection is organized into three series.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 3 series: Series 1. Records, Series 2. Thank you cards, Series 3. Grants and partnerships.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Color photographs
- letters (correspondence)
Container List
Records include minutes of the Book Baskets meetings, treasury reports, book orders, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs. There are some thank you notes, and grant or partnership information in this series although the majority of them are in their own series.
Mostly hand-made thank you cards from the students who received books from Book Baskets. Other thank you correspondence is included from teachers and partnerships.
Includes donor lists (contributors), and papers from the Scholastic Literacy Partners, Bama works (Dave Mathews Band), First Book Grants, Congregation Beth Israel, Charlottesville Area Community Foundation, and the Dollar General Literacy Foundation documenting their close work with Book Baskets.