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Hampton Institute and Booker T. Washington
Hampton Normal and Agricultural Institute was founded in 1868 by General Samuel Armstrong. He was interested in moral
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How to Use the Environmental History Resources Guide
The majority of the entries in this guide cover major manuscript collections (that is, numbering fifty items or more). In some instances, usually...
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Independent Order of St. Luke - Justice
Independent Order of St. Luke. Antioch Council No. 506, Powhatan County, records, 1923–1932. 3 items. Mss4In254b. Papers concerning the payment of a...
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Index to African American material in the broadside collection
These broadsides (items printed on one sheet of paper and then posted for the general public) include announcements, political campaign items, advertising material, and legal notices.
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Index to African American material in the sheet music collection
Whether the songs are about political campaigns, military affairs, or personal tragedy, sheet music can reveal both the public and private aspects of life.
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Ingle, Mary Friend Mayo – King, Clinton M.
Ingle, Mary Friend Mayo, Diary, 1885. 1 volume. Mss5:1In45:1. This diary, kept by Mary Friend (Mayo) Ingle (1870–1962) of Richmond, comments on the...
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Inglis, John Auchincloss - Justice Family Papers
Inglis, John Auchincloss, Letter. 1 item. Mss2IN47a1.A letter, [1862], from John Auchincloss Inglis (1813–1878), possibly of the 36th North Carolina...
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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...
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Interpreting Historical Images
A historical image can be interpreted in a number of ways. Each approach brings a different set of considerations, or frame
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Invented Scenes for Narratives
When artists were hired to illustrate written accounts of events in Virginia, they did not aim to make realistic
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John Chilton letter [page 1]
John Chilton to Martin Pickett (VHS call number: Mss1 K2694 a8) Transcription: Morris height Camp N. York, Government. 17th
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John Chilton letter [page 2]
hour. Our men observed the best order, not quitting their ranks tho' exposed to a constant & warm fire. I can't say enough in
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John Chilton letter [page 3]
P.S. Since I finished my letter am informed that we had about 20 killed & as many wounded. It is said that the enemy
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John Marshall
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Highlighting objects like his Law Commonplace Notebook, spectacles and inkwell, writing desk, and even his hair, this...
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Kearns, Watkins - Klag, Henry
Kearns, Watkins, Diaries, 1861–1864. 3 volumes. Mss5:1K2143:1–3. Microfilm reel C598.The diary, 21 May 1861–29 February 1864, of Watkins Kearns (1837...
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Keith - Lupton
Keith family papers, 1710–1865. 193 items. Mss1K2694a. Microfilm reels B19 and C599. The papers of this Fauquier County family contain several...
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Lacy, Beverley Tucker - Lucas Family Papers
Lacy, Beverley Tucker, Letter, 1863. 1 item. Mss2L1196a1.A letter, 2 June 1863, to James Power Smith (1837–1923) from Beverley Tucker Lacy (1819–1900)...
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Lacy, Elizabeth Churchill Jones – Lyons, Elizabeth Watkins Henry
Lacy, Elizabeth Churchill Jones, Memoir, 1903. 7 pp. Photocopy of typescript. Mss5:1L1195:1.In this brief memoir composed near the end of her life...
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Manuscript Collections for the Environmental History Resources Guide
Agnew, Marian K., papers, c. 1967–1993. 70 linear feet. Mss1Ag635aFA2 (in process). These materials consist of federal, state, county, and municipal...
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Massive Resistance
In 1954, the political organization of U.S. senator Harry F. Byrd, Sr., controlled Virginia politics. Senator Byrd promoted