A Guide to the James J. Kilpatrick Papers 1908, 1963-1997
A Collection in
The Special Collections Department
Accession Number 6626-s
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James 
J . Kilpatrick papers , 1908, 1963-1997, including typescripts
of newspaper columns, notebooks, and
correspondence.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Use Restrictions
See the University of Virginia Library’s use policy.
Preferred Citation
James Jackson Kilpatrick Papers , 1908, 1963-1997,
Accession #6626-s, Special Collections Department,
University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.
Acquisition Information
These papers were given to the University of Virginia
Library by James J . Kilpatrick on June 8, 1998
Biographical/Historical Information
James Jackson Kilpatrick (1920- ), is former editor of the
Richmond News Leader ,
television commentator, author, and syndicated newspaper
columnist.
Scope and Content Information
This collection consists of the additional papers of James
J . Kilpatrick , ca. 1908, 1963-1997, including typescripts of
his columns, "A Conservative View," "The Writer's Art and
Covering the Courts," and "The Writer's Art," bound into
volumes. Some of the typescripts have autographs changes and
corrections and others are labeled "scanner ready copy."
Other papers include reporter's notebooks, 1978-1994;
publication agreement and correspondence with EPM
Publications, chiefly regarding his book,
The Foxes' Union ;
correspondence and contract with Universal Press Syndicate
concerning a weekly column discussing language, its usage, and
the art of writing, and the eventual publication of his
columns in book form, including two publicity photographs of
Kilpatrick ; correspondence with
National Geographic Traveler ,
concerning his travel story, "Richmond on The Noble James ,"
and the typescript of the story; papers pertaining to his
participation in the Black-Eyed Pea Society of America; and
correspondence with readers concerning his column, "The
Writer's Art."
Arrangement
Arranged chronologically by subject.