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| | === Contact Information === |
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| '''Collection Description''' | | '''E-mail:''' [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp Contact Form]<br>'''Address:''' |
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| The Library was founded in 1823 and is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government. The collection includes books, periodicals, government records (state depository library), maps, newspapers, archival records, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, rare books, prints and photographs, ephemera, and fine art. | | :The Library of Virginia<br>800 East Broad Street<br>Richmond, VA 23219 |
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| '''Contact Information''' | | <br> '''Telephone:''' 804.692.3500<br>'''Fax:''' |
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| Library of Virginia
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| 800 E. Broad Street
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| Richmond, VA 23219
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| '''Telephone''': 804-692-3500
| | *[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Internet site]<br> |
| | *[http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F Online catalogue] <br> |
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| '''Library Reference:''' 804-692-3777
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| '''Archives Reference:''' 804-692-3888<br>Fax: 804-692-3556 | | ''Land Records''<br> |
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| '''Hours'''
| | *Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants<br> |
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| *Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/press/Updated_Reopening_News_Release_7.24.2020.pdf by appointment only].
| | ''Vital Records''<br> |
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| '''Holidays''' | | *Virginia Death Indexing<br> |
| | *Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers<br> |
| | *Marriage Index for ''Richmond Enquirer''/''Richmond Visitor''<br> |
| | *Obituary Index for ''Richmond Enquirer''/''Richmond Visitor''<br> |
| | *Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index<br> |
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| *Please check our [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/calendar.asp News & Events Calendar] for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather. <br>
| | ''Probate Records''<br> |
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| '''Planning Your Visit'''
| | *Index to Wills and Administrations<br> |
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| *Please see our [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/visit.asp Visitors Guide] for everything you need to know before coming to the Library including directions, parking, collection access policies, use of microfilm scanners, and more.
| | ''Church Records''<br> |
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| <br>'''Website and Catalog''' | | *Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index<br> |
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| *[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Library of Virginia Home]
| | ''Military Records''<br> |
| *[https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en Online catalog]
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| '''Databases & eBooks'''
| | World War I<br> |
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| *All visitors to the Library have access to an extensive [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/az.php collection of research databases]. The Library of Virginia is a FamilySearch affiliate library which enables onsite users to have access to 400 million digitized records that are otherwise only available at LDS Church FamilySearch centers. Virginia residents can [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/policies/circ.htm register for an online library account] to access many databases from home. | | *World War I History Commission Questionnaires<br> |
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| '''Digital Collections'''
| | Civil War<br> |
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| *Digital collections in the catalog include: land records; vital records; Virginia Death Indexing; Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers; Marriage and Obituary Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor; Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index; Probate Records; Index to Wills and Administrations; Church Records; Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index; Military Records; Virginia Colonial Records Project; Coats of Arms; Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms; Biographies; WPA Life Histories Collection. | | *Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts<br> |
| * Additional digital collections are available on the Library's [https://virginiamemory.com '''Virginia Memory'''] website including the [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Chancery Records Index], [http://virginiachronicle.com/ Virginia Chronicle] (newspapers), and [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/ Virginia Untold: the African American Narrative]. | | *Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows<br> |
| | *Index to Confederate Veteran Magazine<br> |
| | *Index to Virginia Confederate Rosters<br> |
| | *Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications for Admission<br> |
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| '''Guides & Indexes'''
| | War of 1812<br> |
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| *The Library provides a collection of [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_guides research guides] for our print, newspaper, manuscript, and archival collections. | | *Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls<br> |
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| '''InterLibrary Loan'''
| | Revolutionary War<br> |
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| *The Library provides a free [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/ill.php interlibrary loan service] and sends materials to libraries worldwide. Many [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/ Virginia county and city records on microfilm] are available via interlibrary loan. | | *Culpeper County Classes, 1781<br> |
| | *Dunmore's War (Virginia Payrolls/Public Service Claims, 1775)<br> |
| | *Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants<br> |
| | *Revolutionary War Land Office Military Certificates<br> |
| | *Revolutionary War Public Service Claims<br> |
| | *Revolutionary War Rejected Claims<br> |
| | *Revolutionary War Virginia State Pensions<br> |
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| '''Tips''' | | ''European Sources about Virginians''<br> |
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| * Many digitized items in the Library's collections are displayed as Tiff images. Your computer will need to recognize and handle the .tif images properly. [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/tifftips.htm How to configure your computer for Tiff files]. | | *Virginia Colonial Records Project<br> |
| *Ordering Materials. Pre-paid service fee required. [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/order.asp Orders can be placed online, by mail, by telephone, or by fax.]
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| '''Additional Resources''' | | ''Coats of Arms''<br> |
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| *John S. Salmon, comp.. ''A Guide to State Records in the Archives Branch''. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1985). {{FSC|478979|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A3sj}} | | *Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms<br> |
| *Suzanne Smith Ray, ''A Preliminary Guide to Pre- 1904 County Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives''. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, [1988?]). {{FSC|626107|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A3r}}
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| *Lyndon H. Hart, ''A Preliminary Guide to Pre-1904 Municipal Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives''. (Richmond, Virginia Library and Archives, [1988?]). {{FSC|626110|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A3h}})
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| *Virginia State Library. Archives and Records Division. ''Annual Reports of Archival Accessions''. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, 1971–). {{FSC|939150|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A35v}}
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| '''Other Repositories''' | | ''Biographies''<br> |
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| *[https://www.virginiahistory.org/ Virginia Museum of History and Culture], Richmond, VA - A major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. | | *S. Bassett French Biographical Sketches<br> |
| *[https://thevalentine.org/ The Valentine], Richmond, VA - Museum dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history. | | *WPA Life Histories Collection<br> |
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| *[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, UT - Library has 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
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| *[[Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, IN - Premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military records, census records, directories, and passenger lists.
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| *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington, DC - Census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
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| *[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC - Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.
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| *[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives], Annapolis, MD - Census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, and naturalizations.
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| | If you cannot visit or find a record at the '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following. |
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| | '''''Similar Collections'''''<br> |
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| | *[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records. |
| | *[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br> |
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| | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> |
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| | *[[Virginia Historical Society]], . |
| | *[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br> |
| | *[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.<br> |
| | *[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations. |
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