An Acquired Taste
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Written by Dan Du, PhD, Assistant Professor, University of North Carolina - Charlotte (Special Collections Research Center travel grant recipient, 2023-2024)
Rest in Peace Colonel Clifford C. Neilson
Rest in Peace, Colonial Clifford C. Neilson. We are honored to have your combat diary in our collections.
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Lafayette is Here
The Marquis de Lafayette in Virginia
On display: October 1 - December 2, 2024
Location: Read & Relax; Special Collections Lobby
The honorary Doctor of Civil Law degree presented to the Marquis de Lafayette in 1824 is on loan from the Chambrun Foundation who preserves and maintains Lafayette’s estate, Chateau de Lagrange, and its archives. The display of the document coincides with the commemoration of the 200th anniversary of commemorate Lafayette's visit to Williamsburg during his 1824-1825 tour of the U.S.