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"Muzzled Doctors vs. Unmuzzled Guns": Lieutenant William Armistead Gills, M.D., versus the United States Navy

"Muzzled Doctors vs. Unmuzzled Guns" was a provocative phrase used by retired naval officer William Armistead Gills, M.D., to describe the poor condition of medical…

John DealAugust 8, 2018

Newspapers

WWI Centennial Anniversary – “Queens of the Spy World”

In recognition of the centennial anniversary of the Allies' victory in World War I, the Newspaper Project remembers the "Queens of the Spy World Whose…

Kyle RogersAugust 1, 2018

Archives

A Serendipitous Discovery: The Carson Family of Warren County

One afternoon in the Archives Research Room, senior reference librarian Zach Vickery requested several of the questionnaires that the Virginia War History Commission collected to…

Cara GriggsJuly 18, 2018

Archives

A Few of Our Favorite Things: Letterheads in the Archive, WWI Edition

As promised in previous posts, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our archives. In honor of the centennial…

Vince BrooksJune 13, 2018

Manuscripts & Special Collections

"View from the Hospital": The Blanton World War I Scrapbook

This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. Many collections in the Library…

Vince BrooksMarch 28, 2018

Archives

“Our share in the war is no small one”: Virginia Women and World War I, Part II

This is the second of a two-part blog post adapted from an article originally written for the Summer 2001 issue of Virginia Cavalcade. While nurses…

Jennifer Davis McDaidMarch 21, 2018

Archives

“Our share in the war is no small one”: Virginia Women and World War I, Part I

This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. It is the…

Jennifer Davis McDaidMarch 14, 2018

Archives Education & Programming

True Son of Freedom: The World War I Experience of James Preston Spencer

True Sons of Freedom, a photographic exhibition at the Library of Virginia, explores the stories of Virginia's African American World War I soldiers. More than…

Claire RadcliffeJanuary 17, 2018

Archives

Wartime Christmas at Camp Lee

The holidays are an excellent time to eat, drink, and be merry. The soldiers training at Camp Lee (now Fort Lee) during World War I…

Claire RadcliffeDecember 20, 2017

Archives

“My place of residence is Camp Lee, Virginia”: World War I Military Naturalizations

Beginning in 1795, the United States required individuals who wished to become United States citizens to file a declaration of intent, followed by a petition…

Cara GriggsNovember 8, 2017

Digital Projects Manuscripts & Special Collections

Food for Fighting: Food Conservation During World War I

During WWI there was shortage of food for the people of war-torn Europe. Prior to the United States entry into the war, we were already…

Dana PugaAugust 10, 2017

Manuscripts & Special Collections

Looney Tunes: the World War I Cartoons of M.A. Dunning

This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. The M.A. Dunning…

Trenton HizerAugust 2, 2017

Archives

I’m A Sap: The WWI Letters of David J. Castleman

My name is Chloe Staples, and I am from Richmond, Virginia. I am a rising senior at Lynchburg College with a major in United States…

Chloe StaplesAugust 1, 2017

Archives

"Fit to Fight": The Second Virginia Council of Defense

This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. The Council’s activities…

Vince BrooksJuly 12, 2017

Archives

Over The Top and at "em": 100 Years at Fort Lee

This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. Soon after the United States…

Claire RadcliffeJuly 7, 2017