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Virginians in the Great War: Harry Anderson Matthews (1894-1918)

Corporal Harry A. Matthews, the subject of this week’s post on Virginia’s involvement in World War I. , died on 5 December 1918 from wounds…

Roger ChristmanJune 14, 2017

The Official War Atlas of the 1st Division, American Expeditionary Force.

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Mapping No-Man’s-Land: The Official War Atlas of the 1st Division, A. E. F.

Editor's Note: This article originally appeared in slightly altered form in the Summer 2001 issue of “Virginia Cavalcade.” Between 1928 and 1930, the federal government…

Vince BrooksMay 31, 2017

Photograph of Clarence A. Bryce, Jr. (1889-1918), Bryce Questionnaire.

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Virginians in the Great War: Clarence A. Bryce, Jr. (1889-1918)

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

Roger ChristmanApril 11, 2017

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Over There and Over Here: Virginia, World War I, and the Records of the War History Commission

Editor’s note: This post was adapted from a talk given by Roger Christman, state records archivist. A hundred years ago, on 6 April 1917, the…

Claire RadcliffeApril 5, 2017

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"See to it that his name be not forgotten": An unknown soldier in the State Art Collection

As a non-librarian at the Library of Virginia, I am constantly grateful for both the depth of our collections and the knowledge of our archival…

Meghan TownesOctober 21, 2015

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The Sinking of the Lusitania: 100 Years Later

Today marks the centennial of the sinking of the Lusitania, usually acknowledged as the first step towards the United States’ entry into World War I.…

Claire RadcliffeMay 7, 2015

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Season’s Greetings, We Will Be Back in January 2015!

These are some examples of how soldiers at Camp Lee, Virginia, celebrated Christmas in 1918. The records of the Virginia War History Commission have been processed and…

Roger ChristmanDecember 24, 2014

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Mug Shot Monday: Kenneth Frederick Thomas, No. 15150

This is the latest entry in a series of posts highlighting inmate photographs in the records of the Virginia Penitentiary. Kenneth Frederick Thomas, the subject of…

Roger ChristmanMay 19, 2014

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I’ll drink to that! Governor Henry Stuart Records Processed

The Executive Papers of Governor Henry C. Stuart, 1914-1918 (LVA accession 28722) are now available to researchers as part of an ongoing project to arrange and describe the…

Craig MooreJune 12, 2013

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“Flew on wings of death to the hills”:Southwestern Virginia reports on the 1918 Spanish Influenza pandemic

The Fall of 1918 saw the end of World War I and hundreds of thousands in America dead from a influenza pandemic that was sweeping…

Natalie DraperMarch 5, 2013

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New Discoveries in World War I Questionnaires

Created in 1919 by Governor Westmoreland Davis, the World War I History Commission’s task was to collect, edit, and publish source material concerning Virginia’s participation…

Roger ChristmanJuly 13, 2011