The fire, which killed 72 people including many government officials, was the worst urban disaster in american history at the time. Periodicals architectural history richmond research. Obituaries can vary in the amount of information they contain, but many of them are genealogical goldmines, including information such as. Scott fitzgerald signature found in museums archives. The richmond timesdispatch sat down with kehinde wiley, the 42yearold new yorkbased artist, on dec. The american civil war center at historic tredegar. Newspapers newspapers, news magazines, and television news.
The american civil war museum will incorporate the ruins of one of the tredegar buildings in a new building in richmond. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Newspaper archivesindexesmorgues library of congress. The unit was organized in 1844 and served most famously in the civil war. These are the ones your local library used to keep in a card catalog, but have since automated. The richmond daily dispatch 18611865 home facebook. It devastated the richmond theatre, located on the north side of broad street between what is now twelfth and college streets. Indeed, its only significant competition in the capital city was the evening news leader, which tended to focus on routine local issues than on statewide politics, business, and other indepth news. Complicating notions of the archive as a natural and transparent space, students will work toward developing a. Students, staff and faculty now have access to the history of richmond via newspaper coverage during the. In addition to microfilm and original newspaper collections, the library of virginia subscribes to the. What happens when we move studies of the past into the digital realm.
Issued a civil war centennial supplement on alternate saturdays, apr. Expired image removed first civil war combat photos archived in richmond by. Richmond times dispatch archive, 1903 to the present. Veteran cavalry association raising funds for stuart monument. My wife and i will be in richmond in the fall for three to four days and are interested primarily in civil war sites, museums, etc. This collection spans the course of the civil war, documenting a period of dramatic change for the city and the nation. The companys history on belle isle spanned from before the civil war to the 1970s. Richmond timesdispatch 18841903 provides comprehensive city, regional and state news, primarily for richmond, virginia, from jul 1, 1884 to jan 25, 1903. Throughout the semester, students will grapple with fundamental curatorial questions necessary to build an archive a dynamic space for the preservation, storage, and accessing of historic artifacts.
This list also includes projects with searchable, digitized images of the papers. As far as the content of the newspaper, the richmond dispatch experienced both continuity and change as seen by comparing two editions of the publication, april 18, 1861, the day after virginia seceded and april 18, 1863, roughly the halfway point in the war. Fulltext archives of six national papers of record and five historically black papers. Not only was the fourpage sheet the first penny paper south of baltimore, editorially it veered away from the.
The dispatch, a richmond newspaper, reported on local and world events, creating snapshots of daily life. Proquest civil war era and american periodicals can also be accessed remotely with a library of virginia library card. Clearly the warcreated inflation markedly altered the richmond dispatch. In richmond mehrige ordered extensive pupil and teacher reassignment and citywide busing to promote desegregation in his opinion in bradley v. Boatwright library is pleased to announce the acquisition of an extended richmond times dispatch digital archive, now providing access from 1903 to the present. American civil war museum exploring the unparalleled. Civil war richmond is an online research project designed to collect documents, photographs, and maps pertaining to richmond, virginia, during the civil war. The timesdispatch will tell the story of richmonds past, from 1850 to 1965, in a. Articles and quotes from the historic richmond daily dispatch from 18611865. Includes complete run of the richmond daily dispatch newspaper. Current projects concentrate on civil warera richmond, world war ii, and the history of the university. For example, although publisher joseph bryan, a confederate civil war veteran, opposed black equality with whites, he was not necessarily opposed to increased.
Cook showing union ships in charleston harbor while they fired on fort. Nearly 300 photos from the archives of the richmond timesdispatch. The front page of the richmond timesdispatch from monday, dec. Civil war naval combat photos archived in richmond civil. This paper is accessible digitally from 18831938 through. Advertisements took up a consistent amount of space in the paper in 1863, 1864, and 1865all after the issuing of the emancipation proclamationas they did in 1861 before the beginning of the war. The collegian, the university of richmond student newspaper, is online, with searchable articles from 1914 to 2006. Obituaries virginia richmond richmond timesdispatch. The richmond journal, which contained news reprints from 1861. During much of its run, it was the largest newspaper in richmond, competing with the morning richmond timesdispatch. Electronic fulltext access to primary richmond newspaper during the civil war years. Image from page 260 of the photographic history of the civil war.
