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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''Email:''' [mailto:refdesk@jmlibrary.org refdesk@jmlibrary.org]<br> <br> | ||
'''Address:''' | '''Address:''' | ||
:2311 Memorial Avenue<br> | :2311 Memorial Avenue<br> | ||
:Lynchburg, VA 24501<br><br> | :Lynchburg, VA 24501<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' | '''Telephone:''' (434) 846-0501<br> '''Fax:''' 434-846-1572<br> | ||
'''Hours | [https://www.jmlibrary.org/visit/ '''Hours'''] | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:''' [http://www.jmlibrary.org/contact/index.php Google Map]<br> | |||
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'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
[ | [https://www.jmlibrary.org/ Jones Memorial Library]. About Us (History, Research, Location, Procedures & Fees, Donate), Lectures, Catalogues, Collections (Family File, Obituaries, Funeral Home records, Censuses, Newspapers, Photographs), links, Contact Information.<br> [http://www.jmlibrary.org/catalogues/index.php Online Catalogues]. The Catalogue of Jones Memorial Library is available through LION (Lynchburg Information Online Network). This network provides access to the libraries of Jones Memorial Library, Lynchburg Public Library, and Amherst Public Library, as well as the libraries of Sweet Briar College and Randolph-Macon Woman's College. Be sure to check all instructions on the page following the link, including limiting searches to Jones Memorial Library. | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
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Materials of local interest include microfilmed copies of the Lynchburg newspapers, microfilmed copies of funeral home burial files, architectural archives, city directories, indexes of marriage and death notices, and microfilmed church records.<br> | Materials of local interest include microfilmed copies of the Lynchburg newspapers, microfilmed copies of funeral home burial files, architectural archives, city directories, indexes of marriage and death notices, and microfilmed church records.<br> | ||
The Library also houses over 300 manuscript collections, including personal family papers and correspondence, records of clubs and organizations, and business records. | The Library also houses over 300 manuscript collections, including personal family papers and correspondence, records of clubs and organizations, and business records.<br> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
[ | [https://www.jmlibrary.org/research/ Research]. The catalog has been added to the Online Computer Library Center (OCLC). As a result, the Library book collection, and the manuscript collections and architectural archives, may now be reviewed through online computer networks throughout the world.<br> | ||
=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||