A Guide to the University of Virginia Archives Reference File, 1924, 1953-2008
A Collection in
The University of Virginia Archives
Special Collections
The University of Virginia Library
Accession Number RG-12/12/1.081
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Preferred Citation
University of Virginia Archives Reference File, Accession #RG-12/12/1.081, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
The collection was an internal archival transfer made on February 20, 2008.
Scope and Content
The collection contains files (ca. 800 items) on reference topics researched for patrons and University offices by the staff of Special Collections.
Among the many topics are administrative committees; affirmative action for employees; African Americans at the University, including a report by Ervin L. Jordan, Jr., and a 1929 master's thesis "The Negro in Charlottesville and Albemarle County," by Marjorie Irwin; art; athletics in 1951 and 1978 (Gooch and Corrigan reports); Beta Bridge; Blandy Farm; a selective U. Va. bibliography; buildings; the cemetery; Center for Advanced Studies in the Sciences; co-education (including the Woody report); cheers, fight songs, colors, legends, mace, motto and traditions; report on education and employment opportunities, obligations and rights (Rotch report); fraternities and societies including Seven Society; origin of various schools; student radicals and student strike; the University Cafeteria on "The Corner"; the White Burkett Miller Center; and World War II.
People include: Mitzi Clark, Betty Cocke, Sarah Ruth Dean, James Mercer Garnett, Alexander Garrett, Gessner Harrison, James
Hay, Jr., "Pop" Lannigan, James Rogers McConnell, Dumas Malone, Arthur J. Morris, Georgia O'Keeffe, William Howard Perkinson,
Angelika Powell, Harry Rogers Pratt, University of Virginia Presidents Edwin A. Alderman, John Lloyd Newcomb, Colgate Darden and Edgar Shannon, Albert Tuttle, Charles Scott Venable and Woodrow
Wilson.
Arrangement
The files are arranged alphabetically by topic.
Contents List
Includes press release on Dean Runk's promotion to Grand Marshal of the University.
Includes memoranda discussing attached member lists.
Includes organizational flow chart, Inside UVA clipping, and Herald Hobson and Associates report "Administration of the University of Virginia at the Senior Level."
Includes University Register article "Affirmative Action: A History" by Robert H. Trent.
Includes report "University of Virginia Affirmative Action Plan for Equal Employment Opportunity."
Includes Cavalier Daily clippings regarding African-American enrollment and official University statement on African-American student experience.
"Blacks and the University of Virginia: An Overview 1819-1987." Includes report by Ervin L. Jordan, Jr.
"The Negro in Charlottesville and Albemarle County" by Marjorie Irwin, Master's thesis.
Includes annotated list Non-Federal Archives and Manuscripts Relating to Africa , regarding University manuscript collections, compiled by Aloha South and related guide and corrections.
Includes "Selective Bibliography For Use in Compiling Information for a Pageant in Honor of the 200th Anniversary of Charlottesville, Virginia."
Includes CV, "Edwin Anderson Alderman: Commoner of Southern Education" by D. Ramsey, "The Alderman Library at the University of Virginia" from The Alumni News .
Includes articles from Cavalier Daily (duplicates).
Includes news clippings about appointments of deans, department heads, and provosts.
Includes University Register article "Documenting the University's roots...the University Archives."
Includes list of all artwork on display in University buildings.
Includes list of all portraits owned by University.
Includes list of Asian-related materials in University manuscript collection.
Includes Cavalier Daily articles about the history of Beta Bridge.
Includes retirement ceremony program and guest list.
Includes the will of Graham Blandy, information about the experimental farm and its researchers, correspondence regarding renting of the farm.
Includes Florida Institute of Certified Public Accountants (FICPA) article about Blough, Chair of Accounting of McIntire School of Commerce.
Includes University Register article "Blue Ridge joins University Hospital."
Includes correspondence regarding its history.
Includes report compiled by Alderman Library of factual information on University buildings and statues.
Includes correspondence about Field House.
Includes news clippings regarding the chapel and library request for information about the chapel's history.
Includes information about building's history.
Includes news clipping about the building's history.
Naming of...: Includes correspondence regarding naming of Scott Stadium, Cavalier Daily news clipping, and draft of report "Naming of University Buildings for Persons" by Francis King, Jr.
