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Nowlin Family Notes

Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1839 - the Nowlin Family Notes.

This collection is held in physical format at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The collection includes genealogy notes regarding…

Natural Bridge Hotel Guest Register selections

Images of pages from the Natural Bridge Hotel Guest Register, Manuscript 1500, held in physical format at Jones Memorial Library. The register includes guest names and signatures for the period 01 May 1894 to 30 April 1899. Digital images are for…

Tags: Grover Cleveland, guest registers, hotel records, hotels, MS 1500, MS1500, Natural Bridge Hotel, presidents, records, registers, Theodore Roosevelt

MS1200 Weather Memorandum Book selection

Page from Manuscript 1200 held at Jones Memorial Library from the Weather Memorandum Book kept by William Massie. The book details Massie's daily weather observations at the Pharsalia and Level Green plantations in Nelson County, Virginia.

Tags: 1861, Civil War, Level Green, manuscripts, Massie family, MS 1200, MS1200, Pharsalia, Plantations, records, weather, weather records, William Massie

Methodist Associated Church minute book excerpt

Digital image of first page of Methodist Associated Church minute book. This image is taken from the original resource held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia as part of the Methodist Associated Church Papers.

The Methodist…

Tags: 1828, church history, Churches, expulsion, Methodist Associated Church, Methodist Church, Methodist Episcopal Church, minutes, MS 1373, MS1373

Manuscript 1047 Seth Woodroof Account Book

Note: A transcription is included with each of the images at the bottom of the page; click on an image to read the transcription.

Manuscript 1047 ("Seth Woodroof Account Book") is a handwritten notebook which lists enslaved persons, buyers, and…

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Lynchburg's Response

Lynchburg's Response is a small pamphlet that summarizes the support given by citizens and organizations in Lynchburg for the war effort during World War I in 1917-1918. The original printed pamphlet is held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg as…

Tags: 1917, 1918, Lynchburg's Response, pamphlets, publications, reports, war effort, wars, World War 1, World War I

Lynchburg Woman's Club News & Advance clippings

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).

Tags: 1900s, clippings, Lynchburg Woman's Club, News & Advance, newspaper clippings, photos, social clubs, Women's clubs

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…

Tags: cards, Chamber of Commerce, Lynchburg, Lynchburg Chamber of Commerce, Manuscript 1316, Maps, MS 1316, MS1316, publications, tourism, tourist promotions, travel, welcome card

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…

Tags: cinemas, entertainment, lists, Lynchburg, Lynchburg Theaters, movie theaters, theaters, venues

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…

Tags: annexation, bumper stickers, city of Lynchburg, documents, goals, leagues, Lynchburg Taxpayers League, MS 1972, MS1972, objectives, records, taxes, taxpayers

Lynchburg Opera House advertisement

Advertisement for the Lynchburg Opera House for 01 January 1883.

Tags: 1800s, 1883, advertisements, Lynchburg Opera House, MS 1416, MS1416, Music, opera 188

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.

Tags: 1860, 1930, Arthur H Jennings, Civil War, Confederacy, Confederate Army, Lynchburg Men of the Confederacy, manuscripts, memoris, MS 1937, MS1937, reminiscences

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…

Tags: 1851, 1931, histories, John Meem Payne, Lynchburg, Lynchburg Eighty Years Ago, manuscripts, memoirs, MS 1937, MS1937, Payne, personal histories, recollections, reminiscences

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…

Tags: City Council, city councilors, city directories, Excel, lists, Lynchburg City Council, politicians, wards

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…

Tags: 1887, 1888, Irvine Christian, John D Suter, John D Suter and Company, library history, Lynchburg Circulating Library, Lynchburg libraries, Manuscript 131, MS 1431, MS1431

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…

Tags: citations, indexes, lists, Lynchburg Biographies Index, Lynchburg people

Lucile Barrow Turner harmonicas

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

Tags: harmonicas, Lucile Barrow Turner, MS 1234, MS1234, musical instruments, musicians, photographs

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"…

Tags: burials, funeral homes, funeral parlors, lists, Lynchburg funeral homes, mortuaries

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…

Tags: 1861, 1862, Camp McCullock, Civil War, Confederate Army, Henry G Compton, Letters, MS 1462, MS1462, New Market, soldiers, William J Jeter

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…

Tags: 1944, Astor family, Cliveden, correspondence, England, Hampden Early Steptoe, January 1944, Lady Astor, Lady Nancy Astor, Letters, MS 1080, MS1080, Nancy Astor, Steptoe family, war correspondence, World War 2, World War II

Letter of Attorney Robert F Stockton to James Potter

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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…

Tags: 1849, enslaved labor, enslaved persons, Georgia, legal records, MS 1141, MS1141, Potter Estate, Potter Estate Papers, Potter family, slavery records

Letter from Bushrod Washington

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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…

Tags: 1827, autograph collection, Bushrod Washington, correspondence, debts, Letters, MS 1267, MS1267, Washington, Washington D.C.

Lands and Negroes Estate of T.F. Potter list

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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…

Tags: 1853, enslaved labor, enslaved persons, inventories, legal records, lists, MS 1141, MS1141, Potter Estate, Potter Estate Papers, Potter family, slavery records, Thomas Potter, Wills

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…

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