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20230712MS1263Monticello1.jpg
Two pages from a photograph album showing Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in the late 1800s.

MS1103 American Red Cross canteen service report 04 January 1919.pdf
Report on Canteen Services dated 04 January 1919 for the American Red Cross Bureau of Canteen Service for the canteen at Lynchburg, Virginia. The report indicates that during the month of December 1918 more than 23,000 soldiers were served and 15…

MS1521.transcript.1-4.pdf
Scanned images of Manuscript Collection 1521.

The Henry Louis Amonette Letter to Marie is held in physical format at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The original letter is 12 pages, handwritten on ivory paper in black ink. The…

MS 1080 Letter to HE Steptoe 10 January 1944 envelopefront.pdf
Images of a letter written from Lady Nancy Astor to her cousin, Hampden E. Steptoe, on 10 January 1944 from Cliveden, Taplow, Bucks [England]. Also included is a transcription of the letter and an image of the front and back envelope showing the…

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Digitized scan of a Bill of Sale recording the sale of transfer of enslaved person Peggy Dean to Charles Minor Blackford in March 1846.

The original document, which has been partially laminated, is held as part of manuscript 1793, the Blackford…

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Invitation to the circus issued by Henry Barnum to Reverend John Bayley in 1877 for a performance in Petersburg, Virginia. On the reverse is a portion of a sermon, possibly written by Bayley.

JMLMS1793.1-1.1.pdf
Digital scan of "Family Record of Births - Marriages - Deaths with which is added a short Family History of The Blackfords-Colstons-Minors-Carters-Marshalls-Fishers collected and prepared by C.M. Blackford, Lynchburg, Virginia"

This family history…

JMLMS1793.1-2.1.jpg
Digital scan of document entitled "Registry of Negroes, Ages-Births-Sales as December 12th, 1858". The two-page typewritten document is held at Jones Memorial Library in manuscript collection 1793, the Blackford Family Collection.

The document…

JMLMS1448.1.jpg
Digital image of a four page printed theatre program for The Bowman Opera House performance of A Trial By Jury on 10 April 1899 in Lynchburg, Virginia. The comedic program is for a performance by neighbors and friends in Diamond Hil, Lynchburg.

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Advertisement from the C.D. Pennebaker & Sons law firm in Washington, D.C. advertising services to aid in filing pension documents.

The advertisement is from the late 1800s and follows a change to military pension laws enacted by the 49th U.S.…

JMLMS1768.1.jpg
Three digital images of customer requests to the Charles C. Buck and Company candy distributor in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Manuscript Collection 1768 is the Charles C. Buck and Company Papers. The company was owned by Charles Buck, a confectioner…

JMLMS1462.1a.jpg
Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1462, Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter, 1861-1862.

The collection includes two letters written in 1861 by Henry G. Compton while stationed at Camp McCullock…

JMLMS1141.1-4.01November1853LandsandNegroesEstofTFPotterCopy1.1.jpg
Scanned images of a document entitled Lands and Negroes Est. of T.F. Potter dated 01 November 1853, Copy 1. This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-4.

Thomas Potter owned the…

JMLMS1338.1.jpg
Image of Manuscript 1338 held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The program is four pages and describes the children's day service held at Court Street Methodist Episcopal Church in Lynchburg, Virginia on 28 May 1899.

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Digital image of map from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript 2074, the Calista Rosser Cralle Long Journal.

The journal is a typescript entitled Journal of a Journey from Virginia to Kentucky, which is transcribed and prepared by Anne Lilliott…

MS1942Folder1Crenshaw18980611FAbio.pdf
Handwritten letter from Walter Crenshaw to his mother dated 11 June 1898 from Camp Cuba Libre in Jacksonville, Florida.

Crenshaw served as a private in Company 4 of the 4th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers. The company reached Camp Cuba Libre on 07…

JMLMS1141.1-3.05April1842BillofSaleJamesPotter.1.jpg
Scanned image of a Bill of Sale for James Potter on 05 April 1842 in Savannah, Georgia. James Potter was owner of the Tweedside and Colerain Plantations. This bill of sale documents the purchase of named enslaved persons by Potter in…

18750827 Johnson to Gardner 1.pdf
Collection of three letters related to the Mississippi Valley Society, a British company organized to induce European immigration into Mississippi.

The Mississippi Valley Society was conceived in November 1872 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1875,…

JMLMS1141.1-3.08July1848BargainandSaleThomasPotter.1.jpg
Scanned images of a bargain and sale document for Thomas Potter in Chatham County, Georgia on 08 July 1848. This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-3.

Thomas Potter owned the…

Diamond Hill Papers - MS 1595 - Finding Aid.pdf
Digital photographs from Manuscript Collection MS 1595, Folder 5-1 for the Diamond Hill Historical District Society held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The digital collection includes XX photographs of the Diamond Hill…

Church.1307.09.1991.1.tif
Digital photographs from Manuscript Collection MS 1595, Folder 1-5 for the Diamond Hill Historical Society held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Images of Church Street in Lynchburg.

Crad.Terry.1990.1.tif
Digital photographs from Manuscript Collection MS 1595, Folder 5-1 for the Diamond Hill Historical District Society held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

JMLMS1141.1-2.14March1834BillofSaleofAbraham.1.jpg
Scanned image of a Bill of Sale for enslaved person Abraham in South Caroline in 1834. This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-2.

The Potter estate included the Colerain and…

MS1177 Register page.jpg
Excerpted page from Manuscript Collection 1177, Biggers Primary School attendance records. The page records attendance for the period May 19 to June 13, 1890 with names of boys and girls with their ages.

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Image of harmonicas held in the Lucile Barrow Turner (MS 1234) Collection at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Materials from the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia related to baseball. This digital collection includes clippings from The News & Advance and other items from the library's physical collections. The bulk of clippings are from the…

Lynchburg Sports Club Collection.pdf
Finding aid to the Lynchburg Sports Club collection held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

NA0080-001.JPG
Newspaper clippings from Lynchburg News & Advance related to the Lynchburg Woman's Club.Date range is mid-1900s. Scans of original photos included for selected clippings.File span is 526 clippings (there is no clipping #514).

Jones Memorial Library Index to Lynchburg Newspapers by Main Subject A through G.pdf
Alphabetical index by main subject to articles in the Lynchburg News & Advance.

This index was created by Jones Memorial Library and contains more than 27,000 entries. All rights to this index are held by the George M. Jones Memorial Library…

City Officials.xlsx
Excel list of Lynchburg City Officials from Jones Memorial Library database. The list includes source information, officials' names, positions held, dates, and wards. Racial identification and notes are recorded for some individuals.

This list…
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