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Community History: 250W

Finding Primary Documents

UVa Special Collections
Historic and rare materials in the UVa Library collection. No appointment necessary!
Charlottesville Albemarle Historical Society
The local historical society houses many primary documents related to the area. Not all are searchable online.
Daily Progress - Digital Edition (1892-1964)
The Daily Progress is Charlottesville's local paper. Currently the digital edition covers 1892 to 1964. It provides scans only, no full text searching. Offered by UVA and the Jefferson-Madison Regional Library.
Virginia Historical Society Collections
Manuscripts, museum objects, photographs, and books related to the history of museums. Only 5% of the collection is digitized.

Historic Images and Maps

Charlottesville/Albemarle County Historical Society Photo Gallery
Digitized images from the Historical Society's collections.
Digitized images from Special Collections
These include the Holsinger Collection, which documents a great deal of historic Charlottesville in the first half of the 20th century.

Sanborn Maps, 1867-1970 This link opens in a new window
Fire insurance maps for American cities showing building footprints. Very detailed.