A Guide to the James J. Kilpatrick Papers 1969-1978
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6626-h
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Preferred Citation
Papers of James J. Kilpatrick, 1969-1978, Accession #6626-h, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Library acquired these papers from James J. Kilpatrick on 26 Oct 1978.
Scope and Content Information
This collection contains files of Kilpatrick's personal correspondence, reader mail in response to his columns and television appearances, correspondence concerning his speeches, together with some notes for, and copies of, his talks, radio and television transcripts, magazine essays, and correspondence, proofs, and reviews for The Foxes Union (1977). Topics include abortion, federal arts subsidies, amnesty for draft evaders, the federal bureaucracy, the business community, President Jimmy Carter, censorship, school discipline, government aid to private schools, E.R.A., foreign affairs, particularly Rhodesia., inhospitable hotels, laetrile, Bert Lance, Medicare abuse and government regulation of hospitals and practitioners, Richard Nixon, the Panama Canal, U.S. politics, school busing, reverse discrimination, the Book of Common Prayer, abuse of freedom of the press, social security, tax cuts, and the teaching of English. The collection also includes a number of prominent correspondents writing brief notes on letters, generally in response to a column.
Contents List
- Box 1
Abzug-Avins, incl. w/ Spiro Agnew, Jack Anderson 1974-1976
- Box 1
Bachman-Biossat, incl. w/Birch Bayh, Howard H. Baker, Jr. 1974-1976
- Box 1
Black-Bryant 1971-1976
- Box 1
Buben-Byrd, incl. w/ Chief Justice Warren Earl Burger, Earl L. Butz, Harry F. Byrd, Jr. 1974-1976
- Box 1
Burford, Lolah 1969-1977
- Box 1
Callaway-Clore, incl. w/Frank Church 1971-1976
- Box 1
Coca-Cola-Corbett 1972-1976
- Box 2
Costello-Currin 1971-1976
- Box 2
Dabney-Drew 1973-1977
- Box 2
Du Beau-Dwyer 1973-1976
- Box 2
Early-Evans, incl. w/Sam J. Ervin, Jr. 1974-1976
- Box 2
Fall-Flittie 1973-1976
- Box 2
Floran-Fugate, incl. w/Jerry Ford 1973-1977
- Box 2
Fund for Investigative Journalism Aug 1969-Oct 1974
- Box 2
Galbraith-Geoghegan, incl. w/John Kenneth Galbraith 1972-1976
- Box 3
Giles-Gureghian, incl. w/Mills Godwin, Barry Goldwater 1972-1976
- Box 3
Hagan-Healy 1973-1976
- Box 3
Heartwell-Hoover, incl. w/Linwood Holton, J. Edgar Hoover 1971-1976
- Box 3
Howard, A.E. Dick--Woodrow Wilson Fellowship Feb 1972-Nov 1975
- Box 3
Hopkins-Hyatt, incl. w/Hubert Humphrey, Howard Hunt 1974-1976
- Box 3
Ibach-Ivie 1975-1976
- Box 3
Jackson-Johnson, incl. w/Henry M. (Scoop) Jackson, Leon Jaworski 1971-1976
- Box 3
Jones-Judges 1974-1976
- Box 3
Kaeuper-Kuhn, incl. w/Marvin Kalb, Clarence Kelley, Edward M. Kennedy 1974-1977
- Box 4
Lake-Lucus 1974-1976
- Box 4
McCaffrey-McNelly incl. w/Eugene McCarthy 1972-1976
- Box 4
Macmillan-Milstein 1973-1977
- Box 4
Mintz-Muskie, incl. w/Walter F. Mondale, Edmund S. Muskie 1972-1976
- Box 4
Namey-Novak 1973-1976
- Box 4
O'Brien-Ortona 1973-1976
- Box 4
Packwood-Pulliam, incl. w/William Proxmire 1970-1977
- Box 4
Rappahannock-Richardson, incl. w/Eliot Richardson 1972-1976
