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Election Coupon Ballots Collection
Digital scan of the Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1430 which includes election coupon ballots for Lynchburg, Virginia elections spanning from 1871 to 1887. Included are sample ballots for 12 different elections held in the city between…
Finding Aid to the Lynchburg Sports Club collection
Finding aid to the Lynchburg Sports Club collection held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
General Orders, No. 34, Headquarters 1st Military District
Images of printed document known as General Orders No. 34, Headquarters 1st Military District. The document includes three printed pages which give instructions for the governing of Boards of Registration regarding qualifications for voter…
Helen Keller Letter to Mr. Graves
Letter from Helen Keller to Mr. Graves dated 26 March 1946 in which Keller requests financial support for the Committee on the Deaf-Blind of America.
Henry L Alberti Two Images of Monticello
Two pages from a photograph album showing Thomas Jefferson's Monticello in the late 1800s.
Henry Louis Amonette Letter to Marie
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…
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…
History of the Blue Ridge D.A.R.
This document is a history of the Blue Ridge Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, written circa 1929 by Mrs. E.C. Hamner.
James Steptoe Letter to Frances Langhorne, 16 October 1821 (MS 1006)
Image of handwritten letter from James Steptoe to Frances Langhorne dated 16 October 1821.
Jefferson Davis Letters
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,…
The Mississippi Valley Society was conceived in November 1872 in St. Louis, Missouri. In 1875,…
John D. Langhorne Sale of Tweedside Plantation
Scanned images of a document entitled John D. Langhorne to James Potter Tweedside Plantation. This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-5.
The Tweedside Plantation near Savannah,…
The Tweedside Plantation near Savannah,…
John McBratney and His Mother around 1870 (MS 1041, Folder 1-3)
Photograph of a woman and boy with print at bottom "T Plimmer" and "Belfast". Handwritten on reverse "John McBratney + his Mother about 1870". Printed on reverse "Miniature and Portrait Painter T. Plimmer Portrait and Landscape Photographer 10…
John William sale document
Scanned image of a document dated Savannah 15 May 1844 signed John William. This document may represent the purchase of sale of an enslaved person named George. The document is partially torn and incomplete.
The document is part of Jones Memorial…
The document is part of Jones Memorial…
Jones-Sterling Family Collection (Manuscript 1247, Box 4)
Selected images of pages from two journals kept by James T. Jones for agricultural land in Fluvanna County, Virginia for the period 1831-1851. The images show pages from manuscript collection 1247, Box 4, folders 4-1 and 4-2.
Depicted on these…
Depicted on these…
Lands and Negroes Estate of T.F. Potter list
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…
Thomas Potter owned the…
Letter from Bushrod Washington
Digital image of a handwritten letter from Bushrod Washington to an unknown addressee in Albemarle County. This letter is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1267: Autograph Collection.
The letter is handwritten in black ink on…
The letter is handwritten in black ink on…
Letter of Attorney Robert F Stockton to James Potter
Digital scan of a letter from Robert F. Stockton to James Potter on 08 November 1849. This letter is from Manuscript Collection 1141, Potter Estate Papers, Folder 2.1.
In the letter, Stockton appoints his brother-in-law James Potter as his…
In the letter, Stockton appoints his brother-in-law James Potter as his…
Letter to H.E. Steptoe, 10 January 1944
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…
Letters of Henry G. Compton and William J. Jeter
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…
The collection includes two letters written in 1861 by Henry G. Compton while stationed at Camp McCullock…
List of Lynchburg Funeral Homes
Jones Memorial Library reference list of funeral homes in the Lynchburg, Virginia area.
The list includes funeral home business names, locations, proprietors, opening and closing dates, and notes about the business.
The term "colored"…
The list includes funeral home business names, locations, proprietors, opening and closing dates, and notes about the business.
The term "colored"…
Lucile Barrow Turner harmonicas
Image of harmonicas held in the Lucile Barrow Turner (MS 1234) Collection at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Lynchburg Biographies Index
Jones Memorial Library Lynchburg Biographies Index and index reference list.
The Lynchburg Biographies Index is organized alphabetically by surname and provides references for Lynchburg residents who are mentioned in key publications. The LBI…
The Lynchburg Biographies Index is organized alphabetically by surname and provides references for Lynchburg residents who are mentioned in key publications. The LBI…
Lynchburg Circulating Library Rules and Regulations
Manuscript 1431 held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia is the Lynchburg Circulation Library Rules and Regulations dating to 1887.
The Lynchburg Circulating Library was owned and operated by John D. Suter, a purveyor of books and…
The Lynchburg Circulating Library was owned and operated by John D. Suter, a purveyor of books and…
Lynchburg City Officials
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…
This list…
Lynchburg Eighty Years Ago
Digital reproduction of a manuscript entitled "Lynchburg Eighty Years Ago" written by John Meem Payne in 1931. The manuscript describes life in Lynchburg, Virginia in the 1850s.
The memoir is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection…
The memoir is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection…
Lynchburg Men of the Confederacy
Digital reproduction of a typewritten manuscript entitled "Lynchburg Men of the Confederacy" by Arthur H. Jennings.
This manuscript is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1397, Folder 1-5.
This manuscript is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1397, Folder 1-5.
Lynchburg Opera House advertisement
Advertisement for the Lynchburg Opera House for 01 January 1883.
Lynchburg Taxpayers' League Selected Documents
Selected digital reproductions of documents held in Jones Memorial Library Manuscript 1972, the Lynchburg Taxpayers' League Papers.
Included in the digital collection are a list of the League's objectives, a document describing the League's…
Included in the digital collection are a list of the League's objectives, a document describing the League's…
Lynchburg Theaters List
Jones Memorial Library historical list of theaters, auditoriums, movie houses in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The list is sorted alphabetically by the name of the theater. It includes street address, date of opening and closing, and notes.
The…
The list is sorted alphabetically by the name of the theater. It includes street address, date of opening and closing, and notes.
The…
Lynchburg Welcome Card (MS 1316)
Lynchburg Welcome Card (Manuscript 1316) held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The card is double-sided, orange cardstock and includes a printed message for visitors from the Chamber of Commerce. The reverse of the card includes a…