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Family Donates Civil War Diary of Henry Alexander Scandrett
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<p>This past spring Sharon Summers, Charles W. Scandrett, Janet S. Hunt, Barbara J. Kaufman, and Sandra S.
A Sculptor's Sketches
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<html><body><p>While his family was busy with operating the Eastern State Hospital in Williamsburg, Norfolk-born Alexander Galt, Jr. (1827-1863) possessed artistic aspirations.
Conservation of Alexander Galt Diary
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<html><body><p>Alexander Galt was an American sculptor born in Norfolk, Va. in 1827. He spent time studying in Italy from 1849-1853.
A World Both Foreign and Familiar
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Fostering Hope and Community in an Internment Camp
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19th Century Women's Diaries
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Assassination News Breaks into Everyday Life
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Searching for a Name, Finding a Community
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<html><body><p><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: small;">Identifying authorship of anything is always a long and arduous process, but it is made increa
New Material, 2011.001-2011.050
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<html><body><p>Well, I have gotten pretty far behind on updating you all on the new and exciting materials that have recently come into the Special Collections Research Center.
The Sixty-Year Diary
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