University of Virginia Library

'Historical Archives'

"The Byrd papers.. constitute one of the
most important historical archives of our time."
President Shannon said. "We feel that it is
especially fitting that these papers should be
preserved by a university founded by three
Presidents of the United States and in a library
that is especially strong in the papers of
Virginia's public men of the past two
centuries."

Spanning the late senator's more than 30
years in Washington as well as his career in the
Virginia Senate and as Governor of the
Commonwealth, the collection includes papers
stored in the attic of Rosemont, his home at
Berryville, and those from his Senate office.