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ENWR 1510 Charlottesville Research Resources

Research resources for students looking for information about and history of Charlottesville.

Images of Historic Charlottesville

When searching Virgo, if you select Images Only from the advanced search screen, you can view digitized images from Special Collections. 

A few example basic image searches: 

Charlottesville

Main Street 

The Corner

Cemetery 

The Holsinger Studio Collection Database is a marvelous searchable collection of nearly nine thousand historic photographs of Charlottesville and Albemarle County from the late 19th century through the 1920s. Searchable by keyword, name/place, and date through Virgo. From the Special Collections Department at the University of Virginia Library.

Searching for Books, Media, and more

Start your search for books, videos, and more resources at UVA using Virgo, the UVA Library Catalog. If you need to request an item not owned by UVA, check to see whether it is available for Interlibrary Loan Borrowing

Virgo, the UVA Library’s primary search tool, contains catalog records for books, print journals, DVDs, maps, and digitized materials, as well as links to online articles from our rich array of subscription journals. You can search catalog materials and articles together by choosing Everything, or view results separately, using the facets provided to limit your results by author, format, publication period, and more.  To find online content, use the Filter Results option and choose Online or EBook.

Note: The books listed below are all available outside of the UVA Special Collections. There are many titles available in Special Collections as well. In order to use books in Special Collections they must be requested and read in the Special Collections Reading Room. See the Special Collections & Archives tab on left for more information. 

 

Books of possible interest

DVDs of Possible Interest