John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg
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*[http://research.history.org/JDRLibrary.cfm Home]. CW Digital Library, Online Resources, Special Collections, Catalog, Database search, History Topics, Collections, and Virginia Reference Sources.<br> | *[http://research.history.org/JDRLibrary.cfm Home]. CW Digital Library, Online Resources, Special Collections, Catalog, Database search, History Topics, Collections, and Virginia Reference Sources.<br> | ||
| − | *[http://lion.wm.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/JxEiSxjIvY/CW_ROCK/56270005/60/502/X Online Catalog] Results include Rockefeller's holdings, and the holdings of the William and Mary Libraries. | + | *[http://lion.wm.edu/uhtbin/cgisirsi/JxEiSxjIvY/CW_ROCK/56270005/60/502/X Online Catalog] Results include Rockefeller's holdings, and the holdings of the William and Mary Libraries. To search only Rockefeller, refine the search using menu choices on the results screen.<br> |
| − | * | + | *Online [http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary.cfm Digital Library] which includes 1) primary sources and original research, 2) more than 500 research reports, scanned images, and encoded texts numbering several thousand manuscript pages, and 3) a collection of the Virginia Gazette starting in 1736 and a series of [[York County, Virginia]] probate records.<br> |
| + | *[http://research.history.org/JDRLibrary/Online_Resources/Periodicals.cfm The Periodical Finder]. This growing list of periodicals to which Colonial Williamsburg researchers have access to, both online and on paper. | ||
*The library's website gives specific [http://research.history.org/JDRLibrary/Online_Resources/GenealogicalResearch.cfm aids for genealogical research].<br> | *The library's website gives specific [http://research.history.org/JDRLibrary/Online_Resources/GenealogicalResearch.cfm aids for genealogical research].<br> | ||
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Contact InformationE-mail: [1] cwres@cwf.org Request reservations or get information Address:[2]
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Telephone:[1] (757) 565-8542 Hours and holidays:[2]
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Collection DescriptionThe library focuses on the history and culture of colonial British America, the American Revolution, and the early United States. Through its specialized collections of books, manuscripts, images and databases, together with its fellowship program, the Library supports and encourages research in the political and economic life of the thirteen colonies and the new republic, African American studies, the decorative arts and material culture, archaeology, architectural history, and historical preservation.[3] Tips{Optional} Guides{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories{ List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} If you cannot visit or find a source at the John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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