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Devonia Vulgo Devonshire (Reproduction)
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0497
Abstract
Reproduction of map of Devon in England ("Devonia Vulgo Devon-shire"), by Dutch cartographer Joan Blaeu (1596-1673), dated 1648. Colored, text in Latin. Decorated with a variety of heraldic devices.
Dates:
1648
Guy Di Carlo, Jr., Civil War Research Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1995-015
Abstract
The Guy Di Carlo, Jr., Civil War Research Papers consist of newsletters, newspapers clippings, photographs, newspapers articles, photocopies from published literature, maps, and calendars, related to American Civil War topics.
Dates:
1862-2002, n.d.
Katherine Diamond Architectural Collection
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1996-001
Abstract
Katherine Diamond is the Partner in Charge of Design at Siegel Diamond Architects of Los Angeles, California, and the first woman to serve as President of the American Institute of Architects, Los Angeles Chapter. She was also President of the Association for Women in Architecture from 1989 to 1991. The collection contains correspondence, a curriculum vitae, and material related to the exhibits "That Exceptional One" (AIA) and "Women in American Architecture, 1888-1989: A Historic,...
Dates:
1985 - 1995
Diary
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2021-034
Abstract
This diary contains a daily log on the weather and what this unnamed person did for the day. It usually ranges from doing household chores, helping the local women with shopping, where the author works, and other activities.
Dates:
1869
Dickenson County, Virginia, Showing Primary and Secondary Highway Systems
Collection — Object: 1
Identifier: Map-0219
Abstract
Map shows highways of Dickenson County, Virginia, with a mileage table and some inset maps of individual towns. Map contains some markings, perhaps highlighting areas of change.
Dates:
1947
Richard B. Dickenson Papers,
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2011-043
Abstract
The collection is composed of materials related to Dickenson's research on Southwest Virginia African Americans from the Civil War until the present.
Dates:
1931-2004; Majority of material found within 1964 - 2000
Thomas Dickerson Ledger
Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-031
Abstract
This ledger includes notes and business transactions of the plantation owner Thomas Dickerson (also Dickenson and Dickinson), of Nottoway County, Virginia. The plantations grew tobacco, wheat, and corn. Entries include sale of these goods, purchase of others, purchase of medical services for enslaved persons, and cash loans.
Dates:
1805 - 1850
Dickinson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1989-094
Abstract
This collection contains the papers of the Dickinson family of Smyth County, Virginia, consisting of letters from U. S. Army officer Ralph Dickinson and the medical account books and diploma of Dr. S. W. Dickinson.
Dates:
1871 - 1931
Lucy Dickinson Correspondence
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-014
Abstract
This collection includes three letters addressed to Lucy Dickinson, a student at Vassar College. Two of the letters are from Edward C. Root of New York, New York; the third, from Louise Bass of Atlanta, Georgia.
Dates:
1905 - 1906
Dickson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: Ms-1988-094
Scope and Contents
The papers consist largely of land, property, and goods transaction receipts and documents of each of the four generations of the family represented. Certificates, oaths, correspondence, deeds, and a diary are included in Joseph Dickson's papers, along with several sale documents for enslaved people from the late 1700s and early 1800s. Much of the land and goods, and many of the enslaved people were exchanged with neighbors and others in the area. Most of Joseph Dickson's documents are...
Dates:
1769 - 1924
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