I once had the honor of serving as a guest speaker for one of Dr. Schwarz's courses, and as a Journal of American History reviewer of his splendid study Slave Laws in Virginia. One of Virginia’s greatest historians, may his noble soul rest in peace.
Prof. Ervin L. Jordan, Jr.
Research Archivist, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia, Charlottesville
President’s Commission on the University in the Age of Segregation
(PCUAS-UVA, 2018-2023)
Affiliated faculty, John L. Nau III Center for Civil War History,
University of Virginia College and Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
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Subject: Philip J. Schwarz
This obituary notice, with announcement of a memorial service, appeared in the Richmond Times-Dispatch, 23 December 2018:
SCHWARZ, Dr. Philip James, 78, a man of dry wit, died early morning on Saturday, December 15, 2018. He was a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he worked most of his adult life. Born November 12, 1940, in New York, N.Y., son of Hamilton D. (an investment banker) and Constance
(Harrigan) Schwarz (a pianist), he married Janet Bowers (a librarian), August 12, 1970. He was educated at Brown University, A.B., 1962, University of Connecticut, M.A., 1965, Rutgers University, M.L.S., 1965 and Cornell University, Ph.D., 1973. He was the winner of several teaching awards from Virginia Commonwealth University and the author of six books.
He also served on the Richmond Slave Trail Commission. Dr. Schwarz is survived by his beloved wife, Janet; his children, Daniel and Louise; grandchildren, Rebecca and Gabrielle; and his siblings, Tracy and Natalie.
He was predeceased by his sister, Ann. Services for Dr. Schwarz are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, January 20, 2019, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Va. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Westminster Canterbury Foundation or the VCU History Department.
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