Includes Cavalier Daily news clippings and lists of past pavilion occupants.
Includes articles discussing its history and design, Cavalier Daily news clippings regarding release of Rotunda stamp, and report "The Present Condition and Proposed Future Use of the Rotunda or Library Building at the University of Virginia."
Includes historical information and brochure.
Includes construction notes.
Includes "Notes on the History of the University Cemetary."
Includes "The Honor Roll of the University of Virginia: Names that Cannot Die."
Includes "Keys to the Map of the Soldiers' Cemetary" and rosters of the deceased.
Includes Cavalier Daily news clippings and copy of "Notes on the History of the University Cemetery."
Regarding the Science Development Grant and development of the center.
Includes Cavalier Daily news clippings about "Wah-Hoo-Wah" cheer.
Article in Kiplinger's concerning this former volunteer in Special Collections.
Includes report "Student Life at Miss Betty's: The Student Experience at Miss Betty Cocke's Rooming House at the University of Virginia" and related correspondence.
Includes Cavalier Daily and Daily Progress articles about history of women at the University of Virginia and co-education.
"Report on the Admission of Women to the College of Arts and Sciences."
Includes correspondence regarding history of the school colors.
Includes lists of administration committees in the University Register.
Counselors Committee: Cavalier Daily article "Counselors Committee: helping students understand sexuality."
Includes newsletters, a publication of the University's general educational assistance center.
Includes correspondence regarding Massie's gift of a parcel of land to the University.
Regarding the state of college athletics and University athletics.
Includes articles about Dean, the first woman graduate (1922) of the School of Medicine, and her conviction in 1933 for the murder of Dr. John Preston Kennedy.
Includes "History of the University of Virginia 1819-1919" and "A Sketch of the University."
Includes draft of report by William A. Hobbes regarding history of development of University.
Cavalier Daily and University Register news clippings regarding John J. Owen's appointment and retirement.
Includes The University Journal and Cavalier Daily news clippings regarding the history of and cancellation of Easters week celebration.
Includes list of endowed professorship positions.
Includes article on departmental reorganization from the University Register .
Includes report "A Brief Account of the Origin of the Humanities Division from 1932-1966" by Joseph L. Vaughan.
Regarding Thornton Hall and Defense Training Courses during World War II.
Includes description of course tracks available by Professor Charles Kent.
Includes news clippings of The Declaration and Inside UVA the administration of the EOP office.
Includes memorandum regarding tenure and academic freedom of faculty at University of Virginia.
Includes Cavalier Daily articles (duplicate of "Cheers").
Includes Cavalier Daily news clippings of the history, maps of houses and "Fraternities and Societies at Virginia" informational booklet.
Includes biographical sketch.
Includes biographical sketch.
"Report of the Athletic Committee of the Academic Faculty of the University of Virginia."
Includes correspondence with James Madison University regarding biographical research of Harrison.
Includes "An Honor Man," a biographical booklet prepared by the Purple Shadows society.
Includes medical library's history, building proposals, and Daily Progress article regarding death of library director, Dr. W. Moll.
Includes Honor System research, commission, and Cavalier Daily news clippings.
Includes Cavalier Daily news clippings regarding the history of literary societies at University of Virginia and current events of the Jefferson Society.
Includes news clippings regarding Jefferson's architecture and research correspondence regarding Jefferson's debt to C. Peyton.
Includes BOV minutes, news clippings, Corks and Curls , University of Virginia Alumni Bulletin , and University of Virginia Alumni News : complied research materials.
Includes The University Register article "Phase II of Law School Opens."
Includes "The Statute Establishing the University of Virginia", "Notes Concerning University of Virginia Laws and Enactments" compiled by W. R. Haynes, and "Proposed Modification of Plan of Government for University of Virginia."
Includes Cavalier Daily news clippings regarding residents, endowmed rooms, and legends.
Includes logos used by the University.
News clippings.
News clippings from the Washington Post and the Alumni News .
Includes announcement of dedication of McGregor Room in Alderman Library in Alumni News .
Includes information about the silver mace used in University processions from Pictorial History of the University of Virginia by William B. O'Neal and Mr. Jefferson's University by Virginius Dabney.
Includes biographical sketch and news clippings of Dumas' work as Jefferson biographer.
Includes report "The Origin and Early Days of the Medical Alumni Association of the University of Virginia" by Dr. Beverly Smith.
