 The
Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American Civil
War Commission and the Library of Virginia are
partnering in the Civil War 150 Legacy Project
to identify and locate original source materials
in Virginia that are related to the Civil War
and emancipation. Materials may include letters,
memoirs, pension materials, military passes,
discharge papers, diaries, hand-drawn maps,
and selected memorabilia and other Civil War
era manuscripts. Of particular interest to the
project are global and pacifist perspectives
and the viewpoints of individual African Americans
and women. Items must be owned by the individual
presenting the materials for digitization.
The
Library
of Virginia is sending teams of archivists
to scan privately-held manuscript material for
inclusion on both the Library of Virginia and
the Virginia Sesquicentennial of the American
Civil War Commission websites. The teams are
coordinating visits with local
sesquicentennial committees to ensure coverage
of the whole of Virginia.
Locate
items within your family collections that document
the Civil War and the Civil-War era. Items suitable
for the Civil War 150 Legacy Project include:
| Letters |
Military
passes / discharge papers |
| Diaries |
Photographs |
| Hand-drawn
maps |
Pension
materials |
| Hand-drawn
sketches |
Other
documentary materials not listed |
| Claims
for damages by the Confederate Army
or Federal Army |
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Items
must be owned by the individual presenting the
materials for digitization. Materials that are
photocopied and/or subject to United States
copyright law may not be submitted for digitization.
| Renee
Savits, CW 150 Legacy Project |
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