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Cabell Family
Cabell family. Papers, 1774-1941. Section 18Correspondence, 1833-1879, of Henry Coalter CabellCall Number Mss1 C1118 a 196-590 Index to Correspondents...
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Carrington Family
Carrington Family Papers, 1744-1940. Section 22Correspondence, 1830-1882, of John Blair McPhail (1807-1891) Call NumberMss1 C2358 d 650-1317 Allen, C...
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Carter Family
Carter family papers, 1651-1861Call Number Mss1 C2468 a 145-981Section 22. Correspondence of Robert Carter (1728-1804) of “Nomini Hall.” Index to...
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Chaffin Family
Chaffin Family Papers, 1814-1953 (bulk 1846-1902) Call Number Mss1 C3467 a Supplemental Indices Sections 6-9 Section 15 Sections 20-23 Chaffin Family...
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Chamberlayne Family
Chamberlayne Family Papers, 1821-1938Section 1. Correspondence, 1860-1882, of John Hampden ChamberlayneCall Number Mss1 C3552 c1-433L ist of...
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Civil Rights Movement in Virginia
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The civil rights movement of the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s was one phase in the longer black freedom struggle that began when the first Africans arrived in Virginia in 1619 and continues today.
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Claiborne Family, Section 27
Claiborne FamilyPapers, 1665-1911. Section 27.Call Number Mss1 C5217 b 283-764 Correspondence, 1836-1895, of Herbert Augustine Claiborne of Richmond...
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Claiborne Family, Section 41
Claiborne FamilyPapers, 1665-1911. Section 41.Call Number Mss1 C5217 b 824-2,170 Correspondence, 1841-1859, of Griswold and Claiborne of Richmond, Va...
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Claiborne Family, Section 56
Claiborne FamilyPapers, 1665-1911. Section 56.Call Number Mss1 C5217 b 3,299-3,596 Correspondence, 1841-1854, of Chauncey Goodrich Griswold primarily...
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Cocke Family
A Guide to the Cocke family. Papers, 1770-1860.Section 17. Correspondence, 1796-1859, of James Powell Cocke (1781-1861).Call Number Mss1 C6458 b 451...
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Dabney Family
Dabney Family Papers, 1742-1928. Section 21Correspondence, 1830-1891, of Charles William Dabney (1809-1895)Call Number Mss1 D1124 b 369-870 Name and...
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Early Images of Virginia Indians: The William W. Cole Collection
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Explore engravings and illustration of early Virginia Indians.
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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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Eye of the Storm: The Civil War Drawings of Robert Knox Sneden
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Through his 5,000-page personal memoir, Robert Knox Sneden takes us to the front lines of the Civil War.
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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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General Orders No. 61
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On May 2, 1863, during the battle of Chancellorsville, friendly fire struck Lt. Gen. Thomas J. "Stonewall" Jackson while he and others rode amid the chaos of the still-forming Confederate lines. Thus began the series of events that led eventually to Robert E. Lee composing General Orders No. 61, which announced to his army the death of Jackson.
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Getting the Message Out: Presidential Campaign Memorabilia from the Collection of Allen A. Frey
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Buttons and banners, ribbons and posters, coffee mugs and whiskey flasks, match books and mouse pads. For nearly 200 years, presidential candidates and their supporters have used almost every means available to attract votes.