- Box 4
Rickenbacker-Ryan 1973-1976
- Box 4
Seaman-Wertaur 1975-1976
- Box 5
Abortion Jun 1977
- Box 5
"Agronsky & Co." Dec 1976-Jan 1977
- Box 5
Aliens Apr 1977
- Box 5
Amnesty Jan-Feb 1977
- Box 5
Armed Forces Mar-Jun 1977
- Box 5
Assassinations Mar-Apr 1977
- Box 5
Bilderbergers Mar 1977
- Box 5
Books Jan-Mar 1977
- Box 5
Bureaucracy Nov 1976-Jun 19772 folders
- Box 5
Business Jan 1976-Jun 1977
- Box 5
Carter, Jimmy Jan-Jun 19772 folders
- Box 5
Censorship Mar-Apr 1977
- Box 5
Central Intelligence Agency Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 5
Communism Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 5
Congress Jan-May 1977
- Box 5
Conservation Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 5
Conservatism Jan-May 1977
- Box 6
Constitution Jan-Sep 1977
- Box 6
Consumerism Feb-Jun 1977
- Box 6
Crime Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 6
Dirigibles Jan-Feb 1977
- Box 6
Economy Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 6
Education Jan-Jul 1977
- Box 6
Elections Apr 1977
- Box 6
Electoral Reform Mar-Jun 1977
- Box 6
Energy Jan-Jun
- Box 6
Environment Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 6
Equal Rights Amendment Feb-Jun 19772 folders
- Box 6
Fairlie, Henry Jan 1977
- Box 6
Family Feb-Mar 1977
- Box 6
Fan Mail Jan-May 1977
- Box 6
Foreign Affairs Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 6
Funeral Jan 1977
- Box 6
Handicapped May-Jun 1977
- Box 7
Health Care Dec 1976-Jun 19772 folders
- Box 7
Homosexuals Jun 1977
- Box 7
Inflation Jan 1977
- Box 7
Journalism Mar 1977
- Box 7
Labor Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 7
Law Feb-Jun 1977
- Box 7
McCarthy, Eugene Jan 1977
- Box 7
Military Dec 1976-Apr 1977
- Box 7
Nation's Business Jan-Feb 1977
- Box 7
Newspaper Writing Jan-Jul 1977
- Box 7
Nixon, Richard Feb-Jun 1977
- Box 7
Nut Mail Jan-Mar 1977
- Box 7
Obscenity Mar 1977
- Box 7
Occupational Safety and Health Administration Dec 1976-Apr 1977
- Box 7
Panama Canal Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 7
Pensions Jan 1977
- Box 7
Poetry May 1977
- Box 7
Politics Jan-Jul 1977
- Box 7
Pornography Mar-Jun 1977
- Box 8
Postal Service Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 8
Press Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 8
Promotion Jan-Apr 1977
- Box 8
Race Dec 1976-Jun 19772 folders
- Box 8
Reagan, Ronald Feb 1977
- Box 8
Regrets Jan-Jul 1977
- Box 8
Religion Jan-May 19762 folders
- Box 8
Rhodesia Mar-Jun 1977
- Box 8
Satire Jan-May 1977
- Box 8
"Sixty Minutes" Feb-Jul 1977
- Box 8
Social Security Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 8
Sport Jan 1977
- Box 8
Supreme Court Feb-Jun 1977
- Box 8
Taxation Jan-May 1977
- Box 8
TV Scotus Jan 1977
- Box 8
Television Apr-May 1977
- Box 8
Terrorists Mar 1977
- Box 8
Thank Yous Dec 1976-Apr 1977
- Box 8
Transportation Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 8
United Nations Jun 1977
- Box 8
Veterans Dec 1976
- Box 8
Voting Rights Mar-May 1977
- Box 8
Washington Star Syndicate May 1977
- Box 8
Washington Star Syndicate: Permissions Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 8
