Library of Virginia Using the Collections. Users can access these resources while using the Library's Wi- Fi network (LVA- Guest). Many of them can also be accessed outside of the Library with the use of a Library of Virginia library card. When prompted, please enter your Library of Virginia card number or valid Virginia state driver. Free access to select Ancestry. Library of Virginia collections is available to Virginia residents via Ancestry for Virginians, a Find It Virginia (finditva.

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Biography and Genealogy Master Index. An index to reference works containing multiple biographies such as biographical dictionaries, who. There are also family histories, folklore, and accounts regarding the development of farming and mining communities. These chronicles provide details regarding the social, political, economic, scientific, religious and agricultural characteristics of the communities in the vast region between Lexington, Kentucky and Winchester, Virginia, from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to Birmingham, Alabama. Proquest History Vault. Southern Life and African American History, 1.

Plantation Records (Parts 1 and 2)Business records include ledger books, payroll books, cotton ginning books, work rules, account books, and receipts. Personal papers include family correspondence, diaries, and wills. The collection includes items from Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Maryland, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, and Florida plantations.

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See also General Reference (Gale Virtual Reference Library). Business and Economics. Business Economics and Theory. With a strong emphasis on titles covered in the Econ. Lit database, this collection provides academic journals and magazines focusing on topics in economics. Perfect for business classes, users will find more than 1.

Lexis. Nexis Library Express. Includes corporate profiles and financial data on over 8. Mergent Online U. S. Allows users to generate lists of businesses by location and other variables such as business type, sales volume, number of employees, and year established. White pages can be used to conduct market research or locate friends and relatives. Search options include name, address, median home value, median home income, phone number, and more. Small Business Collection.

Perfect for business schools and entrepreneurs, this compilation provides insights, tips, strategies and success stories. Users will find over 2. See also General Reference (Gale Virtual Reference Library). General Reference and e. Books. Books in Print.

Allows users to determine the publication status of U. S. Users can also create lists of titles using various criteria such as awards won, format, audience category, review sources, and much more. Book Collection (EBSCOhost) A collection of over 1. Books (fiction and non- fiction) in PDF and EPUB formats. This is a collection of older works, rather than recent releases.

It includes over 1,4. U. S. There are also classics of literature, language study guides, titles for teens and children, and much more. Compatible e. Book readers include the Barnes and Noble Nook and the Sony e. Reader. For additional options, please see the full list of compatible devices.

For links to the EBSCOhost i. OS and Android app and technical assistance, visit the EBSCO e. Books and Audiobooks Support Center. Gale Directory Library. Includes the Encyclopedia of Associations (national and international organizations) and the Gale Directory of Publications and Broadcast Media. These texts cannot be checked out or downloaded to e.

Book readers. Gale Virtual Reference Library. The Gale Virtual Reference Library includes encyclopedias and specialized reference sources for multidisciplinary research. These texts can be viewed online, but can't be downloaded to e.

Book readers. Oxford English Dictionary Access to the 2. Second Edition and 3 Additions Series volumes, as well as OED. Includes full text access to: the Serial Set 1. House and Senate documents/reports and maps), bills & laws (1. Congressional Record (1.

See FDSYS for recent House and Senate documents/reports and hearings. For earlier documents see A Century Of Lawmaking (Library of Congress). See also General Reference (Gale Virtual Reference Library). Maps and Architecture Maps are now served by appointment only by Manuscripts & Special Collections staff.

If you are interested in researching or viewing a map, please call our Senior Map Archivist to set up an appointment at 8. Antique Map Price Record. Includes the most up- to- date information on the antique maps market, compiled from the offerings of hundreds of dealer and auction catalogs.

The database currently contains over 8. Historic Map Works Library Edition. Provides access to over 1. U. S. Includes geocoded maps which can be overlaid with present day Google map images and a Points of Interest Map Finding Tool to help users locate places and geographical features (e. Provides access to over 1,0.

