A Guide to the University of Virginia Fall Convocation Addresses, 1976-1998, 2002, 2015 Addresses, Fall Convocation, University of Virginia RG-30/9/2.061

A Guide to the University of Virginia Fall Convocation Addresses, 1976-1998, 2002, 2015

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Accession Number RG-30/9/2.061

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession Number

RG-30/9/2.061

Title

University of Virginia Fall Convocation Addresses 1976-1998, 2002, 2015

Physical Characteristics

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

University of Virginia Fall Convocation Addresses, Accession #RG-30/9/2.061, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

These speeches were transferred from the University of Virginia Office of Major Events to the University of Virginia Library on various dates.

Scope and Content

The collection contains copies of seventeen addresses delivered at the University of Virginia, 1976-1998, 2002, 2015. There are speeches delivered by Bernard Mayo, 1976; Hugh Scott, 1977; William Styron, 1983; Charles McDowell, 1984; Robert M. O'Neil, 1985; Norman A. Graebner, 1986; Henry Abraham, 1987; Richard Rorty, 1991 (incomplete); J. Jackson Walter, 1992; Rita Dove, 1993; R. K. Ramazani, 1994; Richard Guy Wilson, 1995; Bonnie Guiton Hill, 1996 (draft and revised); Jahan Ramazani, 1997; Robert L. Kellogg, 1998; Janine Jagger, 2002; and, Gregory B. Fairchild, 2015

The collection also contains a tape of the Styron address.

There is also a speech delivered by University of Virginia president Robert M. O'Neil to incoming students in 1986.

The collection includes a list of convocation speakers, 1976-1998, compiled by the University of Virginia Office of Major Events.

Arrangement

The speeches are arranged in chronological order.

Contents List

Folder 1

Bernard Mayo, Professor Emeritus of History 1976

Folder 2

Senator Hugh Scott, 1977

Folder 3

William Styron, 1983

Folder 4

Charles McDowell, columnist for Richmond Times-Dispatch , 1984

Folder 5

Robert M. O'Neil, [1985]

Folder 6

Norman A. Graebner, 1986

Folder 7

Henry J. Abraham, James Hart Professor, 1987

Folder 8

Richard Rorty, 1991

Folder 9

J. Jackson Walter, 1992

Folder 10

Rita Dove, 1993

Folder 11

R. K. Ramazani, 1994

Folder 12

Richard Guy Wilson, Commonwealth Professor of Architectural History, 1995

Folder 13

Bonnie Guiton Hill, Dean of McIntire School of Commerce, 1996

Folder 14

Jahan Ramazani, Faculty in English Department, 1997

Folder 15

Robert L. Kellogg, Faculty in English Department, 1998

Folder 16

Janine Jagger, MPH, Ph.D., 2002

Folder 17

Gregory B. Fairchild, E. Thayer Bigelow Associate Professor of Business Administration at the Darden School of Business, 2002