Washington Star Syndicate: Promotion Jan-Mar 1977
- Box 8
Welfare May-Jun 1977
- Box 8
Writing Jan-Jun 1977
- Box 9
Abortion Jul-Dec 1977
- Box 9
Agriculture Oct-Dec 1977
- Box 9
"Agronsky & Co." Aug 1977
- Box 9
Airbags Jul-Oct 1977
- Box 9
Aliens Jul-Sep 1977
- Box 9
Armed Services Jul-Aug 1977
- Box 9
Arts Sep-Oct 1977
- Box 9
Barges Jul-Aug 1977
- Box 9
Books Oct-Dec 1977
- Box 9
Bureaucracy Jul-Sep 19772 folders
- Box 9
Business Jul-Nov 1977
- Box 9
Callaway, Howard (Bo) Jul 1977
- Box 9
Carter, Jimmy Jun-Dec 1977
- Box 9
Central Intelligence Agency Nov 1977
- Box 9
Cigarettes Dec 1977
- Box 9
Civil Service Oct 1977
- Box 9
Communism Jul-Nov 1977
- Box 9
Congress Sep-Oct 1977
- Box 9
Conservation Aug-Dec 1977
- Box 9
Conservatism Aug 1977-Jan 1978
- Box 9
Constitution Jul 1977-Jan 1978
- Box 9
Consumerism Aug-Dec 1977
- Box 9
Crime Jul-Oct 1977
- Box 9
Dirigibles Oct 1977
- Box 9
Drugs Sep 1977
- Box 9
Economy Aug-Oct 1977
- Box 10
Education Jul 19772 folders
- Box 10
Elections Nov-Dec 1977
- Box 10
Electoral Reform Aug-Oct 1977
- Box 10
Energy Aug-Dec 1977
- Box 10
Environment Jul-Dec 1977
- Box 10
Equal Rights Amendment Jul 1977-Jan 19784 folders
- Box 10
Ethics Sep 1977
- Box 10
Family Dec 1977
- Box 11
Fan Mail Jul 1977-Jan 1978
- Box 11
Federal Bureau of Investigation Nov 1977
- Box 11
Federal Communications Commission Aug 1977
- Box 11
Firearms Sep 1977
- Box 11
Foreign Affairs Jul-Dec 1977
- Box 11
Genetics Dec 1977
- Box 11
Handicapped Jul-Oct 1977
- Box 11
Health Care May-Dec 1977
- Box 11
Homosexuals Jul 1977
- Box 11
Hotels Oct 1977-Jan 1978
- Box 11
Industry Sep-Oct 1977
- Box 11
Inflation Nov 1977
- Box 11
Labor Sep-Oct 1977
- Box 11
Laetrile Jul 1977-Jan 1978
- Box 11
Lance, Bert Sep-Dec 1977
- Box 11
Law Sep-Dec 1977
- Box 11
Maritime Oct 1977
- Box 11
Military Oct 1977
- Box 11
Newspaper Writing Aug-Dec 1977
- Box 11
Nixon, Richard Jul-Sep 1977
- Box 11
Nut Mail Dec 1977
- Box 12
Panama Canal Aug-Dec 1977
- Box 12
Politics Apr-Dec 1977
- Box 12
Population Oct 1977
- Box 12
Pornography Sep 1977
- Box 12
Postal Service Jul-Nov 1977
- Box 12
Press Sep-Oct 1977
- Box 12
Privacy Aug 1977
- Box 12
Race Jul-Dec 19772 folders
- Box 12
Reading Jul-Aug 1977
- Box 12
Reagan, Ronald Dec 1977
- Box 12
Real Estate Oct 1977
- Box 12
Regrets Jun 1977-Jan 1978
- Box 12
Religion Aug-Sep 1977
- Box 12
Retirement Oct 1977
- Box 12
Rhodesia Jul-Aug 1977
- Box 12
Satire Sep 1977
- Box 12
Science Aug-Sep 1977
- Box 12
Scientology Aug-Oct 1977
- Box 12
Scrabble Jul-Aug 1977
- Box 13
Scrabble Sep-Dec 1977
- Box 13
"Sixty Minutes" Aug 1977-Jan 1978
- Box 13
Social Security Jul 1977-Jan 19782 folders
- Box 13
Sodium Valporate Aug-Oct 1977
- Box 13
Subscriptions Feb-Jul 1977
- Box 13
Supreme Court Jul-Nov 1977
- Box 13
Taiwan Aug 1977
- Box 13
Taxation Oct-Dec 1977
- Box 13
Television Aug-Dec 1977
- Box 13
Thank Yous Jan 1978
- Box 13
Transportation Jul 1977-Jan 1978
- Box 13
United Nations Nov 1977
- Box 13
Veterans Oct 1977
- Box 13
Voting Rights Dec 1977
- Box 13
Washington Star Syndicate Nov-Dec 1977
- Box 13
Washington Star Syndicate: Permissions Jul-Dec 1977
- Box 13
Washington Star Syndicate: Promotions n.d.
