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Court Street United Methodist Church Records - MS 2045.pdf
Finding aid to the Court Street United Methodist Church Records held on microfilm at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Records include board meeting minutes and lists of members.

Church of the Holy Cross (Roman Catholic) Records - MS 2041.pdf
Finding aid to the Church of the Holy Cross Records held on microfilm at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The records include registers of marriages and births.

Centenary United Methodist Church Records - MS 2040.pdf
Finding aid to the Centenary United Methodist Church of Lynchburg records held on microfilm at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The records include letters, lists, registers, and minutes.

Mrs. and Miss Martha Rivers ADAMS Papers - MS 1876.pdf
Finding aid to the Mrs. and Miss Martha Rivers Adams Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The papers include materials related to a mother and daughter and include stories, letters, columns, scrapbooks, clippings and lists.

Record Book No. 1, St. Paul's Episcopal Church - MS 1834.pdf
Finding aid to the photocopy of the Record Book No. 1 for St. Paul's Episcopal Church held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Presbyterian Cemetery Trustees Papers - MS 1817.pdf
Finding aid to the Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1817, the Presbyterian Cemetery Trustees Papers. The papers are held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

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Digital scan of document entitled "Registry of Negroes, Ages-Births-Sales as December 12th, 1858". The two-page typewritten document is held at Jones Memorial Library in manuscript collection 1793, the Blackford Family Collection.

The document…

JMLMS1141.1-4.10October1853InventoryThosFPotter.1.jpg
Scanned images of an Inventory for the estate of Thomas Potter dated 10 October 1853. This document is part of Jones Memorial Library Manuscript Collection 1141, the Potter Estate Papers, Box 1-4.

Thomas Potter owned the Colerain Plantation in…

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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…

THEATER.xlsx
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…

Overseer's of the Poor.xlsx
Jones Memorial Library list of persons appearing on the Overseers of the Poor registry for the period 1870 to 1876 in Lynchburg, Virginia.

The list is sorted alphabetically by surname and includes surname, first name, report date, type of services…

Lynchburg Biographies Index.xlsx
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…

Funeral Homes.xlsx
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"…

City Officials.xlsx
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…

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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…

Muster Roll, Company A, 30th Regiment, Virginia Volunteers - MS 1393.pdf
Finding aid to the Muster Roll, Company A, 30th Regiment Virginia Volunteers document held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The company was known as the Clay Dragoons. The document lists officers and enlisted personnel for 31 August…

Rotary Club of Lynchburg Papers - MS 1353.pdf
Finding aid to the Rotary Club of Lynchburg, Virginia papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Va. The record span is 1923 to 2000.

Children's Day Service 1899 - MS 1338.pdf
Finding aid to the Children's Day Service program held at Court Street Methodist Episcopal Church. The 1899 program is held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Centennial Premium List (1886) - MS 1327.pdf
Finding aid to the Centennial Premium List of the Lynchburg Agricultural and Mechanical Society for the 17th Annual Fair in 1886. The list is held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

MS1047 Front Cover
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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Noblettes' Club of Lynchburg Papers - MS 1218.pdf
Finding aid to the Noblettes' Club of Lynchburg Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The Noblettes are a philanthropic and social club whose members are widows, wives, mothers, sisters, and daughters of Shriners. The club…

Virginia Court of Appeals Docket Books - MS 1185.pdf
Finding aid to the Virginia Courts of Appeal Docket Books from 1835-1862 for Appomattox, Amherst, Bedford, and Campbell counties and the City of Lynchburg. Books are held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

United Spanish War Veterans, Craighill Auxiliary - MS 1174.pdf
Finding aid to the United Spanish War Veterans R. E. Craighill Auxiliary #19 papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Old Dominion Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy, Papers - MS 1170.pdf
Finding aid to the United Daughters of the Confederacy Old Dominion Chapter papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Garland-Rodes Camp (Lynchburg, VA) Sons of Confederate Veterans, United Confederate Veterans, Papers - MS 1161.pdf
Finding aid to the Songs of Confederate Veterans and United Confederate Veterans Garland-Rodes Camp Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

National Society of the Colonial Dames in the Commonwealth of Virginia, Lynchburg Committee, Papers - MS 1142.pdf
Finding aid to the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the Commonwealth of Virginia Lynchburg Committee Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. Papers include notes and photographs about the Old City Cemetery…

Seth WOODROOF (1805-1875) Account Book - MS 1047.pdf
Finding aid to the Seth Woodroof (1805-1875) Account Book which lists the sales of enslaved persons by name between 1834-1840 in the Lynchburg area.
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