A Guide to the J. Rives Childs Papers
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 9256-i
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
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Use Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
J. Rives Childs, Accession #9256-i, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
This collection was a gift of the honorable J. Rivers Childs of Richmond in April 1978.
Biographical/Historical Information
J. Rives Childs was a diplomat, writer and former ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Yemen, and Ethiopia.
Scope and Content Information
This addition to the papers of J. Rives Childs consists chiefly of personal correspondence dating from 1973-1976. This correspondence includes letters to congressmen and editors, and materials concerning the publication of his books and articles. Letters detailing his continuing ties with Randolph-Macon College and information regarding his trip to the Soviet Union in 1975 are also included.
Arrangement
These papers are divided into three sections: correspondence, printed material, and miscellaneous and retain their chronological arrangement.