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
scattered items up to 1910; and 1791 (1840-1860) 1902 means that
the bulk of the papers fall between 1840 and 1860.

The first ten issues of the Annual Report of the Archivist, University
of Virginia Library . . . are referred to, after the first citation
as Archivist Report. In 1941 the series was renamed, for
various reasons, the Annual Report on Historical Collections,
University of Virginia Library.

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.