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Contact Information

E-mail:^[1] library@virginia.edu
Address:^[2]

Alderman Library, University of Virginia

160 N McCormick Road

PO Box 400109

Charlottesville, VA 22904-4109

Telephone:^[1]  434-924-3021
Fax:  434-924-1431
Hours and holidays: Hours and Holidays for Alderman Library. Because it is a University library, the hours go by college terms.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:

• U.Va Library Map
  

Internet sites and databases:

• Virginia Genealogy U.Va. Home, Online Catalog, Libraries, Hours, Map, Search Virginia Genealogy Website, and A Guide to Genealogical Resources at the University of Virginia.
  

Collection Description

Alderman Library Collections. Find information on Collections and Subject Selectors; Government Information; Maps; Newspapers; Microforms; and Tibetan Collection.

Tips

Ask a Librarian is available if you would like to chat with a live person.

Guides

Introduction. The successor to the print guide Virginia genealogy: a guide to resources in the University of Virginia Library (1983).
Help for Beginning Genealogists. Gives suggestions on how to begin.
Web Resources. Gives great starting points for research.
General Research Aids such as African American Genealogy, Heraldry, Census Information, and more.

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 University of Virginia, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

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Similar Collections

Neighboring Collections

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