Special Collections receives Cabell papers
The University Library has gained the papers of former Board of Visitors member and rector of the University, Joseph Carrington Cabell.
"The Cabell papers form one of the most comprehensive looks at education, politics, economics, and social and family life in 19th-century Virginia and the United States," said Michael Plunkett, director of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library, in a press release.
The papers include diaries, letters and financial and legal papers. Although the Cabell papers primarily belong to Joseph Carrington Cabell, there is a significant amount of material written by other prominent members of the Cabell family. The historical papers also contain correspondences to well-known individuals, including John Quincy Adams, Thomas Jefferson and George Washington.
Additionally, the Cabell papers have information on the family's personal history, as well as slavery, social life and agriculture.
Funds, provided by family member Randolph Cabell, will allow some of the papers to be digitized. The funds also will help establish a Web site and a guide to the papers.
The University bought 6,500 items from the Joseph Hartwell Cabell estate. The library gained an additional 4,200 items from Robert Self, the great-grandson of Hartwell Cabell and administrator of his estate.
- Compiled by Deirdre Murphy
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