- Box 13
Welfare Jul-Dec 1977
- Box 13
Writing Jul 1977-Jan 19782 folders
- Box 13
Youth Camps Jul 1977
- Box 13
Speech Notes: Medical Jun 1969
- Box 13
Speech Notes: "The Presidency" 1972
- Box 13
Speech Notes: Miscellaneous Jan 1974-Oct 1975, n.d.
- Box 13
Speech Notes: Bicentennial Nov 1975, Jan 1976
- Box 14
Speech Notes: The Presidency 1972 Sep 1976
- Box 14
Speech Notes: "Dissenting Opinion" n.d.
- Box 14
Virginia Press Association 10 Jan 1976
- Box 14
American Bakers Association 15 Jan 1976
- Box 14
Macon Junior College 16 Jan 1976
- Box 14
Christ Church School 20 Jan 1976
- Box 14
Alfalfa Dinner 24 Jan 1976
- Box 14
Saginaw Valley College 27 Jan 1976
- Box 14
National Town Meeting 28 Jan 1976
- Box 14
Embassy of Israel 30 Jan 1976
- Box 14
University of Tennessee 5 Feb 1976
- Box 14
Sigma Delta Chi 6 Feb 1976
- Box 14
Student Bar Association 10 Feb 1976
- Box 14
Allegheny Ludlum Industries 13 Feb 1976
- Box 14
Georgia Press Association 20 Feb 1976
- Box 14
Tuckahoe Woman's Club 25 Feb 1976
- Box 14
Bank Management Association, Lexington, Kentucky 3 Mar 1976
- Box 14
Southern Methodist University 10 Mar 1976
- Box 14
Chamber of Commerce, Grand Island, Nebraska 11 Mar 1976
- Box 14
Horizons, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 16 Mar 1976
- Box 14
Lafayette College, Easton, Pennsylvania 29 Mar 1976
- Box 14
The Proprietary Association 5 Apr 1976
- Box 14
University of Arkansas 6 Apr 1976
- Box 14
American Society for Information Services 13 Apr 1976
- Box 14
University of South Carolina 14 Apr 1976
- Box 14
Georgia Southern College 21 Apr 1976
- Box 14
Young Americans for Freedom Field Day 24 Apr 1976
- Box 14
University of Virginia Club of Washington 27 Apr 1976
- Box 14
Heritage Club, La Crosse, Wisconsin 29 Apr 1976
- Box 14
White House Correspondents Association 1 May 1976
- Box 14
Houston Personnel Association 18 May 1976
- Box 14
Hillcrest Children's Center Benefit 20 May 1976
- Box 14
Stanford University 25 May 1976
- Box 14
College of Marin 26 May 1976
- Box 14
Washington Journalism Center 2 Jun 1976
- Box 14
Rappahannock High School 4 Jun 1976
- Box 14
Security Trust Co. 7 Jun 1976
- Box 14
Edison Electric Institute 9 Jun 1976
- Box 14
Society of Professional Journalists 11 Jun 1976
- Box 14
Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce 15 Jun 1976
- Box 14
National Education Association 26 Jun 1976
- Box 14
Federal Intercredit Bank 9 Jul 1976
- Box 14
International Platform Association 29 Jul 1976
- Box 14
Southern Governor's Conference 1 Sep 1976
- Box 14
Conservative Activists 10 Sep 1976
- Box 15
University of Texas 14 Sep 1976
- Box 15
East Carolina University 21 Sep 1976
- Box 15
National Agricultural Chemicals Association 28 Sep 1976
- Box 15
Public Relations Society of America 5 Oct 1976
- Box 15
Jefferson Award 5 Oct 1976
- Box 15
National Products Association 8 Oct 1976
- Box 15
Spartanburg Methodist College 12 Oct 1976
- Box 15
Atlanta Bar Association 15 Oct 1976
- Box 15
Paperboard Packaging 19 Oct 1976
- Box 15
Audit Bureau of Circulations, University of Wisconsin, Whitewater 20 Oct 1976
- Box 15
Manufacturing Chemists Association 5 Nov 1976
- Box 15
National Wholesale Druggists 10 Nov 1976
- Box 15
Denver Executives Club 11 Nov 1976
- Box 15
Sigma Delta Chi 11 Nov 1976
- Box 15
Louisiana Teachers Association 23 Nov 1976
- Box 15
Roth Enterprises 9 Dec 1976
- Box 15
