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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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Determined for High Schoolers
These lesson plans have been designed in conjunction with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture's 2019-2020 ground
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Determined for Middle Schoolers
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These lesson plans have been designed in conjunction with the Virginia Museum of History & Culture's 2019-2020 ground
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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.
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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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Great things are expected from the Virginians
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Capt. John Chilton of the 3rd Virginia Infantry described his experiences in New York and New Jersey in 1776–77 in letters home to family and friends. Located in the society's manuscripts collection, Chilton's letters offer a fascinating glimpse of one Virginian's thoughts and experiences during a pivotal time in the Revolutionary War.
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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...