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The Growth of Industry
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New industries were emerging in Virginia’s cities. Richmond, Norfolk, Petersburg, Fredericksburg, Lynchburg, and...
Time Period Chapter
The Revolutionary Era in Virginia
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Virginia—the largest and most populous colony—played a major role in winning independence and determining the values and...
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The Struggle for Equality
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The American concept that all people are equal and all have unalienable rights was introduced by Virginians George Mason...
Research Index
Thomas Tyler Bouldin
Thomas Tyler Bouldin (1813-1891)of “Golden Hills,” Charlotte County, Va. List of CorrespondentsCall Number Mss1 B6638 a Section 11 Individuals...
Portrait Index - Individuals
"Uncle Josh" - Von Weise: photographs and portraits of individuals
The VMHC maintains an extensive series of photograph files that may contain a combination of original photographs, cartes de
Time Period Chapter
Virginia and the Planter Class
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Governor William Berkeley set out to imitate the society of inequality of wealth and education that he knew in England.
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Virginia and Women’s Suffrage
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Despite the socio-political changes that occurred during Reconstruction, women at the dawn of the twentieth century...
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Virginia’s Traffic in the Atlantic World
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Tobacco proved to be good as gold for Virginians. Wealth from its sale and easy navigation of the colony’s rivers...
Portrait Index - Individuals
Waddell - Wythe: photographs and portraits of individuals
The VMHC maintains an extensive series of photograph files that may contain a combination of original photographs, cartes de
Research Index
Walter Spencer Robertson, Section 15
A Guide to the Papers, 1824-2002, of Walter Spencer Robertson.Section 15. Correspondence of Mary Dade (Taylor) Robertson (1899-2001).Call Number Mss1...
Research Index
Walter Spencer Robertson, Section 5
A Guide to the Papers, 1824-2002, of Walter Spencer Robertson (1893-1970).Section 5. Correspondence, 1910-1970, of Walter Spencer Robertson.Call...
Time Period Chapter
Wandering, Foraging, and Farming
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Over more than 16,000 years, Indians in Virginia transitioned from nomadic bands of hunter gatherers to sedentary...
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War on the Home Front
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For some, the war brought deprivation, horror, and loss right to their very doorsteps.
Research Index
Wise Family, Section 14
Wise Family Papers, 1840-1967. Section 14.Correspondence, 1872-1913, of John Sergeant WiseCall Number Mss1 W7547 a 103-5,318 Index to Correspondents...
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Wise Family, Sestion 51
Wise Family Papers, 1840-1967. Section 51.Correspondence, 1886-1967, of Henry Alexander WiseCall Number Mss1 W7547 a 6,703-15,040 Index to...
Portrait Index - Individuals
Yancey - Zouche: photographs and portraits of individuals
The VMHC maintains an extensive series of photograph files that may contain a combination of original photographs, cartes de
Research Index
Young Family, Section 18
Young family papers, 1835-1900. Section 18 Mss1 Y885 a 660-701 Index to Correspondents and Subjects Adams, John SEE Young, Elizabeth (Steel) Baird, E...