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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Jeanette Hamlin Civil War Printed Materials Collection, 1914-1996, Ms2023-025, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Jeanette Hamlin Civil War Printed Materials Collection was donated to Special Collections prior to 2009.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Jeanette Hamlin Civil War Printed Materials Collection was completed in May 2023.

Biographical Note

Lavada Jeanette Perdue Hamlin was born to Jesse William and Lucy Kate Caldwell Perdue on March 17, 1921, in Blacksburg, Virginia. She married William Orville Hamlin on July 30, 1941, and they had a daughter, Ann H. Linden. Hamlin died on July 14, 2006, and is buried in Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg.

External Sources:

"Hamlin, Jeanette Perdue" obituary, SWVARoots, https://swvaroots.com/hamlin-jeanette-perdue/

"Lavada Jeanette Perdue Hamlin", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/95845302/lavada-jeanette-hamlin

"Lavada Jeanette Perdue" in the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/27506590:9279

Scope and Content

This collection contains newspapers, newspaper clippings, and publications relating to the American Civil War. There are multiple 20th century newspapers and newspaper clippings from the Washington Post, Richmond Times-Dispatch, and the Roanoke Times and World-News, among others. This collection also contains multiple 20th century publications about the Civil War, such as National Geographic, The Sportslog-Pictorial, and several pieces by James W. Silver. Finally, a July 4, 1973 press release relates to a speech given by State Senator John Dalton.

Arrangement

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Civil War
• United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Jeanette Hamlin Civil War Printed Materials Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).