The collection includes a genealogy of the Smith family, descendants of WilliamSmith, who came to America in the 17th century, with miscellaneous photographs andmiscellaneous clippings of the Smith family. Also included is a copy of Fifty Years ofRhyming and an Autobiography, by William O. Smith.
The collection includes recordings of the performances of Lucile Barrow TURNER,instruments used in the performances, printed music, and correspondence.
The collection includes two farm journals (1831-1851) kept by James T. Jones(1789-1879) of Fluvanna County, Virginia; one book of French lessons (1852-1854) ofSallie Willie Jones; one diary (1867-1875) of Mary E. Jones; 27 diaries (1878-1946) ofMary Otway Sterling of Charlottesville, Virginia (completed by Sallie Willie SterlingAllen in 1946); one diary (1879) and memory book of Lucia Green Sterling Allen;miscellaneous papers and letters; and a genealogical report on the Jones family ofFluvanna County, Virginia.
The collection consists of an album of photographs taken by Henry (Harry) L.Alberti during his stay in Lynchburg, Va. It includes a collection of exterior and interiorphotographs of homes and buildings in Lynchburg and the surrounding area, includingthe Peaks of Otter, Natural Bridge, Monticello, and the University of Virginia. Thecollection also includes photographs of local soldiers preparing to leave for the SpanishAmerican War in 1898 and of the artists' studio of impressionist artist, BernhardGutmann.
The items of interest include: (1) a letter from Bushrod WASHINGTON, Washington[D.C.], 20 January 1827, to an unknown person in Albemarle County, Virginia, aboutsettling an account; and (2) a note from John A. WASHINGTON, 1824, to the sheriff ofJefferson [County, Virginia, now West Virginia] authorizing the sale of Betty [a slave]from the estate of John THROCKMORTON.
The items of interest include: (1) a letter from Bushrod WASHINGTON, Washington[D.C.], 20 January 1827, to an unknown person in Albemarle County, Virginia, aboutsettling an account; and (2) a note from John A. WASHINGTON, 1824, to the sheriff ofJefferson [County, Virginia, now West Virginia] authorizing the sale of Betty [a slave]from the estate of John THROCKMORTON.
The collection includes genealogical notes on the Bryant family and allied families, includingProffitt, Chenault, and Hudson, among others; also includes family genealogical charts, Biblerecords, court records, photographs, and correspondence.
General Orders, No. 34, give instructions for the governing of Boards ofRegistration regarding qualifications for voter registration in the First Military District,Richmond, Virginia, 3 June 1867.
The invitation from Henry Barnum, general manager of Howes’ Great London Circus –Hippodrome and Sanger’s English Menagerie of Trained Animals, to attend the performance ofthe circus on 19 April 1877 is addressed to Rev. John Bayley and is signed by H.C. Hodges,agent. Also included is a newspaper clipping from The Daily Dispatch, Richmond, Virginia,announcing a change in the number of performances of the circus in Petersburg and inRichmond. A portion of a sermon, possibly by Bayley, is written on the reverse of the invitation.
The collection consists of two printed welcome cards. Each card is printed on both sides;the obverse side of the card is titled “Lynchburg welcomes out-of-town guests,” and containsinformation for visitors to Lynchburg, Virginia. The reverse side contains a small map of majorhighways and rail lines in the city, with several places of interest indicated.
The four-page program for the centennial fair of Lynchburg, Virginia, included races,parades, and exhibits. Also, there were speeches by prominent politicians from the city and theState as well as foreign dignitaries.
The records, dated 1892-1894, include a subscription list for capital stock of a hotelcompany and several invoices received by the hotel following its construction and opening.
A copy of the Lynchburg Public Library Charter, held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The charter dates to 1897 when a corporation to be known as the Lynchburg Public Library was formed to establish a segregated library in the city.
The records, dated 1892-1894, include a subscription list for capital stock of a hotelcompany and several invoices received by the hotel following its construction and opening.
In response to a change in the pension law, C.D. Pennebaker and Sons, a law firm ofWashington, D.C., offered their services to aid in the filing of pension documents, “with theassurance of earnest, faithful and competent attention to all cases.”
In response to a change in the pension law, C.D. Pennebaker and Sons, a law firm ofWashington, D.C., offered their services to aid in the filing of pension documents, “with theassurance of earnest, faithful and competent attention to all cases.”
The collection includes correspondence and other papers relating to the Virginia stateorganization and to the local Lynchburg organization, R. E. CRAIGHILL Camp No. 11.
The collection includes minutes of meetings of the Methodist Associated Church'sgoverning society. This group was begun by Methodists expelled from the MethodistEpiscopal Church because of differences concerning the leadership. In the back is a listof members of the church. Lying loosely in the volume is what is probably part of asermon. There are also letters (1825-1828) about lay representation in church affairs,which was the cause of the 1828 expulsion. This was the beginning of the MethodistProtestant Church which existed as a separate entity until reuniting with the MethodistEpiscopal Church and the Methodist Episcopal Church, South in forming The MethodistChurch in 1939.
The leaflet, entitled “Lynchburg’s Response,” provides a summary of informationregarding the support given by the citizens and organizations of Lynchburg, Va., during the period1917-1918, including the army draft, Liberty Loans, Red Cross work, and the Y.M.C.A.“Lynchburg is patriotically behind this war and proposes to back it up with her men and her moneyuntil it is won.”
The programs are for shows and concerts at the Lynchburg Opera House, which waslocated at the corner of 11th & Main Sts. Also included are newspaper clippings whicheither pertain to the shows or provide a historical perspective of the theater.
The Election Coupon Ballots Collection held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The collection includes sample ballots for elections held in Lynchburg between 1871 to 1887.
The library was owned and operated by John D. Suter in the 1880s and managed by Irvine Christian. The rules and regulations are held in printed format at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.
On 10 April 1899, a performance of the Sullivan comic opera, A Trial by Jury, waspresented by neighbors and friends of the Bowman family of Diamond Hill in Lynchburg, Va.,as an entertainment. This opera was supposedly done by John L. and Gilbert Sullivan.
