Finding Aid to the Ed Tinsley Collection
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ED TINSLEY COLLECTION
The collection includes a typewritten and audio diary (on CD-ROM), Portrait of a
Disaster, chronicling the destruction in Nelson County, Va., from Hurricane Camille in
1969. Also included are video diaries (on videotape and video DVD-ROM) of the
demolition of Williams Viaduct in Lynchburg, Va., first opened in 1919, and the
construction of the replacement John Lynch Memorial Bridge, which opened in 1988.
Also included are photographs and PowerPoint presentations of the building of Tara, the
Tinsley home in Amherst County, Va., constructed from materials from the demolished
Boys Building of the Odd Fellows Home in Lynchburg.
Also included is a collection of photographs of the damage done by Hurricane
Camille, as well as more recent photographs of the same areas (on DVD) and the Camille
40th Anniversary program held at the Nelson County High School, 20 August 2009 (on
DVD).
MS1048
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
ED TINSLEY COLLECTION
The collection includes a typewritten and audio diary (on CD-ROM), Portrait of a
Disaster, chronicling the destruction in Nelson County, Va., from Hurricane Camille in
1969. Also included are video diaries (on videotape and video DVD-ROM) of the
demolition of Williams Viaduct in Lynchburg, Va., first opened in 1919, and the
construction of the replacement John Lynch Memorial Bridge, which opened in 1988.
Also included are photographs and PowerPoint presentations of the building of Tara, the
Tinsley home in Amherst County, Va., constructed from materials from the demolished
Boys Building of the Odd Fellows Home in Lynchburg.
Also included is a collection of photographs of the damage done by Hurricane
Camille, as well as more recent photographs of the same areas (on DVD) and the Camille
40th Anniversary program held at the Nelson County High School, 20 August 2009 (on
DVD).
MS1048
Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Ed Tinsley Collection
Subject
Manuscript finding aid
Tinsley family (Virginia)
Hurricane Camille, 1969
Williams Viaduct (Lynchburg, Virginia)
John Lynch Memorial Bridge (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Odd Fellows Home (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Description
Manuscript finding aid to the Ed Tinsley Collection. The collection includes diaries chronicling the destruction in Nelson County, Virginia from Hurricane Camille in 1969.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Format
PDF (Computer file format)
Language
English
Identifier
MS1048FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Virginia), “Finding Aid to the Ed Tinsley Collection,” Digital Collections, accessed April 28, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/62.