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Tags: account books, businesses, correspondence, finding aids, MS 1421, MS1421, records, stores, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia Tech, Willis Washington Driskill

Letter from R.B. Hall to J. Maud Campbell

Digital reproduction of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript collection 1395 held in physical format at the library.

The collection includes a two-page typewritten letter from R. B. Hall to J. Maud Campbell dated 16 March 1927, the outer mailing…

Tags: 1927, Altrusa Club, apartments, buildings, construction, correspondence, hotels, J Maud Campbell, Jane Maud Campbell, Letters, Maps, Piedmont Hard Surface Route, residential planning, urban planning, Virginian Hotel, women's housing

Canteen at Southern Station, Lynchburg

MS1103 Folder1-2 Image of Southern Station canteen Lynchburg 1917 or 1918.pdf

Tags: American Red Cross, canteens, Lunchberg, meals, MS 1103, MS1103, photographs, railroads, soldiers, Southern Station, transportation, World War 1

Advertisement for sale of Oakland Plantation

Image of advertisement for Oakland Plantation Sale in "The Lynchburg Daily Virginian" newspaper Nov. 4, 1859

Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital - 1930s plans

Drawings and plans of Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital from 1930s

Tags: 1930s, Architectural Archives, Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital, Hospitals

Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital - 1968 plans

Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital, Lynchburg, Virginia architectural plans

Tags: architectural drawings, architectural plans, Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital, Hospitals, plans

Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital

Architectural plans for the Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital

Tags: Architectural Archives, Guggenheimer Memorial Hospital, Hospitals, Lynchburg buildings

Court Street Methodist Church

Architectural drawings and plans for the Court Street Methodist Church in Lynchburg, Virginia

Tags: Architectural Archives, Churches, Court Street, Court Street Methodist Church, Lynchburg buildings

Bill of Sale to James Potter (1848)

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Digital images of a Bill of Sale from Elisha Wylly to James Potter on 01 February 1848. The bill details the purchase of named enslaved persons Coto, June, Barbary, and Tom.

This document is part of Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate…

Tags: 1848, Barbary, Colerain Plantation, Coto, enslaved labor, enslaved persons, Georgia, James Potter, June, MS 1141, MS1141, Potter Estate, Potter Estate Papers, Potter family, slavery records, Tom, Tweedside Plantation

Appeal Letter from Carter Woodson to Anne Spencer

Digital images of a typewritten letter addressed to Anne Spencer from C.G. Woodson, Director of The Journal of Negro History. The letter dated 30 April 1927 is an appeal for funding to support The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History.…

Tags: African American literature, Anne Spencer, appeals, C G Woodson, Carter Woodson, fundraising, Letters, libraries, MS 1396, MS1396, segregated libraries, The Association for the Study of Negro Life and History, The Journal of Negro History

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…

Tags: 1834, 1835, 1836, 1837, 1838, 1839, 1840, A Haggie, Aaron Eubank, Abrom Lively, accounting, accounts, Addam White, African Americans, African Americans in Lynchburg, African slave trade, African slave traders, Aggy Mordey, Agnes Cabell, Albrah Hap, Allen Gray, Amey Manthine, Amiy Austin, Amy Yancy, ancestors, Anderson Beck, Anderson Jordain, Andrew L Bailey, Andrews Dawson, Ann Wilson, Ansrews Hawkins, Archey Thermon, Archy Pettigrew, Armistead Reynoldes, B Waid, Barton Bradford, Betsy Holmes, Betsy King, Betsy Shackford, Bill Callaway, Billy Davis, biographical lists, blacks, blacks in Lynchburg, Bob Day, Bob Lewis, Bob Martin, Bob Read, Burguise, Burrell Reynolds, Cabell, Caroline Glenn, Charles Hap, Charles Manthews, Charles Ridgway, Daissiey Donald, Daniell Elliott, Danil Sale, data sets, Dolley Wattes, Dr John L Dorsys, Eliza Burford, Elizabeth Thompson, enslaved persons, Evilin Shanks, Fanny Hap, Ford Radford, Frank Paneton, Franky Burrell, Frederic Hatcher, G Davis, genealogy, Ginny Macky, Grace Elliott, Harriet Reynolds, Harrison Goodwin, Harvey Terry, Henry Echols, Hetty Fletcher, Isaac Doyal, Isham Shanks, J H Cancot, J Holldy, Jack Austine, Jack Lynch, Jackson Slone, Jacob Labourn, James A McPheeters, James Payne, Jane Coleman, Jane Pery, Jane Torman, Jesee Coleman, Jim Buford, Jim Leftwich, John Crow, John Euell, John M Willusy, John Montgomery, Judy Adell, Judy Smith, Julia Baig, L J, Larry Hicks, Laves Eucis, Lewis Jackson, lists, Lucinda Ridgway, Lucy Jourdain, Lynchburg. slavery records, Mariah Wilkerson, Mary Cannon, Mary Carrow, Mary Drew, Mary Manthews, Mary Moris, Mary Williams, Matilda Willard, Mayor Manthine, Mississippi, Molly Oh, Moses Hunter, Mr Dicson, Mr Ford, Mr H Claibourn, Mr Mathal, MS 1047, MS1047, Natchez, Netty Whiston, New Orleans, Nicey Radford, Peggy Mosly, Permelia Baugh, Peter Poindexter, Rachael Crow, registers, Rhesibin Stephens, Rowan Harris R, Rowan S. Harris, S W Green, Sally Hunter, Sally Kyle, Sally Nelson, Sally Steel, Sammy Montgomery, Scotland Hap, Sealy Ambler, Second Middle Passage, Selby Brown, Selena Walk, Seth Woodroof, Seth Woodrough, Seth Woodruff, Shedia Bridges, slave lists, slave owners, slave trade, slave traders, slavery, Sophey Monday, Sophey Reynolds, Spencer Drew, Squire Mosley, Stephen Iswell, Stephen Roberson, Susan Isbell, Susan Teosy, Thomas Bachleor, Thomas Green, Toks R Chetom, Tumbles Shanks, Vinson Eucis, Virginia, Visy Reynolds, Walter Huffman, Wartter Huffman, Washington Burch, Wiatt Eubank, William Crow, William Rose, William Tate, Williams Jones, Winney, Woodes

