University of Virginia Library

EXPLANATORY NOTES

Each entry describes the papers of a single acquisition, all the manuscripts
in such a group being usually the papers of the single individual
or family whose name is given. The word "records" is added in the
case of the papers of an organization, and "collection" for groups of
manuscripts assembled by a collector from various sources. Birth and
death dates of persons are given in parentheses following the name.

Dates not in parentheses indicate inclusive years of the manuscripts,
with an occasional added date in parentheses to show the period covered
by the bulk of the material. Thus 1725(1900)-1928 means that while
the earliest manuscript is dated 1725, the majority of papers fall in the
period after 1900; 1805-(1850)1910 means that the body of the material
ends in 1850, with a few scattering items up to 1910; and 1791(18401860)1902
means that the bulk of the papers fall between 1840 and 1860.

The successive issues of the Annual Report of the Archivist, University
of Virginia Library . . . are referred to, after the first citation, as
Archivist Report.

In addition to the usual abbreviations, "MS." for manuscript, "ALS"
for autograph letter signed, etc., the abbreviation "incl." has been used
for "including." Titles of persons have been omitted except when the
first name is unknown.

The numbers given at the end of each entry are accession numbers, included
for their convenience as a finding aid in the Library.

The names of depositors of manuscripts on loan to the University are
not included; it should be understood that while the majority of such
manuscripts are accessible for research, all are subject to such restrictions
as the depositor has made, and none may be reproduced without consent
of the owner.