Manuscript finding aid describing a letter from James Steptoe, clerk of the court in Bedford County, VA to his daughter Frances Langhorne in October 1821. An image of the original letter is located in our Digital Manuscript Collection.
Manuscript finding guide to the diary of William Spencer Hannah. Hannah's diary covers the period April 1862-April 1865 and describes troop movements of the 46th Virginia Infantry during the U.S. Civil War.
Manuscript finding aid for the Metallic Cotton Baling Company papers. The Metallic Cotton Bailing Company was chartered in Lynchburg, VA in 1900 by John Harvey and George R. Harvey to develop the Deane Compress invented by Francis B. Deane of…
Manuscript finding aid to the James Lorenzo Schoolfield Tobacco Sales Account Book. The book lists quantities of tobacco shipped, cash received for shipments, and tolls paid between 1841-1843 in Lynchburg, Virginia.
Finding Aid for a collection that contains title examinations and supporting documents for the Lynch and Tunstall properties at Ninth and Main Streets in Lynchburg, Virginia, prior to a sale to Fidelity National Bank in 1968. The properties were…
Finding aid to the Cabell-Early Photograph Collection. The collection includes exterior and interior photographs of the home of John Jordan Cabell and Samuel Henry Early, 510 Main Street, Lynchburg, Virginia, as well as group photographs of Early…
Manuscript finding aid to OXFORD IRON COMPANY JOURNAL (1837-1840)
The journal includes minutes of the Oxford Iron Company with offices in Richmond, Virginia, and at the Oxford Iron Works in Campbell County, Virginia. Also included are…
Manuscript finding aid for ROSA FAULKNER YANCEY (1875-1936) LETTER TO MR. KYLE
In a letter dated May 29, 1930, Rosa Faulkner Yancey writes to Mr. Kyle (probably James Roland Kyle, 1856-1933) of Lynchburg, Virginia, offering to sell in advance a…
Manuscript finding aid for ESTELLE BISHOP SHAW (1912-2002) GENEALOGICAL PAPERS
The collection includes photographs of various members of the Cheatham family, membership certificate for NSDAR for Estelle Bishop Shaw, research notes on the Cheatham…
Manuscript finding aid to the Green H. Nowling (1845-1914) Tobacco Sales Account book. The account book is a record of the sales of dark-fired and bright leaf tobacco by Green H. NOWLIN at the Friends' Tobacco Warehouse in Lynchburg, Virginia. The…