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Research Guide
Environmental History Resources Guide
From the period of its founding as an English settlement in North America, essentially a business venture from the start, Virginia has thrived on the...
Research Guide
F Company Association - Funsten, David
F Company Association, Minute Book, 1876–1895. 1 volume. Mss4F1a1.The minute book of the F Company Association, kept by Robert Alonzo Brock (1839–1914...
Portrait Index - Individuals
Facetia - Fussell: 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 Guide
Fairfax - Funsten
Fairfax, John Walter (1828–1908), papers, 1863–1937. 15 items. Mss1F1613a. Microfilm reel C596. Fairfax served as assistant adjutant and inspector...
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Fairfax County Court – Fry, Mary Ella Fourqurean
Fairfax County, Court, Papers, 1742–1793. 12 items. Mss4F1613d.Consist of miscellaneous legal papers. Of particular note is a summons, 1755...
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Finding the Familiar
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Finding the Familiar celebrates the uniqueness and relatability of everyday objects and allows visitors to appreciate...
Portrait Index - Individuals
Folders containing photographs and portraits of individuals
The VMHC maintains an extensive series of photograph files that may contain a combination of original photographs, cartes de
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Founding Frenemies
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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...
Portrait Index - Individuals
Gaddard - Gwynn: photographs and portraits of individuals
The VMHC maintains an extensive series of photograph files that may contain a combination of original photographs, cartes de
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Gallagher, Charles H. - Gwathmey Family Papers
Gallagher, Charles Kewell, Letter, 1861. 1 item. Mss7:2H2884:1. A letter, 2 September 1861, from Charles Kewell Gallagher (1833–1893) of Washington, N...
Research Guide
Galt-Gwin
Galt, James K. (1836–1913), diary, 1889–1892. 2 v. Mss5:1G1393:1-2.Galt, an itinerant Baptist minister from Reba, Bedford County, kept his diary in...
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Galt, Mary Jeffery – Gwathmey Family
Galt, Mary Jeffery, Memoir, ca. 1910. 11 pp. Typescript. Mss5:1G1394:1.This unfinished memoir by Mary Jeffery Galt (1844–1922) recalls her childhood...
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Give Me Liberty
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This exhibition will inspire a deep appreciation for the continental and global forces as well as the individual actions...
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Guide to African American Manuscripts
Introduction As Great Britain's largest and wealthiest North American colony, and later as the state with the largest enslaved and free black...
Research Guide
H. A. White & Co. - Hutchison
H. A. White & Co., Warrenton, records, 1852–1867. 6 vols. Mss5:3W5868:4–9.Concern a major mercantile operation conducted by Hamden A. White in...
Portrait Index - Individuals
Haas - Hynes: photographs and portraits of individuals
The VMHC maintains an extensive series of photograph files that may contain a combination of original photographs, cartes de
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Haile, Robert Gaines - Hutchison Family Papers
Haile, Robert Gaines, Diary, 1862. 1 item. Typescript copy. Mss5:1H1252:1. A photocopy of a typed transcript of a diary, 1–23 June 1862, kept by...
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Hall, Nancy Johns Turner – Huntington, William
[Hall, Nancy Johns Turner], The Imaginist, 1844. 4 volumes. Mss5:9H1405:1.Written under the pseudonym Ann Tracy, "The Imaginist or Recollections of an...
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History Matters
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Featuring selections from the VMHC’s vast collection of nine million items, this exhibition will inspire guests to seek...