VIRGINIA HISTORY
The library offers several different kinds of resources on Virginia history. Library books on Virginia history are generally located under the Dewey Decimal call number 975. Please search the library catalog for books.
The library also has vertical files which are filled with magazine articles clipped about Virginia from various sources. Library journals on Virginia history include Virginia Cavalcade, a magazine produced by the Library of Virginia (1951-2002) about Virginia history.
PRIMARY SOURCES ONLINE
Valley of the Shadows - "The Valley Project details life in two American communities, one Northern and one Southern, from the time of John Brown's raid through the era of reconstruction. In this digital archive you may explore thousands of original letters and diaries, newspapers and speeches, census and church records, left by men and women in Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania."
MDgormon.com - Welcome to Civil War Richmond, an online research project designed to collect documents, photographs, and maps pertaining to Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War. Here you will find information regarding many varied facets of life inside the Confederate Capital. Because there is so much information regarding the hospitals and prisons in Richmond, these have been given their own sections - the "other sites" section deals with other important topics, including: battery defenses, cemeteries, industry, and civilian activity. The "events" section covers events in Richmond that do not relate to a particular site.
Richmond Daily Dispatches-Newspaper from 1860-1865 - Over 1385 newspapers from the Civil War period.
Women's History in Virginia - This is a digital copy of an exhibit at the Library of Virginia which gives primary sources and analysis of women in Virginia from 1600 to 2004.
Internet Source Book: Colonial North America - Primary documents from early Virginia history pertaining to politics and government
Americas Archive - "The Americas collection strives to represent the full range and complexity of the Americas history by bringing together key documents that examines political and cultural relationships from a hemispheric perspective. Its goal is to represent the full range and complexity of a multilingual “Americas” that includes Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America from the beginning of colonization to the present."
American Founders Online - An annotated guide to their papers and publications.
Library of Congress American Memory - American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning."
Library of Anglo-American Culture and History - "The Library of Anglo-American Culture & History is operated by the Lwer Sacony State and University Library (SUB) in Gottingen as a portal for their special collections to language, literature and folklore as well as history, politics, constitution and management of the Anglo-American cultural space and in cooperation with the Library of the John F> Kennedy Institute of the Free University of Berlin as a portal for their special collections North American newspapers."
George Mason University Digital Collections
Papers of the War Department 1784-1800
Virginia and Maryland Probate Inventory 1740-1810 - Probate are listings of the possession of a recently deceased person's possessions. These records give us insight into the everyday lives of people, both ordinary and famous.
Brown Before and After in Virginia - This website details the school system of Prince Edward County, Virginia before and after the Brown V Board of Education Supreme Court decision which ended official segregation in the school systems of America.
World Digital Library - The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world."
LIBRARIES, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES & LOCATIONS
Library of Virginia and Virginia Memory
Virginia Historical Society
Chesterfield County Historical Society
Hanover County Historical Society
Henrico County Historical Society
King William Historical Society
King and Queen Historical Society
Colonial Williamsburg
Jamestown
The library also has vertical files which are filled with magazine articles clipped about Virginia from various sources. Library journals on Virginia history include Virginia Cavalcade, a magazine produced by the Library of Virginia (1951-2002) about Virginia history.
PRIMARY SOURCES ONLINE
Valley of the Shadows - "The Valley Project details life in two American communities, one Northern and one Southern, from the time of John Brown's raid through the era of reconstruction. In this digital archive you may explore thousands of original letters and diaries, newspapers and speeches, census and church records, left by men and women in Augusta County, Virginia and Franklin County, Pennsylvania."
MDgormon.com - Welcome to Civil War Richmond, an online research project designed to collect documents, photographs, and maps pertaining to Richmond, Virginia, during the Civil War. Here you will find information regarding many varied facets of life inside the Confederate Capital. Because there is so much information regarding the hospitals and prisons in Richmond, these have been given their own sections - the "other sites" section deals with other important topics, including: battery defenses, cemeteries, industry, and civilian activity. The "events" section covers events in Richmond that do not relate to a particular site.
Richmond Daily Dispatches-Newspaper from 1860-1865 - Over 1385 newspapers from the Civil War period.
Women's History in Virginia - This is a digital copy of an exhibit at the Library of Virginia which gives primary sources and analysis of women in Virginia from 1600 to 2004.
Internet Source Book: Colonial North America - Primary documents from early Virginia history pertaining to politics and government
Americas Archive - "The Americas collection strives to represent the full range and complexity of the Americas history by bringing together key documents that examines political and cultural relationships from a hemispheric perspective. Its goal is to represent the full range and complexity of a multilingual “Americas” that includes Canada, the Caribbean, and Latin America from the beginning of colonization to the present."
American Founders Online - An annotated guide to their papers and publications.
Library of Congress American Memory - American Memory provides free and open access through the Internet to written and spoken words, sound recordings, still and moving images, prints, maps, and sheet music that document the American experience. It is a digital record of American history and creativity. These materials, from the collections of the Library of Congress and other institutions, chronicle historical events, people, places, and ideas that continue to shape America, serving the public as a resource for education and lifelong learning."
Library of Anglo-American Culture and History - "The Library of Anglo-American Culture & History is operated by the Lwer Sacony State and University Library (SUB) in Gottingen as a portal for their special collections to language, literature and folklore as well as history, politics, constitution and management of the Anglo-American cultural space and in cooperation with the Library of the John F> Kennedy Institute of the Free University of Berlin as a portal for their special collections North American newspapers."
George Mason University Digital Collections
Papers of the War Department 1784-1800
Virginia and Maryland Probate Inventory 1740-1810 - Probate are listings of the possession of a recently deceased person's possessions. These records give us insight into the everyday lives of people, both ordinary and famous.
Brown Before and After in Virginia - This website details the school system of Prince Edward County, Virginia before and after the Brown V Board of Education Supreme Court decision which ended official segregation in the school systems of America.
World Digital Library - The World Digital Library (WDL) makes available on the Internet, free of charge and in multilingual format, significant primary materials from countries and cultures around the world."
LIBRARIES, HISTORICAL SOCIETIES & LOCATIONS
Library of Virginia and Virginia Memory
Virginia Historical Society
Chesterfield County Historical Society
Hanover County Historical Society
Henrico County Historical Society
King William Historical Society
King and Queen Historical Society
Colonial Williamsburg
Jamestown