Compare photos taken in richmond during the mid1800s to images at the same locations taken this year. May 10, 2018 photos from the archives of the richmond timesdispatch. American civil war 1861 1865 there is more to the civil war. A newspaper founded in 1882 by former richmond slaves. In the peninsula campaign of 1862, general george mcclellan moved up. Confederate newspapers in virginia during the civil war. It was a vital source of weapons and supplies for the war effort, and the terminus of five railroads. This city was at the forefront of many defining events including the civil war and. This city was at the forefront of many defining events including the civil war and the civil rights movement. The war of 18611865,newspaper account richmond timesdispatchand richmond news leader the civil war in middle tennesseepart 1, 186162 newspaper account nashville banner the civil war a pictorial guide to the virginia peninsula,junior leage of hampton roads. Confederate newspapers in virginia during the american civil war 18611865 served as vital, if often flawed, sources of reporting on the conflict, as organs of national propaganda, and as venues in which to attack or defend the administration of confederate president jefferson davis. What would be the most interesting places to visit in around richmond we plan to rent a car and are there enough. Selected newspaper article about richmond, va during the civil war is available from civil war richmond. It is accessible digitally from 19401986 through the library of virginia newspaper index.
In the early 1900s, confederate civil war veteran joseph bryan bought up. The textonly archive contains the text of articles from the richmond timesdispatch from 1985present and the richmond news leader from 19851992. The daily dispatch marked a new era in newspaper publishing in virginia. Richmond timesdispatch searching obituaries is a great place to start your family tree research. Saying i dont agree with everything i do, but i took an oath. Providing the richmond timesdispatch historical archive as part of the most. During world war ii, the sight of women in overalls doing what. Richmond area civil war sites richmond forum tripadvisor. This was the only troupe of air scouts organized in richmond at that time. Covering the arc of social justice and civil rights in the south, the fully searchable archive of the times dispatch provides valuable insight into life before, during and after the jim crow era. Richmond, virginia, served as the capital of the confederate states of america for almost the whole of the american civil war.
The civil war visitor center at tredegar iron works is located in the restored pattern building and offers three floors of exhibits, an interactive map table, a film about the civil war battles around richmond, a bookstore, and interpretive nps rangers on site daily to provide programs and to aid visitors. Read richmond times dispatch newspaper archives, oct 27, 1907, p. This graph suggests the stability of at least this portion of the marketplace for slave labor in civil war richmond. Explore historical richmond newspaper archives to discover your ancestors lives richmond newspaper articles have played a pivotal role in the sharing of the the news throughout the history of the united states, containing information about our ancestors that simply cant be found anywhere else.
As virginias newspaper of record, the richmond timesdispatch is among the souths most prominent sources for local, national and international news. Nearly 300 photos from the archives of the richmond times. Richmond times dispatch newspaper archives genealogybank. The richmond dispatch was published in richmond, virginia and with 80,262 searchable pages from. Proquest civil war era digital access to primary sources from the antebellum and american civil war periods 18401865. Discover the roles your ancestors played in these events and what life was like for them through the stories published in the richmond timesdispatch. Published from 1884 to 1903, the richmond dispatch was originally established on october 19, 1850, as the daily dispatch by james a. Explore our civil war digital newspaper archives collection that covers more than 400 years of history, assisting thousands of genealogists and history researchers on their hunt for valuable information. Richmond, virginia is a city that has seen it all when it comes to american history. By using actual documents from the time, we can accurately present life inside the confederate capital categorized and in.
Special collections and archives department, university library. June 02, 2012 detail of combat action photo taken on sept. Ulric dahlgren in oakwood cemetery, and the raiding of the grave. Richmond, va obituaries archives online obits archive. The richmond theatre fire occurred in richmond, virginia, united states on thursday, december 26, 1811.
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