A Guide to the Papers of the Chesapeake Bay Committee, 1941-1942 Chesapeake Bay Committee, Papers of the, 2857-b

A Guide to the Papers of the Chesapeake Bay Committee, 1941-1942

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The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 2857-b

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Repository

Special Collections, University of Virginia Library

Accession number

2857-b

Title

Papers of the Chesapeake Bay Committee 1941-1942

Physical Characteristics

This collection consists of 35 items.

Language

English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Papers of the Chesapeake Bay Committee, Accession #2857-b, Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The collection was given to the University of Virginia Library, probably in 1942, by Benjamin Franklin Dewees Runk (1906-1994) who was also a member of the Chesapeake Bay Committee.

Scope and Content Information

The collection contains correspondence, minutes of three meetings, a report and pertinent appendix by R.V. Truitt, some clippings regarding the Chesapeake Bay .

Committee members included Ivey F. Lewis, chair, Charles Brambel, James S. Bryant, R.P. Cowles, Donald W. Davis, Jackson Davis, F.B. Hanson, Lawrence H. James, J. Brooks Mapp, Curtis L. Newcombe, H. F. Prytherch, B.F.D. Runk, L. Selden Taylor, R.V. Truitt, Edwin Warfield, Jr.,and B.H. Willier.