A Guide to the Papers of Virginius Dabney, Dabney, Virginius, Papers of 7690-ag

A Guide to the Papers of Virginius Dabney,

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Accession Number 7690-ag

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

7690-ag

Title

Papers of Virginius Dabney 1902-1983

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 9 boxes.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Additional Virginius Dabney Papers, Accession #7690-ag, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was acquired as a gift on 21 June 1983.

Scope and Content Information

The papers of Virginius Dabney contain extensive correspondence carried on by Dabney as editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch , in his personal life, and as a Pulitzer Prize- winning author. Other materials deal with his books such as Below the Potomac , The Dry Messiah , and Liberalism in the South , and much useful material collected as research material for these books is present. There is extensive material on the American Society of Newspaper Editors which Dabney served in various capacities including president . A great deal of useful material on race relations, African Americans, the N.A.A.C.P., etc., is present. Recent political history of Virginia is strongly represented in Dabney's correspondence as editor of Virginia's leading newspaper, and in his personal correspondence with figures such as Senator A. Willis Robinson, Francis Pickens Miller, and Senator Carter Glass.

Contents List

Correspondence

Box 1
Correspondence, will, & clippings re death of Lily Dabney
1946, 1967, 1973
Box 1
Correspondence, news releases, and editorials re Dabney's receipt of Sigma Delta Chi Distinguished Service Award
1948 Feb-1949 May
Box 1
Correspondence re Richard Heath Dabney Scholarship at the University of Virginia
1964 Dec.-1970 Oct.
Box 1
Correspondence and notes re Guggenheim Fellowship
1967-1971
Box 1
Correspondence re speaking engagements
1969 April-1979 Apr., n.d.
Box 1
Correspondence and notes re nomination of Dumas Malone for Pulitzer Prize
1972 Jan. -1974 Aug.
Box 1
Correspondence, speeches, and clippings re Dabney's receipt of Thomas Jefferson Award for Public Service
1972 May-1973 Feb.
Box 1
Letters re Save Capitol Square Committee
1974 Jan. -Feb.
Box 1
Richard M. Nixon to Virginius Dabney
1981 July 6, 16
w/envelope and TLS (carbon), Dabney to Nixon. ALS.
Box 1
Correspondence, brochures, and clippings re U.S. Bicentennial Society
1974-1979, n.d.
Box 1
Letters and newspaper clippings re The Patriots , U.S. Bicentennial Society publication
1975 Oct. -1976 Apr., n.d.

Across the Years

Box 1
Across the Years
n.d.
TMs (electrostatic copy) w/autograph corrections. 2 folders.
Box 2
Across the Years
n.d.
TMs (electrostatic copy) w/autograph corrections. 2 folders.

The Face of Virginia: A Pictorial Study

Box 2
Correspondence and notes re The Face of Virginia
1949 Jan., 1962 Jul.-1964 Mar., n.d.
Box 2
The Face of Virginia
n.d.
TMss (original and electrostatic copy) w/autograph corrections
Box 2
The Face of Virginia
n.d.
Galley proofs
Box 2
Reviews of The Face of Virginia
1963 Nov.

The Jefferson Scandals

Box 2
Correspondence re The Jefferson Scandals
1979 Dec. -1980 Jan., n.d.
Box 2
Letters to Dabney re The Jefferson Scandals
1981 Jun. -1983 Feb., n.d.
Box 2
Correspondence, clippings, and notes re Sally Hemings , by Barbara Chase-Riboud
1979 Jan. -1980 Jun., n.d.
Box 2
Notes and documents re Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings
1954, 1975-1981, n.d.
Box 3
Notes re Jefferson: An Intimate Biography , by Fawn Brodie
1980, n.d.
Box 3
Early drafts of The Jefferson Scandals , incomplete
n.d.
TMss (original and electrostatic copies) w/autograph corrections (3 folders)
Box 3
Reviews of The Jefferson Scandals
1981 May-1982 Apr., n.d.

