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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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Cheers, Virginia!
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!["Repeal the 18th Amendment/ More Beer Less Taxes" scarf, 1920s A square scarf with a blue border and an illustration of three people in the center, two of whom play handheld drums and 1 of whom plays a flute. Words read "Repeal the 18th Amendment: More Beer Less Taxes"](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/CheersVirginia_ProhibitionScarf.2003.424.jpg.webp?itok=y9FpAsli)
Explore how craft makers have used their talent and enthusiasm to connect with and represent the people, places, and...
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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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Coming Out, Affecting Change
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For centuries, social and legal discrimination forced most lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ+)...
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Commonwealth Explorers
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![Commonwealth Explorers A gallery with a dogwood tree mural, picnic table, and interactive children's costumes](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Commonwealth%20Explorers_0.jpg.webp?itok=5ZHmoeW9)
This gallery offers a playful exploration specifically oriented toward VMHC’s youngest visitors and their companions...
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Commonwealth Kids
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![Roanoke Market Street scene, goat cart and children.](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/CommonwealthKids_RoanokeMarket.2000.225.56.jpg.webp?itok=Oe9D8CG8)
This display presents a selection of items related to young Virginians across the centuries and the stories that they...
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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
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![Two Black students protest school closures in Farmville, Virginia Two Black female students protesting school closures by marching with posters](/sites/default/files/styles/fp_landscape_768x576/public/Farmville%2BProtest%20%28002%29_1920x1440.jpg.webp?itok=4gqp-b6Y)
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...