Inventory of the Ted Dalton Papers 1933-1978, 1952-1959 Dalton, Ted, 1933-1987 Mss. 81 D17

Inventory of the Ted Dalton Papers 1933-1978, 1952-1959

A Collection in the
Manuscripts and Rare Books Department
Collection Number Mss. 81 D17


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Processed by: Dr. Edward M. Riley, 1982-1983.

Repository
Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
Collection number
Mss. 81 D17
Title
Ted Dalton Papers, 1933-1978, 1952-1959.
Extent
14 boxes.
Creators
J. Lindsay(James Lindsay) Almond, Howard Baker, Ezra Taft Benson, Harry Flood Byrd, Ted Dalton, Colgate W.(Colgate Whitehead) Darden, Dwight D.(Dwight David) Eisenhower, Gerald R. Ford, Mills E.(Mills Edwin) Godwin, A. Linwood(Abner Linwood)Holton, A.E. Dick Howard, Richard M.(Richard Milhous) Nixon, Davis Young Paschall, Richard H.(Richard Harding) Poff, Lewis F. Powell, Nelson A.(Nelson Aldrich) Rockefeller, Thomas B.(Thomas Bahnson) Stanley.
Language
English
Abstract
Correspondence, speeches, news clippings, photographs, recordings, reels of film, chiefly 1952-1959, of Ted Dalton (1901-1989). Virginia state senator, 1944-1959; Republican candidate for governor of Virginia, 1953, 1957; and appointed as U. S. district judge of the Western District of Virginia, 1959.

Administrative Information

Restrictions on Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Publication Rights/ Restrictions on Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Curator of Manuscripts and Rare Books, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Ted Dalton Papers, Manuscripts and Rare Books Department, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

Gift: 6 cartons, 5/25/1981.
Gift: 4 boxes, 1/11/1982.
Gift: 50 items, 4/26/1982.

Biographical/Historical Information

Theodore Roosevelt Dalton was born 3 July 1901 in Carroll County, Virginia, the son of Currell and Lodoska Maritn Dalton. he received his B.A. from the College of William and Mary as well as his law degree. Dalton was Commonwealth's Attorney for Radford, Virginia and state senator from 1944-1960. He was the Republican Party candidate for governor in 1953 and 1957. Dalton was appointed federal judge for the Western District of Virginia. His adopted son was John N. Dalton who served as governor of Virginia. Ted Dalton died 30 October 1989.

Scope and Content Information

Papers, 1933-1978, of Ted Dalton, Virginia state senator, 1944-1959; Republican candidate for governor of Virginia in 1953 and 1957; and U.S. District judge for the Western district of Virginia. Includes correspondence, speeches, news clippings, photographs, recordings, reels of film and legal opinions.

Subjects covered include Republican Party politics, the Virginia General Assembly, highways,compulsory automobile insurance, segregation, the Gray Commission Report (Commission on Public Education), the College of William and Mary, and Dalton's appointment as federal judge.

Prominent correspondents include J. Lindsay Almond, Howard Baker, Ezra T. Benson, Harry F. Byrd, Sr., Harry F. Byrd, Jr., John N. Dalton, Colgate W. Darden, Dwight D. Eisenhower,Gerald R. Ford, Mills E. Godwin, Albertis S. Harrison, A. Linwood Holton, J. Edgar Hoover, A. E. Dick Howard, Richard Nixon, Davis Y. Paschall, Richard H. Poff, Lewis F. Powell, Nelson A. Rockefeller, Thomas B. Stanley, A. E. S. Stephens, William M. Tuck, and Edward E. Willey.

Arrangement

Arrangement

Each of the boxes in the collection is arranged chronologically by date. Each box or group of boxes included in one series is divided into four basic subseries,
1. Correspondence,
2. Speeches,
3. News Clippings,
4. Other Papers.

Organization

This collection is arranged into 11 Series:
1. Papers,
2. Papers,
3. Gubernatorial Papers,
4. Papers,
5. Papers,
6. Papers,
7. Papers,
8. Papers,
9. Federal Judgeship,
10. Papers,
11. Photographs, Videotape, Etc.

Index Terms


Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

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Components List

Miscellaneous Papers, 1933-1967.
Box 1
Series 1: Miscellaneous Papers
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Papers, 1952.
Box 2
Series 2: Papers
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Gubernatorial Papers, 1953-1957.
Box 3-5
Series 3: Gubernatorial Papers
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Papers, 1954.
Box 6
Series 4: Papers
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Papers, 1946-1960.
Box 7
Series 5: Papers
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Papers, 1955-1957.
Box 8
Series 6: Papers
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Gubernatorial Campaign Papers, 1956-1957
Box 9-10
Series 7: Gubernatorial Papers
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Papers, 1957-1960.
Box 11
Series 8: Papers
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Federal Judgeship, 1958-1960.
Box 12-13
Series 9: Federal Judgeship
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Papers, 1948-1982.
Box 14
Series 10: Papers
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Photographs, Videotapes, and other artifacts. 1932-1956.
Box 15-16 and small box
Series 11: Photographs, Videotapes, etc.
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