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McCalla - Myers
McCalla, John Moore (1793–1873), papers, 1831–1887. 688 items. Mss1M1248a. Microfilm reel C119. Resident of Lexington, Ky., and Washington, D.C...
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McCarthy Family – Myers Family
McCarthy Family Papers, 1839–1865. 40 items. Mss1M1275a. Microfilm reel C301.This collection contains the correspondence of several members of the...
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Mending Walls RVA
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This pop-up exhibition and community collaboration featured a diverse group of artists creating public artwork as a tool...
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Merry Christmas, Charlie Brown!
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This exhibition examined the making of this animated classic and celebrated the anticipation, joy, and pitfalls of the...
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Nadenbousch - Nourse, Margaret Tilloston (Kemble)
Nadenbousch, John Quincy Adams, Papers, 1791–1925. ca. 825 items. Mss1N1244aFA2. Microfilm reels C122–124.Contains the papers of John Quincy Adams...
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Nalle - Overby
Nalle family papers, 1800–1862. 79 items. Mss1N1495a.Correspondence, financial papers, and other records of a farming family in Culpeper and Orange...
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National Fathers' Day Association, Inc. – Overseers of the Poor
National Fathers’ Day Association, Inc., Records, 1917–1933. 33 items. Mss4N213b.The National Fathers' Day Association, Inc., was founded by Kate...
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Oh, Shenandoah
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Old, James W. - Pulliam, Samuel Harper
O'Connor, Arthur Emmet, Letters, 1861–1862. 4 items. Mss2Oc55b.Written by O'Connor between 4 October 1861 and 24 February 1862 while serving with the...
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Other Related Collections for the Environmental History Resources Guide
Manuscripts form only one portion of the society's study collection. The library also holds a comprehensive collection of published material...
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Our Commonwealth
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This signature exhibition provides an in-depth, multi-sensory journey through the five major regions of Virginia and...
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Page - Provine
Page, Carolyn N., papers, 1960–1997. 4 items. Mss2P14123b.A scrapbook and some loose items document the career of Carolyn B. Page of Richmond as an...
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Page, Carolyn N. – Putzel, Mary Jane McCauley
Page, Carolyn N. Papers, 1960–1997. 4 items. Mss214123b.Scrapbook and other items documenting the career of Carolyn N. Page (of Richmond, Va.) at A. H...
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Partners in History
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In 2019, the VMHC and the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia (BHMVA) began a long-term partnership to...
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Political Decline and Westward Migration
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The political stature of Virginia declined on the national stage when no successors of ability emerged to replace the...
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PRAISE YOUR MOTHER / AMA A LA MAMÁ – InLight 2020
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The VMHC was excited to be a host location in November 2020 for the art installation, PRAISE YOUR MOTHER / AMA A LA MAMÁ...
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Quesenberry - Rutherfoord
Quesenberry family papers, 1827–1913. 209 items. Mss1Q375a. Microfilm reel C578.These papers mainly consist of financial and legal records of the...
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Quesenberry Family Papers - Rutherfoord Family Papers
Quesenberry Family Papers, 1827–1913. 209 items. Mss1Q375a. Microfilm reel C578.Contains the papers of the Quesenberry family of King George County...
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Rachal, Mary Baskerville Carrington – Rust, Maria Hawkes
Rachal, Mary Baskerville Carrington, Autograph Album, 1876–1877. 1 volume. Mss5:6R1146:1. Microfilm reel C474.Kept at Sunnyside School in Mecklenburg...
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Racial Inequality
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Confederate defeat threatened to change white southern identity. Suddenly African Americans were free to determine the...