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Determined
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This exhibition examined the long history of black Americans in North America as they have fought for freedom, equal...
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Edgar E. MacDonald
MacDonald, Edgar E., 1919- , comp.Papers, 1818-1970. Section 4.Call Number Mss1 M1453 a 153-239 Index This section of correspondence is arranged...
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Edmund Jenings
Index to Letterbook, 1753 November 17 - 1769 July 29of Edmund Jenings (1703-1756)and Edmund Jenings (1731-1819) Call Number Mss1 J4105 a 1 Abercrombie...
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Eggleston Family, Section 13
Eggleston Family Papers, 1788-1975. Section 13. Call Number Mss1 Eg396 b 371-10,572 Correspondence, 1877-1953, of Joseph Dupuy Eggleston (1867-1953)...
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Eggleston Family, Section 25
Eggleston family. Papers, 1788-1975. Section 25. Call Number Mss1 Eg396 b 11,549-11,888 Index to letters written to and from various persons and...
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Finding the Familiar
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![Finding the Familiar White Text on a Blue Background reads Finding the Familiar](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Finding-the-Familiar--Logo-WEB.jpg.webp?itok=Zf19ZxcW)
Finding the Familiar celebrates the uniqueness and relatability of everyday objects and allows visitors to appreciate...
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FitzGerald Bemiss
FitzGerald Bemiss Papers, 1943-1997 Call Number Mss1 B4252 c 1-500 Series 1. Correspondence, n.d., 1943-1997, with or about George H. W. Bush Please...
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Founding Frenemies
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![Exhibition display from Founding Frenemies Manuscripts and a feather pen on a table with an exhibit label showing a Twitter post](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/768x576-Founding-Frenemies-Preview_013.jpg.webp?itok=y29yaWri)
This exhibition explored Alexander Hamilton’s relationships with the founding generation of Virginians through rare...
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Fresh Paint
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This unprecedented exhibition explored the power of murals to encourage reflection on Virginia’s past by inviting...
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Give Me Liberty
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![Patrick Henry Before the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1851 Peter F. Rothermel (1812-1895) Detail from painting that depicts Patrick Henry's speech against the Stamp Act of 1765](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Rothermel%2C-Patrick-Henry-at-House-of-Burgesses_FOR-WEB.jpg.webp?itok=jz8yveMS)
This exhibition will inspire a deep appreciation for the continental and global forces as well as the individual actions...
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Gordon Family
Gordon family. Papers, 1844-1951. Section 15.Correspondence, 1890-1948, of Elizabeth Iris Southall (Clarke) Gordon Biddle Gordon (1871-1958)Call...
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Hannah Family, Section 33
Hannah Family Papers, 1760-1967.Section 33 Correspondence, 1835-1888, of George Cunningham HannahCall Number Mss1 H1956 a 1199-2063Index to...
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Hannah Family, Section 87
Hannah Family Papers, 1760-1967. Section 87Correspondence, 1889-1964, of Anne (Atkinson) Burmeister ChamberlayneCall Number Mss1 H1956 a 4094-4454...
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Harvie Family
Harvie Family. Papers, 1831-1913. Section 1Correspondence, 1835-1887, of Lewis Edwin Harvie of "Dykeland," Amelia County, Va.Call Number Mss1 H2636 c...
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History Matters
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![History Matters Display cases with artifacts related to Virginia history](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/History%20Matters_032.jpg.webp?itok=s5gbPGlq)
Featuring selections from the VMHC’s vast collection of nine million items, this exhibition will inspire guests to seek...
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Holladay Family, Section 114
Holladay Family Papers, 1753-1961. Section 114Correspondence, 1835-1891, of James Minor HolladayCall Number Mss1 H7185 b 4588-6663 Index to...
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Holladay Family, Section 174
Holladay Family Papers, 1753-1961. Section 174Correspondence, 1839-1904, of Lucy Daniel (Lewis) HolladayCall Number Mss1 H7185 b 8959-11102 List of...
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Holladay Family, Section 30
Holladay family papers, 1753-1961. Section 30.Correspondence, 1801-1860, of Waller Holladay (1776-1860)Call Number Mss1 H7185 b 358-687 List of...
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Exhibition
Inside Looking Out
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The first exhibition of its kind in that it displays nearly all of artist Queena Stovall’s work in one place, this...