"Administration Facebook": Includes clippings from The Declaration .
"Charlottesville Personalities": Includes biographical sketches of University officials and professors.
Obituaries.
Includes Cavalier Daily articles regarding student life, administration, and University events.
Includes article "Historic Property Threatened by Plan for Student Housing."
Includes biographical sketch.
Includes memorandum regarding records of an official motto for University of Virginia.
"An Index to Personal Names Commemorated at the University of Virginia."
Includes an article about the Observatory.
Includes compiled biography, records of class registration, and course instruction at University of Virginia.
Includes biographical sketch and enrollment records at University of Virginia.
Includes information booklet "Career Opportunities: A Summer Institute for Ph.D.'s in the Humanities and Social Sciences", summer program proposal, and news clipping announcing the program.
Includes Cavalier Daily article "Poe's Room Refurbished" and correspondence regarding research on vandalism to the room.
Includes Cavalier Daily article "Endurance" about Powell's, a University librarian, life in East Germany during and after WWII.
Includes news clippings and Charlottesville Personalities biographical sketch.
Includes biographical sketches of Alderman, Newcomb, Darden, Shannon, and Hereford.
Includes list of BOV members from 1819-1973.
Includes newspaper clippings and report including naming of John Cary Religion Department.
Includes list of Local History and University of Virginia subject headings used by the reference department, and a copy of "Buildings, Statues, Etc. of the University of Virginia."
Includes correspondence regarding the casting and shipping of the bell.
Includes excerpt from The Russian Empire and Soviet Union: A Guide to Manuscripts and Archival Materials in the United States with the materials from Virginia and draft of listed manuscripts from Alderman library.
Includes "Notes on the Beginnings of the Schools of the University of Virginia", final report and draft of "Origins of the Schools of the University of Virginia", and correspondence regarding the research.
Includes detailed report on scholarships dedicated to and funded by donors and correspondence regarding the report.
Includes Gaines' notes on the University of Virginia seal, correspondence regarding research of the seal, and copies of past University seals.
Includes "History of the Hands and Torch Chapter of the Mystic Seven Fraternity" and Cavalier Daily article "Eli Banana" regarding the history of the society.
Includes news clippings from The Daily Progress , The C-Ville , The Cavalier Daily regarding the history and activities of the Seven Society and "The Fantastic 7 Society."
Includes list of speakers for Convocation, Founder's Day, and Graduation/Final Exercises.
Includes news clippings from the Washington Times , the Richmond Times-Dispatch , Charlotte Observer , Roanoke Times , and other national newspapers.
Includes Cavalier Daily feature "An Ailing Student Health Center."
Includes The Declaration article "SLS: Struggle for the Legal Tender."
Includes report "A Radical Tradition: Student Life at the University of Virginia, 1934-1935" by Richard Boskey on May 7, 1978.
Includes rosters of student leaders of University organizations.
Includes reports "The University of Virginia First-Year Student Profile" complied by the Office of the Dean of Students.
Includes detailed notes on May Day strike.
Includes Daily Progress article "Sundials Watching Time Go By", correspondence regarding inscriptions on the sundials at the University of Virginia, and sketches of the sundials at the University.
Includes correspondence regarding the establishment and the history of the honor and a list of award recipients.
Includes biographical sketch of Professor of Biology, Tuttle.
Includes issue of Travel and Leisure regarding college towns, including Charlottesville by Jean Lawrence.
Includes biographical sketch by William M. Thornton.
Includes Inside UVA article "University Prepares for Fund Cutbacks."
Includes list of University manuscripts, Cabell, Stanard, and Ambler papers, pertaining to the convention.
Includes University Register article "VFHPP Takes Humanities to the Public."
Includes news clippings regarding University of Virginia lingo, cheers, and culture.
Includes page from The Colonnades (not related to Washington Society).
Includes list of lecturers and topics.
Includes news clippings and list of new and backlist titles from the Miller Center.
Includes room occupancy record, correspondence regarding a bronze plaque dedicated to Wilson's old room, and history of University of Virginia information regarding Wilson's attendance.
Includes Alumni Bulletin regarding WWII memorial, list of University alumni awarded medals during the war, and a list of University alumni casualties of the war.
Includes list of writers and dates of residence.