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Virginia -- Lynchburg

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Julia Ellen duVal papers

 File
Identifier: MSS 15477
Content Description This collection contains the papers of Julia duVal, dating from 1890 to 1930. Contents include a program to the Lynchburg High School 1910 graduation; an invitation to the Randolph-Macon Women's College 1914 graduation ceremony; a typescript copy of duVal's 1924 University of Virginia Master's thesis on Jane Austen titled “Jane Austen: the determining influences of her life on her works;” a handwritten eulogy for duVal; a photograph of duVal in her academic regalia; the 1912/1913 issue of...
Dates: 1890-1930

Bettie A. Ford friendship album

 Collection — Box BW 30, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16578
Content Description This collection contains a "The Forget Me Not Album" belonging to Bettie A. Ford, of Lynchburg, Virginia. The album contains a mix of hand-written sentiments, poems, and remembrances written to Ford. The entries are mostly signed by initial or first name and many are dated. A few of the entries have annotations with additional information about the creator. In addition to these entries, there appear to be journal type jottings, possibly written by Ford. Also included are printed poems,...
Dates: c.1857-1898

Randolph-Macon Woman's College photograph album

 File — Flat_box 1: [Barcode: X006178830]
Identifier: MSS 16930
Content Description This material contains images of racist imagery. The purpose of this note is to allow users to decide whether they need or want to view these materials. This collection includes a photograph album compiled from 1910 to 1913 documenting the Randolph-Macon Woman’s College, now called Randolph College, in Lynchburg, Virginia. It contains approximately 274 photos, mainly measuring 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 inches and smaller, with some small panoramas. All photographs have numbers written in silver ink, and...
Dates: 1910-1913

Randolph-Macon Woman's College photograph album

 Unprocessed Material — Flat_box 1: [Barcode: X006178830]
Identifier: ViU-2025-0118

Aubrey E. Strode papers

 Collection
Identifier: Mss 3014
Scope and Contents Aubrey E. Strode (1861-1969,88 cubic feet) was a Virginia lawyer, state senator and eugenics advocate who drafted the Virginia sterilization law and brought Buck vs. Bell to the Supreme Court. This collection consists of his personal and professional papers concerning his family, law practice, army service, political and legislative activities as a member of the Virginia Senate, the Virginia Democratic Party and the Progressive movement, and as a co-owner of the newspaper, The Amherst...
Dates: 1861-1969

University of Virginia records and Virginia ephemera

 Unprocessed Material — Multiple Containers
Identifier: ViU-2023-0022