Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Stored off-site. Users must request boxes 48 hours in advance of desired use. Neither drop-in nor next-day requests can be fulfilled. For additional information, contact Special Collections.

Access restrictions apply to specific student and staff records under the terms of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (F.E.R.P.A.). Other records may also be restricted.

Use Restrictions

See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.

Preferred Citation

Correspondence Files of Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, 1931-1990s, Accession # RG-12/11/4.021, Special Collections, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

The files were an internal archival transfer on April 10, 2002.

Scope and Content

The Special Collections Correspondence files pconsist chiefly of the general correspondence files of Special Collections of the University of Virginia Library and like files of its predecessors, the Rare Book Department and the Manuscripts Department.

Included are patron use ledgers; patron request slips; Manuscripts Field Agent files; student assistant and employee files; dealer correspondence; thank you letters; and reference letters.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in four series: Series I: Correspondence (General); Series II: Patron-Use Files [1991- ]; Series III: Manuscripts Field Agent's Files; Series IV: Special Collections Student Assistants and Employee Files [ -1995]