The Holsinger Studio Collection constitutes a unique photographic record of life in Central Virginia from before the late 1800s through the first decades of the twentieth century. The collection consists of approximately 10,000 wet-plate glass negatives and 500 celluloid negatives from the commercial studio of Rufus W. Holsinger—and later his son, Ralph. Approximately two-thirds of
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University of Virginia Visual History Collection
About the U.Va. Visual History Collection: This database now contains images from various sources throughout our collections. There are some major categories, most of which are related to the University of Virginia. These image categories are: • The Rotunda • Sports and Athletic Events • Faculty and Students throughout U.Va. history • People–surnames A-C (not
Thomas Jefferson’s Music
This page contains a transcription of “The Music Section of Jefferson’s Catalogue of 1783″ and “An Inventory of the Collections of Jefferson Family Music”, Appendices I and II of Thomas Jefferson and Music by Helen Cripe (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1974), pp. 97-128. The electronic version was created with the permission of the […]
Memories, Volume I
Volume I of Memories includes many entertaining stories from Lillian’s childhood, beginning when Lillian was about four years old, until her first trip to Europe at the age of sixteen. She writes about her family and their homes, her education, and her escapades with her sisters. At times she jumps ahead, connecting stories from her […]
Memories, Volume II
Lillian’s second volume of Memories covers approximately 1881 to 1895, when Lillian was between 16 and 30. Her stories include another trip to Europe, frequent travels throughout the United States, the Gary girls’ debuts, and the marriages and engagements of the family. She also moves forward in time, writing about current events, such as Germany’s […]
Memories, Volume III
In Volume III of Memories Lillian discusses many events important historically, as well as to her personally. Among these are President McKinley’s assassination and death, and the Great Baltimore Fire of 1904, which burned more than 70 blocks of the city. Happier memories include six of the Gary girls’ weddings (Sister Minnie’s was recounted in […]