John William Eggleston (1935-1969)

Further reading:

Virginia Stuart Walker Davis, “Norfolk’s First Justice of the Supreme Court,” Virginia and the Virginia County, 73 no. 10 (October 1951).

Benjamin Muse, Virginia’s Massive Resistance, (1961). Eggleston wrote the opinion in the landmark case Harrison v. Day (1959) ruling Virginia’s massive resistance laws a violation of the Virginia Constitution.

John Perts, “John William Eggleston: Biographical Sketch,” Virginia Leaders, 1968, (1998).

E. Randolph Trice, “John William Eggleston: Biographical Sketch,” The Elks Parade: A Centennial History and Catalogue of Members of Upsilon Chapter of Kappa Sigma (1983).


Research collections:

Library of Virginia (Personal Papers Collection)
Richmond, Va.
Edward Wren Hudgins Papers, 1899-1958 (bulk 1948-1958).
Correspondent, 1954-1958 (2 folders); finding aid available.

University of Virginia (Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library)
Charlottesville, Va.
Harry Flood Byrd, Sr., Papers.
Correspondent, 1933-1936; 1941-1944 (2 folders); finding aid available.

James J. Kilpatrick Papers, 1956-1966, circa (collection 6626-b).
Correspondent, 1956-1966 (one folder); finding aid  available.

William B. Spong Papers, 1965-1974, Accession 9838.
Correspondent, 1965-1974 (one box); finding aid available.