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Richmond (Va.)

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Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

Edmund Randolph Land Grant

 Collection — 1 Oversized folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-629
Scope and Contents

One 1788 document granting Richard Smith a tract of land in Russell County, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1788; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Flood of 1969 in Virginia: Hurricane Camille Scrapbook

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-107
Scope and Contents

One August 1969 scrapbook of newspaper clippings from the Richmond News Leader and Richmond Times-Dispatch featuring the aftermath of Hurricane Camille in Central Virginia.

Dates: created: 1969; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Hope Powell's Army Records

 Collection — 11 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-069
Scope and Contents

Army-related records of Hope Powell, including correspondence, certificates, reports, orders, financial documents, and other personal records. Most of the records cover Powell's military service from 1941 to 1946.

Dates: created: 1912-1978; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

James A. Seddon Letter

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-564
Scope and Contents

One 1864 letter written by the Confederate Secretary of War to the Confederate Secretary of the Treasury regarding a conference. Includes a handwritten transcription.

Dates: created: 1864; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

James Caton Ledger

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-512
Scope and Contents

Ledger of business and shipping communications.

Dates: created: 1794-1798; Other: Date acquired: 02/29/1932
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

John Fulmer Bright Proclamation

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-342
Scope and Contents

One August 2, 1937 prolamation by Richmond, Virginia mayor John Fulmer Bright, announcing the observance of Home-Coming Fortnight beginning September 12 in celebration of the history of the City of Richmond.

Dates: created: 1937; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Journey on the James Scrapbook

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-277
Scope and Contents

One scrapbook consisting of a series of newspaper articles from The Virginian Pilot titled "Three Weeks Through the Heart of Virginia: Journey on the James," by Earl Swift, which ran from September 13, 1998 through October 4, 1998. There are also two articles about the James River from 1994 and a few history-related newspaper clippings from September 1998 to October 1998.

Dates: created: 1994, 1998; Other: Majority of material found in 1998; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Lena Woolford Confederate Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-083
Scope and Contents One early 20th century scrapbook primarily containing newspaper clippings from The Sun (Baltimore) related to the Confederacy during and after the Civil War, including articles on Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. The scrapbook was begun by Lena Woolford of Princess Anne, Maryland on approximately Saturday, August 17, 1907, and centers around the geographic locations of Virginia and Maryland. Woolford's scrapbook contains handwritten...
Dates: created: 1868-1922, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Letters from Virginia Typescript

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-576
Scope and Contents

One typescript translated from French: letters written to Henry, Louis, and Emily, describing travel through various eastern cities in Virginia.

Dates: created: 1816; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Letters to Elmarine Feagle Sawyer

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-025
Scope and Contents Primarily love letters written by Herman D. Sawyer, Jr. to Elmarine Feagle Sawyer in 1943-1945 during his service in the United States Army in World War II. The letters document Sawyer's persistent love for his girlfriend/fiancée/wife while chronicling his everyday life as a serviceman at Washington, D.C.; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Ord, California; the South Pacific; and the Philippines. The collection also includes letters to Elmarine from her friends, family, coworkers, in-laws, and...
Dates: created: 1942-1945; Other: Majority of material found in 1943-1944; Other: Date acquired: 06/18/2018
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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