Woman's Community Club Letter to Maud Campbell

Womans Community Club to Campbell April 1946.jpg

Digital reproduction of a handwritten letter from the Woman's Community Club of Lynchburg to Jane Maud Campbell, Head Librarian of Jones Memorial Library.

The letter was written in April 1946 seeking relocation of the Dunbar Branch library…

Tags: 1946, Dunbar Branch, Dunbar High School Library, Jane Maud Campbell, Jones Memorial Library, library history, Maud Campbell, public libraries, segregation, Woman's Community Club

Survey of Jackson Street Colored High School

Scanned pages from Manuscript Collection 1137 Woman's Club of Lynchburg survey details on Jackson Street Colored High School, taken in 1914.

Tags: 1914, education, Jackson Street Colored High School, Jackson Street School, Lynchburg City Schools, MS 1137, MS1137, Public Schools, segregation, surveys, Woman's Club of Lynchburg

John William sale document

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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…

Tags: 1844, Colerain Plantation, enslaved labor, enslaved persons, George, Georgia, John William, MS 1141, MS1141, Potter Estate, Potter Estate Papers, Potter family, Savannah, slavery records, Tweedside Plantation

Three Receipts for N.P. Washington Auto Repair Shop

Digital images of three receipts from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript collection 1944. The receipts are for auto repairs done at the N.P. Washington Auto Repair Shop in Lexington, Virginia in the 1920s.

Manuscript collection 1944 is held in…

Tags: accounts, auto repair, auto repair shops, auto repairs, automobiles, garages, Lexington, mechanics, MS1944, MSA 1944, N P Washington, Nelson P Washington, receipts

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.

Baseball Score Book

Handwritten baseball score book recording games of various Lynchburg, Virginia baseball teams, including Dexter, Oceola, Star, Greenwood, Eagle, Atlantic, Union, and Stonewall for the period 1869-1871.

Many pages contain illustrations and doodles.…

Tags: 1870, 1871, Atlantic, baseball, baseball teams, Dexter, Eagle, Greenwood, Oceola, recordkeeping, score book, sports, Star, Stonewall 1869, Union

Virginia Gilliam Postcards

Postcard James River Passing Through the Blue Ridge Mountains.jpg

Digital reproductions of four postcards from Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 2038, the Virginia Williamson Magruder Gilliam Papers.

The postcards of attractions near Lynchburg, Virginia are from a larger collection of postcards from…

Tags: attractions, Baptist Church South Boston, Blue Ridge Mountains, Churches, colleges, images, James River, MS 2038, MS2038, Natural Bridge, photographs, postcards, rivers, South Boston, tourism, Virginia Christian College, Virginia Williamson Magruder Gilliam

Railroad Map of the Lynchburg Area

Digital reproduction of a Railroad Map of the Lynchburg Area showing Norfolk and Western Railway and Connecting Lines. The physical item is held in Jones Memorial Library's map collection in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Tags: 1900s, cartography, Lynchburg, Maps, railroad companies, Railroad Map of the Lynchburg Area, railroads, railways

Four Women Exhibit Photos

Images used in Jones Memorial Library's 'Four Women: A Dunbar Centennial' Exhibit held at the library from February 27 to August 31, 2024.

The Dunbar Story

Scanned reproduction of an undated typewritten manuscript entitled "The Dunbar Story: An Examination of the School's Search for Excellence in a Segregated Society." A print version of the manuscript is held in the pamphlet files of Jones Memorial…

Tags: 1900s, Dunbar Branch, Dunbar High School, Dunbar High School Library, manuscripts, pamphlet files, school histories, school history, typescripts

Dunbar Branch book purchase list

Scanned images of a three page handwritten list stamped "Dunbar Branch" containing the surnames of authors and titles. The list appears to include titles that the library purchased for the Dunbar Branch collection in 1945.

This list is part of…

Tags: 1945, book lists, book purchasing, Dunbar Branch, Jones Memorial Library, libraries, library history, MS 1396, MS1396

Hampton Institute Library School list

Scanned images of a handwritten list entitled "Hampton Institute Library School Stories About Negroes for Children list". This item is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1396, the Dunbar High School Library Papers.

The list is…

Tags: African American literature, books, Hampton Institute Library School, libraries, library history, literature, MS 1396, MS1396, reading lists

Theological Seminary postcard

Scanned image of a postcard sent to Jones Memorial Library regarding racial segregation of library facilities. The card was sent from Connecticut and the text read "We have heard on radio over & over again that students of Colored Theological…

Tags: Jim Crow era, libraries, library history, MS 1396, MS1396, postcards, public libraries, racial segregation, Virginia Theological Seminary

Tinsley Family History

Jones Memorial Library Family File 2490 for Edward Tinsley family and related families.

This is a digital reproduction of a 76-page typewritten family history. The original copy is held in the Family Files at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg,…

Tags: Edward Tinsley, family files, family histories, FF 2490, FF2490, genealogies, Tinsley family

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…

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