Parish lines, Diocese of Southern Virginia: By Charles Francis Cocke (Library publications)

Cocke, Charles Francis

Library of Virginia

Edmund Pendleton, 1721-1803: A Biography, Volume Two

David J. Mays

Biographies & Memoirs

Washington Iron Works on Franklin County, Virginia 1773 - 1850

History

John S. Salmon

Americas

A Guide to Church Records in the Archives Branch

Jewell T. Clark

Virginia's Executive Mansion

Designed by Alexander Parris and first occupied by Governor James Barbour in 1813, Virginia's Executive Mansion, the nation's oldest in continuous use, has been the Richmond home of the Old Dominion's governors for more than one hundred and ninety years. Virginia's Executive Mansion, by William Seale, is richly illustrated with historic photographs, paintings, and prints, as well as contemporary photographs.

William Seale

Key to Survey Reports and Microfilm of the Virginia Colonial Records Project

John T. Kneebone

Reference

James Abercromby, born in Scotland in 1707, was active in American affairs for almost half a century, commencing with his appointment in 1730 as attorney general and advocate general of the Court of Vice-Admiralty for South Carolina. He represented the colony of North Carolina in London from 1749 through 1757 and served as the chief agent for Virginia from 1752 through 1775. His correspondence with other colonial agencies, government officials, and merchants on both sides of the Atlantic sheds new light on the rationale behind British imperial affairs in the critical years before the American Revolution. Although researchers have had access to the original letter book at the Virginia State Library and Archives since 1919, Abercromby's virtually illegible handwriting has prevented them from unlocking its riches. This edition, representing years of painstaking work by two talented scholars, makes this valuable historical document widely available for the first time.

The Letter Book of James Abercromby: Colonial Agent, 1751-1773

James Abercromby

Set includes: Volume I: 1623-1666 (pp. 802), Volume II: 1666-1695 (pp. 620) Volume III: 1695-1792 (pp. 587) A savings of $15!

Cavaliers and Pioneers: Abstracts of Virginia Land Patents and Grants, 1623-1666 (3 Volume Set)

Nell M. Nugent

Genealogy

Women of mark: A history of the Woman's Club of Richmond, Virginia, 1894-1994

Women of Mark traces the growth of the Woman's Club in Richmond from the dedicated band of fourteen founders to the sixteen hundred members of its centennial year and places the club within the context of women's associations and activities elsewhere in the United States. The story of the club's attempt to remain true to its original educational mission while at the same time adapting to the changing political, economic, and intellectual roles of women in American life will be of interest to those who study the history of women, Richmond, and the twentieth-century South.

Women of Mark: A History of the Woman's Club of Richmond, Virginia, 1894-1994

Politics & Social Sciences

Sandra Gioia Treadway

Social Sciences

On the day after Ellen Glasgow died an editorial tribute in the Richmond Times-Dispatch opened by stating, "The greatest woman Virginia has produced is dead." In the five decades since her death Ellen Glasgow's fictional chronical of Virginia life between 1860 and 1940 continues to attract academic and general readers alike. Glasgow, woman and author, has proved--and continues to prove--remarkably durable. Regarding Ellen Glasgow: Essays for Contemporary Readers demonstrates that this durability derives not from a single strength but from many elements forged into a sturdy alloy. The eclecticism of the volume's fourteen essays and seven oral-history interviews reflects the braod scope of Glasgow's appeal. Among the contributors are scholars who have made Ellen Glasgow's name and reputation a vital presence in American literature over the past twenty-five years. This volume also introduces the work of a number of young scholars, several of whom are new to Glasgow studies. Each and every essay contains new insights. They reflect the spirit with which, by personal as well artistic example, Glasgow herself resisted the strictures of parochialism and conformity. Scattered throughout Regarding Ellen Glasgow are numerous images that illustrate Glasgow's two Virginia's--the one in which she resided and the one she re-created in her fiction. They underscore the fact that Glasgow is not a relic from an inaccessible past but rather an artist worthy of the attention of contemporary readers.

Regarding Ellen Glasgow: Essays for Contemporary Readers

Community & Culture

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