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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...
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Equal Access to Public Accommodations
Although integrating the nation's schools was the first priority of the civil rights movement, the denial of equal access to
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Evelyn Butts — Civil Rights Warrior
Evelyn Butts (1924–1993), a Norfolk seamstress, civil rights activist, and community organizer, helped strike down the poll
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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
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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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Family
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Fanciful Figures
View illustrations of Virginia Indians as they were imagined by artists.
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February 1967
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Fighting for Respect
The U.S. military was entirely segregated during World War I. The Marine Corps excluded Black Americans until 1942. The 370
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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...
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Fitzhugh Family
The colonial history of Stafford and King George counties—and thus of northern Virginia—is inseparable from that of the large
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Flora Crater — Feminist Activist
Feminism’s “first wave” secured equal voting rights, but not full equality. The 1960s witnessed a second wave of the feminist
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...
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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...
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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...