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The Christopher Werle Collection
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Learn about Christopher Werle's work in Kuwait during the Persian Gulf War.
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The Media General Papers and Thomas Jefferson's Letters
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Richmond-based Media General and its predecessors were led and grown by four generations of the Bryan family.
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The Peaceful Transfer of Power: Oaths and Inaugurations
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Thomas Jefferson and the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom
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Jefferson sent a paper to the Virginia Convention of 1774, later published as A Summary View of the Rights of British...
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Thomas Jefferson’s 1774 Summary View of the Rights of British America
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The importance of Summary View is proven by the reappearance in the Declaration of most of its ideas, beginning with...
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Tiny Tomes
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Defined as no more than three inches in height or width, miniature books were first produced with convenience in mind...
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Valentines
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February 14 has a long history as a day for friends and sweethearts to exchange tokens of affection. By the end of the...
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Victory Gardens
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First promoted during World War I, war gardening, or victory gardens, provided American citizens an opportunity to...
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Virginia and Presidential Politics
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Soon after the Revolutionary War, American leaders realized that they differed in their visions of what the nation...
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Virginia Company of London
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The plan to colonize Virginia began in 1606 when a group of merchants formed the Virginia Company of London. James I...
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Virginia's Constitution
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The delegates who gathered in convention in Richmond in 1901 to rewrite Virginia’s Constitution had no doubt about why...
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Virginia’s Star Political Cartoonists
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Virginia has been home to many well-known politicians and artists, but it can also lay claim to several prominent...
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War Stories: Commemorating the Centennial of World War I
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World War I had a dramatic impact on the nation and our Commonwealth. For Virginia, perhaps one of the most significant...
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West Virginia v. EPA
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How has America wrestled with the debate over regulation versus growth of industry, and how does the Supreme Court’s...
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What Exactly Is A Shadow Docket?
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Who was Oliver Hill?
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The VMHC has a group of items that belonged to Oliver W. Hill, Sr., a prominent Richmond civil rights attorney, donated...
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World War II Stamp Corsage (c. 1942)
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During World War II, Clair Bugg of Farmville became a kind of walking advertisement for the war effort: She wore this...
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Writing the Declaration of Independence, 1776
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Learn about Thomas Jefferson and his role in writing the Declaration of Independence.