Greenwood Library - Longwood University

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Contact Information
Email: kroghjl@longwood.edu Website: https://libguides.longwood.edu/home/page Address: Greenwood Library, 401 Redford Street, Farmville, Virginia 23901 Telephone: Jamie Krogh, Archives and Records Specialist, telephone (434) 395-2432. Benedict Chatelain, Archives Associate, telephone (434) 395-2448. If unavailable, call the main library number at (434) 395-2433. Hours of Operation: During the regular semester, the Library is open as follows:

Monday - Thursday    7:30am - 9:00pm

Friday    7:30am - 5:00pm

Saturday  10:00am - 5:00pm

Sunday 1:00pm - 9:00pm

Description of Collections
Greenwood Library is open over 100 hours each week during regular sessions (with extended hours during exam periods). Our collections include over 280,000 books; 36,000 audiovisual items, including DVDs, CDs, and streaming videos; 330,000 electronic books; about 800 current periodical subscriptions in print or online; and more than 58,000 electronic journals. We have a robust Special Collections and Archives as well as host student and faculty research in the Digital Commons institutional repository.The Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections contain unique materials significant to the history of Longwood University, Farmville, Virginia, and Prince Edward County Virginia. While these collections are not browsable, they are made available, by request, to researchers, students, and the general public.

Collections and archives of genealogical interest include the Virginiana Collection, which contains works pertaining to the Commonwealth of Virginia. These include books concerning the history of Virginia, biographies of noteworthy Virginians, and works of fiction in which Virginia is the setting or subject. The archives also contain collections on alumni, former faculty, local and regional history, Longwood University history, and student organizations and activities which may be of interest to researchers. Please consult the library website at https://libguides.longwood.edu/home/page for further information.

GENEALOGY RESOURCES

The Greenwood Library offers an array of genealogy resources to help you start your family history project, or dig a little deeper. The Library offers access to Ancestry, Library Edition, in the library on any of the library's desktop computers. We are also a Family Search Affiliate Library meaning we have access to more resources than the free public version on any of our Learning Commons computers. We also provide onsite access to Fold3, which provides convenient access to military records, including the stories, photos, and personal documents of the men and women who served. Also available are newspaper and book resources that can help you discover more about your family history. The newspaper resources include the Farmville Herald up through 2014. Other newspaper resources include:


 * Databases & Resources A-Z


 * Accessible Archives Provides historical and genealogical primary documents, including Civil War collections, the New York Herald, the Charleston Mercury, and the Richmond Enquirer newspapers.
 * Richmond Daily Dispatch (Civil War) (November 1860-December 1865) Provides full-text of the Daily Dispatch for the Civil War years in an on-going digitization project as well as a brief Civil War period history and chronology.
 * Richmond Times-Dispatch Historical and Current collection (1903 to present) The Richmond TImes-Dispatch Historical and Current collection contains full-text access to articles, obituaries, editorials, announcements, real estate and other sections published in the Richmond-Times Dispatch from 1903 to present day.
 * Virginia Historical Newspapers Access to over 70 Virginia newspapers from as early as 1750. Date ranges for each title vary.
 * Washington Post, 1877 – 1998 (ProQuest Historical Newspapers) Known for its comprehensive political reporting, first-rate photo essays, Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writing, and  unmatched investigative reporting, the historical Washington Post (1877-1993) is an unparalleled resource for today’s  budding journalists, political historians, and students of government.


 * Chronicling America The Library of Congress has begun a massive project to digitize newspapers from across the country. Search all of them or select the paper you want to review. Different papers are available though different years, and most papers are available though the 1920s
 * Virginia Chronicle The Library of Virginia is digitizing newspapers from across the state. Search all of them or browse though different papers.
 * Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative The Library of Virginia houses local court records, state records, personal papers, business records, newspapers, special collections, books, journals, etc., that date back to the 1600's. Collectively, these records contain the names of millions of African Americans, both enslaved and free. These names are access points to the individual stories of African Americans who lived in Virginia from the establishment of slavery in the 1600s until its demise in 1865. Taken as a whole, these individual stories shed light on the narrative of a people that has not been fully told.

Tips for Your Visit
Requests for materials from the archival collections can be made at any time by using the “Request Access to this Collection” button on any of the online finding aids on the Greenwood Library Archives website. Requests for materials from special collections can be made by utilizing the Paging Request Form. Likewise, requests for access to any materials from the archives and special collections can be made by contacting Jamie Krogh at (434) 395-2432. Guidance on using Greenwood Library's genealogical resources can be found at https://libguides.longwood.edu/Archives/LUGenealogy


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