Mr. Jefferson's University

Box 3
Correspondence w/Frank Hereford, Jr., Walker Cowen, and Alexander Gilliam re Mr. Jefferson's University
1976 Oct. -1981 Oct.
Box 3
Correspondence w/Charles E. Moran, Jr., re Mr. Jefferson's University
1977 Jun. -1980 May, n.d.
Box 3
Correspondence and notes re foreword and appendix of Mr. Jefferson's University
1980 Jan., n.d.
Box 3
Correspondence w/University Press of Virginia re Mr. Jefferson's University
1980 Dec. -1983 Mar., n.d.
Box 4
Correspondence re Mr. Jefferson's University
1981 Sept. -1983 May, n.d.
Box 4
Notes for Mr. Jefferson's University: 1920-1930
n.d.
(3 folders)
Box 4
Notes for Mr. Jefferson's University: 1930-1940
n.d.
Box 4
Notes for Mr. Jefferson's University: 1931-1940
n.d.
Box 4
Notes for Mr. Jefferson's University: 1941-1947
n.d.
(2 folders)
Box 4
Notes for Mr. Jefferson's University: 1947-1959
n.d.
Box 5
Notes for Mr. Jefferson's University: 1947-1959 (cont'd.)
n.d.
Box 5
Notes for Mr. Jefferson's University: 1949-1959
n.d.
Box 5
Notes re Mr. Jefferson's University: 1959-1974
n.d.
Box 5
Notes for Mr. Jefferson's University: 1959-1974
1973-1980, n.d.
Box 6
Notes for Mr. Jefferson's University: 1968-1972
n.d.
Box 6
Miscellaneous notes re Mr. Jefferson's University:
n.d.
Box 6
Mr. Jefferson's University:
n.d.
TMs (electrostatic copy), w/autograph corrections. (4 folders)
Box 6
Reviews of Mr. Jefferson's University:
1981 Sept. -1983 Mar.
Box 6
Financial statements re Mr. Jefferson's University:
1978 Mar. -1980 May

Editorials

Box 6
Editorials by Dabney re state hours law for working women
1937 Aug. -1938 June
Box 6
Editorials by Dabney re Hitler's seizure of Austria and the Czechoslovak crisis
1938 Mar. -Oct.
Box 6
Editorials by Dabney re the European war and the role of America
1939 Aug. -Sept.
Box 7
Editorials by Dabney re state electoral frauds
1945 Aug. -Oct.
Box 7
Editorials by Dabney
1930-1959, 1960-1981, n.d.
(2 folders)
Box 7
Editorials by Dabney re Europe, Mexico and Canada
1954-1967

Speeches and Articles

Box 7
"America's Bicentennial '76 College: The Story of Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia." by Dabney
1973
Box 7
Correspondence, clippings, and notes re "Did It All Begin In Massachusetts?" and the 350th Jamestown Festival
1955 May-1957 Jul., n.d.
Box 7
Correspondence, notes, manuscripts, and clippings re "The GOP's Upsurge in Dixie," by Dabney
1962-1963, n.d.
Box 7
Correspondence, notes, and clippings re "The Pace Is Important," by Dabney
1963-1965
Box 7
"Richard Heath Dabney --A Memoir," by Dabney
n.d.
Box 8
Speeches and articles by Dabney
1952-1964, 1965, 1967-1973, 1976, n.d.
(7 folders)

Miscellaneous

Box 8
Citations presented to Dabney
1945-1971
Box 8
Obituaries for Richard Heath Dabney
1947 May 17
Box 8
Programs of events at which Dabney was a speaker
1972-1983

Photographs

Box 9
Photographs of Virginius Dabney
1902-1977, n.d.
Box 9
Photographs of Dabney family members
1914-1965, n.d.

Printed Material

Box 9
The Monthly Chronicle
1922 Feb-May
Box 9
The Myth of the Ride of Paul Revere
1927
Box 9
"Medicine in a Changing World," by Dabney, Bulletin , Medical College of Virginia
1939 Feb. 1
Box 9
Newspaper and magazine articles re Dabney
1958-1983
Box 9
Photograph of Episcopal High School Baseball Team
Physical Location: Oversize 1917
Box 9
Photograph of Delta Kappa Epsilon (University of Virginia)
Physical Location: Oversize 1917-1918
Box 9
Photograph of T.I.L.K.A.
Physical Location: Oversize 1918-1919
Box 9
Photograph of Delta Kappa Epsilon (University of Virginia)
Physical Location: Oversize 1918-1919
Box 9
Photograph of Delta Kappa Epsilon (University of Virginia)
Physical Location: Oversize 1920-1921
Box 9
2 photographs of Dabney receiving honorary degree at University of Richmond
Physical Location: Oversize 1940 Apr. 19
Box 9
Certificate appointing Dabney Civilian Aide to the Secretary of the Army for the State of Virginia
Physical Location: Oversize 1947 Dec. 3
Box 9
Correspondence re University of Virginia history
Physical Location: Oversize 1976 Nov. -1980 Jan., 1980 Feb.-1982 Nov., n.d.
Restricted material