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Alpha Theta Sigma Letter to Maud Campbell and Reply from Campbell
Digital reproduction of a letter from Alpha Theta sorority in Lynchburg, Virginia to Jane Maud Campbell, Head Librarian of Jones Memorial Library.
In the letter, the sorority seeks a meeting with Campbell to discuss library services to…
In the letter, the sorority seeks a meeting with Campbell to discuss library services to…
A Veritable Encyclopedia of History
Scanned images of an eight page pamphlet entitled A Veritable Encyclopedia of History published by the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, Inc.
The printed pamphlet is held in physical format as part of Manuscript Collection 1396,…
The printed pamphlet is held in physical format as part of Manuscript Collection 1396,…
American Library Association Survey on Government and Administration of Public Library Service to Negroes
Digital reproduction of two letters and a survey from 1938.
In a November 1938 letter from Eliza Atkins to Jane Maud Campbell at Jones Memorial Library, Atkins requests Campbell's participation in an American Library Association survey on library…
In a November 1938 letter from Eliza Atkins to Jane Maud Campbell at Jones Memorial Library, Atkins requests Campbell's participation in an American Library Association survey on library…
Alexandria Library Correspondence
Digital reproduction of a letter dated 02 October 1950 from Ellen Coolidge Burke at Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Virginia to Lucille Dickerson at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
In her letter, Burke requests information about…
In her letter, Burke requests information about…
Alexandria Library (Alexandria, Va.) Letters
Scanned image of a letter dates 02 October 1950 from Ellen Coolidge Burke of Alexandria (Va.) Library to Lucille Dickerson at Jones Memorial Library. In the letter Burke seeks information about the Jones library, erroneously believing the library to…
Knight Transfer receipt
Scanned image of a handwritten note referencing the cost of moving furniture from the Dunbar Branch and College Hill Branch of the Jones Memorial Library on 28 July 1946. The note is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1396, the…
Letters to Louisville
Digital reproduction of a series of letters between Jane Maud Campbell, librarian of Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, and George T. Settle and Rachel Davis Harris of the Louisville Free Public Library. The letters are written in 1923 and…
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…
Dunbar High School Architectural Plans
Digital reproduction of set of four architectural plans for the 1921 construction of Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Dunbar High School served "colored" students in the city during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Jones Memorial…
Dunbar High School served "colored" students in the city during the Jim Crow era of racial segregation. Jones Memorial…
Bill of Sale to James Potter (1842)
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…
Bargain and Sale by Thomas Potter
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…
Thomas Potter owned the…
Diamond Hill Historical Society Digital Photo Archive - 13th Street and 313 Washington Street
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…
The digital collection includes XX photographs of the Diamond Hill…
Diamond Hill Historical Society Photo Archives - Church Street and Clay Street
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.
Images of Church Street in Lynchburg.
Diamond Hill Historical Society Digital Photo Archive - Craddock Terry, Diamond Hill Garden, Grace Street.
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.
Image of Dunbar High School library 1953-1954
Digital scan of the front cover and an interior page from the 1954 issue of The Dunbarian yearbook for Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.
The interior page includes a photograph, second from the top, showing the Dunbar High School…
The interior page includes a photograph, second from the top, showing the Dunbar High School…
Dunbarian Vol 1 No 7
Digital reproduction of Dunbarian newsletter, Vol. 1, No. 7, 08 June 1927. The six-page newsletter is held in photocopied format at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia as Pamphlet File 2784.
Included on page two of the newsletter are…
Included on page two of the newsletter are…
Dunbar High School 1923 Commencement Program
Scanned reproduction of four page program for commencement exercises at Dunbar High School in Lynchburg, Virginia in 1923. Dunbar High School opened in 1923 and this program is for the first graduating class.
Biographical sketch of Susan Elizabeth Fain Davis
Biographical sketch of former Dunbar High School librarian Susan Elizabeth Fain Davis from page one of The Fifty-Niners Chronicle, Quarterly Newsletter of Dunbar High School Class of 1959, Volume 7, No. 4, October-December 2017.
The printed…
The printed…
Segregation or Integration, Which?
Scanned image of photocopies of a printed sermon delivered by Rev. Jerry Falwell regarding racial segregation and integration. This sermon was delivered at Thomas Road Baptist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia and published in The Word of Life…
Bill of Sale to James Potter for Abraham (1834)
Scanned image of a Bill of Sale for enslaved person Abraham in South Carolina 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…
The Potter estate included the Colerain and…
Baseball in Lynchburg
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 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).
Booklists for Dunbar Branch, MS1396 Folder 1
Manuscript Collection 1396 is the Dunbar High School Library Papers. Four folders are included in this collection.
The papers are from the Dunbar Branch of the Jones Memorial Library. The Dunbar Branch was opened in 1924 at the Paul Laurence…
The papers are from the Dunbar Branch of the Jones Memorial Library. The Dunbar Branch was opened in 1924 at the Paul Laurence…
Jones Memorial Library Annual Report 2023
Annual report of the Jones Memorial Library for the period 01 July 2022 to 30 June 2023.
Dunbar Branch Periodical List
Scanned image of a typewritten Periodical List dated 28 January 1936 with note "Ordered from Miss Janet W Snead-City-Jan 28/35" and stamped "Dunbar Branch Lynchburg, VA Jones Memorial Library'. The lists includes 24 periodical titles.
Jones Memorial Library founding documents
Digital images of founding documents for the Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Originals are held in printed format in the library's collection.
Alphabetical Subject Index to Lynchburg News & Advance
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…
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…
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…
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"…
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…