The collection includes two letters from Henry G. Compton to William ("Billie") J.Jeter of Stewartsville, Bedford Co., VA written from Camp McCullock, in Highland Co.on 16 Nov. 1861 and 27 Dec. 1861. They are about his recent illness and life in wintercamp.
The collection consists of the guest register for the Natural Bridge Hotel, NaturalBridge, Virginia, from 1 May 1894 until 30 April 1899. The signatures are those ofguests staying at the hotel and include such notables as Charles DICKENS, Jr., ofLondon, England, Grover CLEVELAND, of the White House, Mr. and Mrs. FitzhughLEE of Virginia, F. T. GREENHALGE, Governor of Massachusetts, Dr. Walter REED,of the U.S. Army, C. B. FLEET and E. C. GLASS, of Lynchburg, and TheodoreROOSEVELT, Jr.Also included are business receipts (1894) for Charles P. NAIR, manager of theNatural Bridge.
On 27 February 1919, Henry Louis AMONETTE wrote from Darmstadt, Hesse,Germany, describing a recent trip to Strasbourg, France. The letter also containsreminiscences about air raids in Nancy, France, before the armistice.
The papers include business papers of a candy distributor in Lynchburg, Virginia.Also included is a bag for Workingman's Friend Chewing & Smoking Tobacco, whichwas packaged in Lynchburg.
The collection consists of a note from Thomas JEFFERSON, perhaps written at PoplarForest, Bedford County, Virginia, to Doctor STEPTOE of Bedford County, 13 September1815, asking him to come for breakfast to join a Mr. CORREA, a Mr. GILMER, andJEFFERSON, in a botanical expedition. Also included are a typescript and a photocopyof the note.
The collection includes minutes, photographs, and miscellaneous notes and articleson Anne Spencer (1882-1975). Also included is a taped lecture on Anne Spencer given byGeorge A. Shepperson in 1986, a taped inventory of the Spencer home by ChaunceySpencer, and papers regarding the court case between the Friends of Anne SpencerMemorial Foundation and the Anne Spencer Memorial Foundation over disposition of theproperty at 1313 Pierce Street, Lynchburg, Virginia.
The collection includes correspondence between Captain Charles MinorBLACKFORD and his wife, Susan Leigh (COLSTON) BLACKFORD, written mostlyduring the Civil War. The collection also contains other family correspondence,including typescripts of letters from Captain BLACKFORD and typescripts of lettersfrom James G. MINOR, a freed slave in Monrovia, Liberia, to his former mistress, MaryBerkeley (MINOR) BLACKFORD, of Virginia.
In 1937, Herbert Bouldin HAWES was selected by publishers GARRETT andMASSIE of Richmond, Virginia, to write a history of the City of Lynchburg, Virginia.This collection includes the research notes of Mr. HAWES concerning the history ofLynchburg and concerning the people living in and around Lynchburg. The history wasnever published. Also included in the collection are letters concerning the research.
The collection contains several letters of the Leroy A. CRENSHAW family and theirrelatives the SYDNORs and the MARTINs. Some letters contain genealogicalinformation. The collection also includes letters from Walter CRENSHAW of the R.L.I.Blues [Richmond Light Infantry Blues], written from Camp Cuba Libre, Jacksonville,FL, during the Spanish-American War. Also included is an article written by HenryClinton SYDNOR, "A Virginia Boy in the Sixties," published in The Religious Herald,Vol. 94, No. 41, 20 October 1921.
The collection includes by-laws and objectives of this Lynchburg, Virginia,organization, as well as miscellaneous papers and newspaper clippings, chiefly dealingwith the League's protest against the annexation of parts of surrounding counties by theCity of Lynchburg. Also included are miscellaneous papers on the Virginia Taxpayers'League, also headquartered in Lynchburg.
The collection includes by-laws and objectives of this Lynchburg, Virginia,organization, as well as miscellaneous papers and newspaper clippings, chiefly dealingwith the League's protest against the annexation of parts of surrounding counties by theCity of Lynchburg. Also included are miscellaneous papers on the Virginia Taxpayers'League, also headquartered in Lynchburg.
The volume includes records of baseball games of various Lynchburg, Virginia,teams, including Dexter, Oceola, Star, Greenwood, Eagle, Atlantic, Union, andStonewall. It also includes lists of players, notes about games played, and sketches (mostof which are unrelated to baseball).
This is a portion of a petition filed by attorneys Leigh & Anthony on behalf of theWinstons in a case against the executors of Patrick Henry's estate. Mrs. DorotheaDandridge Henry Winston was Patrick Henry's widow, and Fayette [LaFayette] Henry,their son, had been Mrs. Winston's agent in the management of her interests in thesettlement of the Henry estate.
This is a portion of a petition filed by attorneys Leigh & Anthony on behalf of theWinstons in a case against the executors of Patrick Henry's estate. Mrs. DorotheaDandridge Henry Winston was Patrick Henry's widow, and Fayette [LaFayette] Henry,their son, had been Mrs. Winston's agent in the management of her interests in thesettlement of the Henry estate.
The United Cigarette Machine Company Papers held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The papers include correspondence, reports, and articles about the company.
The collection includes photographic negatives and proof prints of portraits,weddings and graduations photographed by William C. Parker, Jr. of William ParkerStudio, Lynchburg, Virginia between 1954 and 1961. The collection includes 1,131subjects, some with multiple photonegatives.
