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'''Virginia Plantation Records''' Occasionally, slaves are mentioned in plantation records. The [[Family History Library]] has several series of plantation records from the periods before and after the Civil War. These are listed in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the STAMPP, KENNETH M. or in the Subject Search under PLANTATION LIFE - VIRGINIA or PLANTATION LIFE - SOUTHERN STATES. Records are available at: | '''Virginia Plantation Records''' Occasionally, slaves are mentioned in plantation records. The [[Family History Library]] has several series of plantation records from the periods before and after the Civil War. These are listed in the Author/Title Search of the Family History Library Catalog under the STAMPP, KENNETH M. or in the Subject Search under PLANTATION LIFE - VIRGINIA or PLANTATION LIFE - SOUTHERN STATES. Records are available at: | ||
*Library of Congress: inventory, {{FHL|566380|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. C}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|560814|item|disp=FHL Film 1534247}}. | *'''Library of Congress''': inventory, {{FHL|566380|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. C}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|560814|item|disp=FHL Film 1534247}}. | ||
*University of Virginia Library: inventory, {{FHL|566400|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. E}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|560817|item|disp=FHL Film 1534274}}. | *'''University of Virginia Library''': inventory, {{FHL|566400|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. E}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|560817|item|disp=FHL Film 1534274}}. | ||
*Duke University Library: inventory, {{FHL|566404|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. F}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|564185|item|disp=FHL Film 1549774}}. | *'''Duke University Library''': inventory, {{FHL|566404|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. F}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|564185|item|disp=FHL Film 1549774}}. | ||
*University of North Carolina Library at Chapel Hill: inventory, {{FHL|378952|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. J}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|369857|item|disp=FHL Film 1672791}}. | *'''University of North Carolina Library at Chapel Hill''': inventory, {{FHL|378952|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. J}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|369857|item|disp=FHL Film 1672791}}. | ||
*Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library: inventory, {{FHL|746232|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. K}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|746349|item|disp=FHL Film 1844005}}. These records are from the Shirley plantation of the Carter family. | *'''Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library''': inventory, {{FHL|746232|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. K}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|746349|item|disp=FHL Film 1844005}}. These records are from the Shirley plantation of the Carter family. | ||
*College of William and Mary, Earl Gregg Swem Library: inventory, {{FHL|752557|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. L}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|752644|item|disp=FHL Film 1844318}}. | *'''College of William and Mary, Earl Gregg Swem Library''': inventory, {{FHL|752557|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. L}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|752644|item|disp=FHL Film 1844318}}. | ||
*Virginia Historical Society: inventory, {{FHL|754137|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. M}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|752708|item|disp=FHL Film 1985945}}. | *'''Virginia Historical Society''': inventory, {{FHL|754137|item|disp=FHL Book 975 H2sm Ser. M}}; original records, films beginning with {{FHL|752708|item|disp=FHL Film 1985945}}. | ||
The Family History Library has microfilms of most of the records described in the guide booklets. Virginia plantation records are scattered throughout. | The '''Family History Library''' has microfilms of most of the records described in the guide booklets. Virginia plantation records are scattered throughout. | ||
[http://manybooks.net/titles/wpa2897328973.html ''Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves''], recorded after the Civil War, recounts memories of life as a slave. | [http://manybooks.net/titles/wpa2897328973.html ''Slave Narratives: A Folk History of Slavery in the United States, From Interviews with Former Slaves''], recorded after the Civil War, recounts memories of life as a slave. | ||