A letter from James Steptoe, clerk of the court in Bedford County, VA to his daughter Frances Langhorne in October 1821. An image of the original letter is located in our Digital Manuscript Collection.
The letters were written in July and August 1864 from the Ladies Relief Hospitalin Lynchburg, Virginia. A.K. Hanna was wounded in the Battle of Lynchburg and wastreated at the hospital until his death 13 August 1864. The first two letters were dictatedto his West Virginia comrade, J.M.B. Walkup. The third letter and postscript were writtenby Mrs. Lucy Wilhelmina Otey, who directed the work of the hospital, informing Mrs.Elizabeth A. Hanna of the death of her husband.
The collection includes a personal diary (1930-1931), three autograph books (1928-1930), correspondence, report cards, invitations and greeting cards of Leonie Doss. Themiscellaneous business papers of Thomas W. Cocke (1819-1888) of Pittsylvania County,Virginia comprise the major portion of the collection. Also included are the Civil War letters ofAzariah F. M. Haynes (1842-1880) to Harriet J. Cocke (1844-1880) and a privately publishedbooklet, The Cocke Family, written by Leonie Doss Cocke.
The collection includes research notes, correspondence, court records, and photographsof the McBratney family, descendants of William Edgar McBratney (1892-1951) of Montclair,New Jersey. It also includes a letter (1918) from King George V welcoming soldiers in WorldWar I and a letter from Eleanor Roosevelt (1935) concerning two sons of William EdgarMcBratney being stricken with polio.
Lady Nancy Astor writes to her cousin, Hampden E. Steptoe, thanking him for sending alittle book of carols. She also mentions hearing “that southern accent on every street over here!”At this time she was the unofficial hostess to American troops stationed in Plymouth prior to theinvasion of Normandy.
An American Red Cross Canteen was maintained at Lynchburg's train terminalthroughout World War I, providing meals for train troops who were being transportedfrom bases in Texas to embarkation points on the East Coast. As a result, Lynchburgbecame known as "Lunchburg". The Lynchburg Canteen also served hospital trainssending home soldiers injured in France.Papers in the collection give information about numbers of people and quantities offood and drink served. The collection also includes photographs of Red Cross andCanteen volunteers, clippings and letters about the Canteen, and regulations forconducting the Canteen. Also included are Red Cross banners, camp magazines andcopies of German propaganda proclamations posted in France and Belgium.
This item is a typed letter from Helen Keller of New York asking for the financialsupport of the Committee on the Deaf-Blind of America (perhaps later the American Foundationfor the Blind) to a “Mr. Graves,” perhaps Paul G. Graves of Rosedale, the Graves family home inLynchburg, Virginia.
This item is a typed letter from Helen Keller of New York asking for the financialsupport of the Committee on the Deaf-Blind of America (perhaps later the American Foundationfor the Blind) to a “Mr. Graves,” perhaps Paul G. Graves of Rosedale, the Graves family home inLynchburg, Virginia.
The collection of the Sphex Club, of Lynchburg, Virginia, includes minutes ofmeetings, the constitution and bylaws of the Club, a roster of its members, and a listing ofSphex papers presented by members and guests of the Club. In addition to this guide, thecollection is outlined in more detail in “Sphex in the Jones Memorial Library,” ChapterVI of the Club history, The Sphex Club of Lynchburg, Virginia: The First One HundredYears, 1910-2010, by James M. Elson.
The collection includes minutes, scrapbooks, treasurers’ reports, correspondence,yearbooks, photographs of members, newspaper clippings, and other miscellaneouspapers; a survey of the Lynchburg Public Schools done by the Woman’s Club in 1914,describing the schools’ physical plants with recommendations for changes; poems andother information from Poetry Workshops sponsored by the Club.
The collection includes estate papers of James Potter and consists primarily ofreceipts for moneys paid to descendants by executors. Of special interest are deeds forColerain Plantation and Tweedside Plantation enumerating slaves, with ages andoccupations.
The collection consists a typescript of personal remembrances of Harry H. Jolly, Jr.during training and service as a Technical Sergeant in the 8th Air Force during World WarII, including capture and detention as a prisoner of war in Nuremburg, Germany. Alsoincluded are photocopies of his service record and a single photograph. The originalmemoir was submitted in 2001 to the Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center,Library of Congress. (AFC/2001/001/00619) Jones Memorial Library copy includesupdates as of May 14, 2004.
The register contains attendance records for Eliza Robertson's class at Biggers PrimarySchool for the year 1889-90. In addition to the lists of students and attendance report, theage of each student is listed as well. Many pages are covered by scrapbook material,such as articles and pictures from newspapers and magazines, apparently kept by EmmaThornhill, whose name appears on the cover.
The register contains attendance records for Eliza Robertson's class at Biggers PrimarySchool for the year 1889-90. In addition to the lists of students and attendance report, theage of each student is listed as well. Many pages are covered by scrapbook material,such as articles and pictures from newspapers and magazines, apparently kept by EmmaThornhill, whose name appears on the cover.
On the eve of his leaving office as Vice-President, Nixon wrote a note to Loftis, thankingher for her the letter she wrote after the election of 1960. “…nothing could have meant more tous [Nixon and wife Pat] than to receive such a warm and thoughtful message after losing…. youract of thoughtfulness will always remain close to our hearts.” The letter is signed “Dick Nixon.”
The collection includes a letter from S. FIFE, of London, England, to JeffersonDAVIS, of Memphis, Tennessee, dated 13 December 1875, a letter from Charles G.JOHNSON, of Liverpool, England, to W. Thompson GARDNER, of London, England,dated 27 August 1875, and a letter from Jefferson DAVIS, of New Orleans, Louisiana, toW. Thompson GARDNER, of London, dated 29 March 1876, all concerning theMississippi Valley Society and the International Chamber of Commerce.
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.
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.