Minnesota House of Representatives 11 Dec 1976
- Box 15
VPI TV Material 15 Dec 1976
- Box 15
Williamsburg Trip 25 Dec 1976
- Box 15
National Independent Meatpackers Association 26 Jan 1977
- Box 15
Jacobi Medical Society 5 Feb 1977
- Box 15
National Ocean Industries Association 14 Mar 1977
- Box 15
Federal Land Bank of Baltimore 15 Mar 1977
- Box 15
Tax Executive Institute 16 Mar 1977
- Box 15
Army Mutual Aid Association 18 Mar 1977
- Box 15
Norfolk Forum 22 Mar 1977
- Box 15
International Order of the Golden Rule 22 Mar 1977
- Box 15
AETNA 24 Mar 1977
- Box 15
Harding College 4 Apr 1977
- Box 15
University of Kentucky 6 Apr 1977
- Box 15
High School Speech, Culpeper 12 Apr 1977
- Box 15
Mercer University 20 Apr 1977
- Box 15
Fuel Merchants of New Jersey 21 Apr 1977
- Box 15
Michigan Funeral Directors Association 4 May 1977
- Box 15
Troy State University 5 May 1977
- Box 15
Nixon/Frost Mutual Broadcasting 12 May 1977
- Box 15
Texas Hospital Association 24 May 1977
- Box 15
National Consumer Finance 25 May 1977
- Box 15
New York State Funeral Directors Association 14 Jun 1977
- Box 15
American Health Care Association 16 Jun 1977
- Box 15
National Retail Hardware Store 21 Jul 1977
- Box 16
Government Communications Lunch 27 Jul 1977
- Box 16
Kennedy Center Meeting 3 Aug 1977
- Box 16
American Bar Association 7 Aug 1977
- Box 16
Davenport College, Grand Rapids, Michigan 13 Sep 1977
- Box 16
Richmond Metropolitan Hospital 14 Sep 1977
- Box 16
Associated Risk Managers International 19 Sep 1977
- Box 16
American University 22 Sep 1977
- Box 16
President's Commission on Personal Interchange 23 Sep 1977
- Box 16
National Electrical Contractors Association 26 Sep 1977
- Box 16
International Reading Association 29 Sep 1977
- Box 16
National Selected Morticians, Atlanta, Goergia 4 Oct 1977
- Box 16
Western Carolina University 5 Oct 1977
- Box 16
Private Practice 12 Oct 1977
- Box 16
Petersburg Public Forum 13 Oct 1977
- Box 16
Associated Press Managing Editors Association 26 Oct 1977
- Box 16
High Point Executives Club, High Point, North Carolina 1 Nov 1977
- Box 16
Jack Morton Productions for Brick Association 7 Nov 1977
- Box 16
Mortgage Bankers Association 7 Nov 1977
- Box 16
Southern Medical Association 8 Nov 1977
- Box 16
Florida Council of 100, Palm Beach 10 Nov 1977
- Box 16
York Commemorative Conference, York, Pennsylvania 14 Nov 1977
- Box 16
National School Supply & Equipment Association 15 Nov 1977
- Box 16
OMNI Meeting 16 Nov 1977
- Box 16
National Press Club 17 Nov 1977
- Box 16
Connecticut Business & Industry Association 22 Nov 1977
- Box 16
Luncheon, White Walnut Hill 4 Dec 1977
- Box 16
National League of Cities, San Francisco 6 Dec 1977
- Box 16
White House Fellows 16 Dec 1977
- Box 16
Gerald Ford Dinner 20 Dec 1977
- Box 17
Nation's Business : "The Nation's Business Washington Letter" Jun 1978
- Box 17
National Review : "State of the Union" 1 Mar 1974
- Box 17
National Review : "The Portuguese Atrocity that didn't Happen" Apr-May 1974
- Box 17
National Review : "The Goldwater and Reagan Campaigns: A Difference?" Dec 1975
- Box 17
National Review : "A Few Reflections on Kansas City" Aug-Sep 1976
- Box 17
Prism : "Something's Happened to Tom!" Aug-Nov 1975
- Box 17
Saturday Review : Jimmy Carter Nov-Dec 1976
- Box 17
TV Guide : "TV Opinion Has a Place--As TV Opinion" Jul 1974-May 1975
- Box 17
U.S. Steel News : "The Bicentennial Bequest" Dec 1975-Feb 1976