Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of Thomas Perkins Abernethy, Accession #12765-d, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The papers were presented to the library on June 3, 1975 by Thomas Perkins Abernethy through Mrs. Charles M. Davison, Jr.

Processing Information

This collection was originally accessioned as MSS 6464-d.

Scope and Content Information

The latest addition to the Thomas Perkins Abernethy Collection consists of approximately four hundred items spanning the years 1917 through 1973. The material contained in this portion is very similar to the material in collections #6464-a and #6464-b and includes correspondence with colleagues in the history profession, former students, and members of the Abernethy family, as well as correspondence between Abernethy and his wife Ida (Robertson) Abernethy. Manuscripts for articles by both Abernethy and his wife, miscellaneous papers, and a large number of newspaper clippings comprise the rest of the collection.

Organization

The material has been organized like the addition #6464-b. That is, professional correspondence - correspondence with students, historians, and publishers - has been placed at the beginning of the collection, followed by personal correspondence - correspondence with relatives and friends unconnected with the history profession. All of the correspondence is in chronological order. Articles, research material, miscellaneous papers, and newspaper clippings follow the correspondence.