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The index has been digitized and can be searched using public computers at the [[Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary|Earl Gregg Swem library]] at the College of William and Mary. Entries in the index are referenced by volume number, abbreviation of publication title, and page number, for example, "Nicholas, Wilson Cary 11V295" or "Cape Henry 7T22." Digital versions of some articles are linked directly to index entries. Some may be available through [http://books.google.com/ Google Books], [https://archive.org/ Internet Archive], JSTOR or [http://www.hathitrust.org/ HathiTrust Digital Library]. | The index has been digitized and can be searched using public computers at the [[Earl Gregg Swem Library at the College of William and Mary|Earl Gregg Swem library]] at the College of William and Mary. Entries in the index are referenced by volume number, abbreviation of publication title, and page number, for example, "Nicholas, Wilson Cary 11V295" or "Cape Henry 7T22." Digital versions of some articles are linked directly to index entries. Some may be available through [http://books.google.com/ Google Books], [https://archive.org/ Internet Archive], JSTOR or [http://www.hathitrust.org/ HathiTrust Digital Library]. | ||
The [https://swem.wm.edu/databases/by-initial/1 database] is | The [https://swem.wm.edu/databases/by-initial/1 database] is a subset of Paratext LLC's "19th Century Masterfile", an academic research database available at many university libraries. The 19th Century Masterfile includes both the Virginia Historical Index (early 1600's through 1930) and Poole's Index to Periodical Literature (1802-1906). | ||
<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">For more information about the Virginia Historical Index, see </span>[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/swem.htm "Using the Virginia Historical Index (Swem) at the Library of Virginia]<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">", a research guide on the Library of Virginia website.</span> | <span style="line-height: 1.5em;">For more information about the Virginia Historical Index, see </span>[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/guides/swem.htm "Using the Virginia Historical Index (Swem) at the Library of Virginia]<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">", a research guide on the Library of Virginia website.</span> | ||
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