Ripley Family Letters Held At Jones Memorial Library In Lynchburg, Virginia.
The Letters Are To And From Family Members Of The Ripley Family Of Lynchburg Dating Between 1862-1894.
Text of a lecture to the Sphex Club in Lynchburg. A history of the building and financing of Virginia's highway system, with attention to effort to complete a north-south highway through the central portion of the state.
The Rocky Road to Fame by Joan Jones chronicles the extraordinary life and pioneering work of William Smith, who created the world's first geological map of England and Wales in 1815. This detailed narrative explores Smith's humble beginnings, his innate curiosity about the natural world, and his monumental solo effort in producing a geological map that laid the foundations for the science of geology. Despite facing numerous challenges, including financial ruin and lack of recognition from the scientific community of his time, Smith's work eventually earned him acclaim and the prestigious Wollaston Medal. His story is a testament to the impact of individual dedication and vision in advancing scientific knowledge.
A ship filled with gold and people leaves California but sinks in 1857. In the 1980s a search began and resulted in the largest salvage award in admiralty history.
This paper explores Lynchburg's 1972 annexation plan, highlighting the city's ambition to expand by nearly 50 square miles. It discusses Lynchburg's socio-economic context in the early 1970s, motivations behind the annexation, and the ensuing public resistance. The paper details the legal process, the trial's outcome, and the long-term implications for regional growth. It also examines the divisive personal and cultural impacts on residents.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folder 4 in Box 16 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folder 8 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folders 1 through 6 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folder 10 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folders 1 through 6 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folders 1 through 6 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folder 4 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folder 5 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folder 6 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folder 7 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folders 9 in Box 15 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties. See related resources for additional materials.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
The Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records were given to Jones Memorial following the architect's death.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folder 2, Images 1-475, in Box 16 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
Scanned images of papers from the Stanhope S. Johnson Office Records collection (JML Manuscript 1236). These papers are from Folder1 in Box 16 of the collection and pertain to the restoration of Patrick Henry's Red Hill Plantation and adjacent properties.
STANHOPE S. JOHNSON was born 16 February 1881 in Lynchburg, Virginia. He attended the Piedmont Business College in Lynchburg and the Scranton School of Architecture in Pennsylvania, where he received a diploma in 1906. He then attended the deHOULTLIEU School of Architecture in Paris in 1912 and took architectural business courses "in the Atelier of H.C.L. SMITH," of London. JOHNSON also traveled throughout Europe studying types of architecture. In 1910 JOHNSON opened architectural offices in Lynchburg and Danville, Virginia and "specialized in classical and colonial architectural design as applied to churches, schools, hotels and residences in Virginia" and throughout the South. A member of the American Institute of Architects, JOHNSON served on the Virginia State Board for the examination of architects, engineers, and land surveyors. Among his noteworthy accomplishments were the preservation and restoration of the MILLER-CLAYTOR House in Lynchburg, and the restoration of Red Hill, the home of Patrick HENRY. He also designed buildings for Randolph-Macon Woman's College and Lynchburg College. JOHNSON died 11 January 1973 in Lynchburg and was buried in the Spring Hill Cemetery in Lynchburg.