Proquest Sanborn Maps Geo Edition (1. Historical Virginia fire insurance maps searchable by address or geographic coordinates. Allows maps from different years to be layered on top of each other and over modern street, satellite, and hybrid images. Military Service.

American Civil War Research Database. Provides military records for over 4 million soldiers and thousands of battles, with over 1. Information which can be used for statistical analysis such as soldiers. These accounts explore the reasons individuals volunteered, the experience of leaving home for the first time and entering camp, the clash of arms, the daily routines of camp life and garrison duty, and the anguish of imprisonment. This collection comprises, in its entirety, the microfilm collection Travels in the Confederate States, as well as a small number of selected titles from the microfilm collection Travels in the New South I, 1. Library Edition. Military records from the Civil War, Revolutionary War, War of 1.

Mexican American and Early Indian wars, Spanish American War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War. Also provides access to some non- military records such as the African American, Native American and U.

S. Bureau of Investigation Case File collections. Military and Intelligence Database. Over 5. 00 titles and more than 7 million articles with links to related sources found in reference books, magazine and newswire articles. Newspapers and Magazines. American Periodicals. Searchable digital images of over 1,1.

Daily Press Digital Microfilm (2. Provides complete issues of the newspaper (including images) which can be retrieved by date. Issues for the current year are added as they become available. Please note: The search function isn't operational and will always return a zero result.

Gale Databases. A one- stop source for articles on many topics: business, computers, current events, economics, education, environmental issues, health care, hobbies, humanities, law, literature & art, politics, science, social science, sports, technology, and more. Harp. Week (1. 85. A fully- indexed and keyword searchable electronic archive of the news and literary journal Harper's Weekly.

JSTOR (In Library Use Only)Full- text archives of over 1,0. On Line Dating Temple Texas. Off- site users can access all JSTOR journal content published prior to 1. United States and prior to 1.

Early Journal Content program. Includes death notices and obituaries. Provides access to popular magazines such as Consumer Reports, as well as academic journals and law reviews. Also includes company profiles and financial data and a broad array of federal and state legal resources. Please note: The legal resources can only be accessed from the Library. Newspaper Archive. Digital collection of select issues of more than 5,0.

Virginia titles with extensive coverage include the Bee (Danville, VA), Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Danville Register, Harrisonburg Daily News Record, Progress Index (Petersburg, VA), Pulaski Southwest Times, Radford News Journal, and Winchester Star. Newspaper Source Plus Provides full- text coverage for national and international newspapers and radio/t. Virginia content includes select coverage for the Free Lance Star (2. Daily Press (1. 99. Nov. 2. 01. 4- ), Carroll News, (2. Progress Index (2. Virginia Gazette (2.

Select historical coverage is provided for the Roanoke Times (1. Manassas Journal Messenger (2. Proquest Civil War Era (1. A digital collection that includes nearly 2,0. Richmond. Norfolk Journal and Guide (1. Provides full- text access with digital reproductions of pages.

Proquest Historical Newspapers. The Washington Post (1.

Provides full- text access with digital reproductions of pages. Richmond Times- Dispatch Current (1.

Provides full- text access (no images). This database includes articles from the Richmond Times- Dispatch from Aug. Richmond News Leader from Aug.

May 3. 0, 1. 99. 2. However, all articles are cited as being from the Richmond Times- Dispatch.

The Library's Reference Dept. History. This collection provides coverage of the current thinking and events in U.

S. History, as well as scholarly work being established in the field. This compilation of over 4.

Washington Post Digital Microfilm (2. Provides complete issues of the newspaper (including images) which can be retrieved by date. Issues for the current year are added as they become available. Please note: The search function isn't operational and will always return a zero result. Student Resourcese.

Library. Full- text magazines, newspapers, pictures, maps, and TV & radio transcripts. Includes select coverage of the Daily Press, Roanoke Times & World News, Washington Post, and Washington Times.

Kids Info. Bits. A database developed especially for beginning researchers in Kindergarten through Grade 5. Features a developmentally appropriate, visually graphic interface & curriculum- related, age appropriate content from the best elementary reference sources. Research in Context.