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History Of The Richmond Public Library, A. Simpson Williams Jr.

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In writing this history of the Richmond Public Library, l felt it necessary to trace very briefly the library movement in the City of Richmond up to and including the final drive for a Public Library.

George Wythe : A Biographical Sketch, Harold G. Owens

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George Wythe is not nearly as well known or appreciated by Virginians as he should be. It is surprising how little has been done in Virginia in remembrance of him, who left so much for his state and for his country. In this thesis, which is more than an eulogy, I have attempted to show just how important George Wythe was to the development of our state and to the growth of the American Republic. If this paper ever finds its way into the hands of one reader who has never heard of George Wythe, its purpose will have been …

The Writings Against The Adoption Of The Constitution, Henry E. Cake

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It is a small wonder that when delegates were sent to Philadelphia to consider forming a national or federal government that would be the supreme power binding the thirteen states together into one great unit that there was opposition to the formulation of a constitution and even greater - or at least more numerous - objections to phraseology and fundamental ideas of each article at every step of the formulatin gprocess. While there were one or two of the opposition who appear as cranks and chronic objectors, it seems that most of the membres of the opposition to the adoption …

A History Of Gwathmey Baptist Church, R Stuart Grizzard

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Gwathmey Baptist Church has had a somewhat checkered career. As pointed out heretofore, the community has withered away; and there have been periods when the flame of existence all but petered out, only to be rekindled by some of the faithful, under the leadership of a man or woman who would take a deep interest in the church and devote patient effort and time to its resuscitation.

The Reflection Of The United States Steel Corporation In America's Industrial Drama, Ethne Flanagan

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We need only to open our eyes and cast a glance about us to recognize that our modern twentieth century life is girded with steel. Steel is the very key product of the present era of the evolution of man. In the beginning it was stone, then bronze, and then iron, but today it is steel which conditions the industrialized political, economic, and social life of our country.

The James River And Kanawha Canal Company, Lucien Warner Bingham

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In the early colonial days when Governor Spottswood, with his Knights of the Golden Horseshoe, ventured to cross the mountains, then a barrier between Virginia and the territory west, he realized the necessity of a water way to connect the two portions of the state so that the products of the western part could be brought to the Atlantic coast, both for the use of that portion of Virginia then being settled by the white man and for shipment to foreign countries. Yet he was so occupied with other interests that he could do nothing for the achievement of such …

The Growth Of "Southern" Presbyterianism In West Virginia : 1830 To 1880, Charles W. Mcnutt

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An essay on the growth of "Southern" Presbyterianism in West Virginia.

Buie's Creek Must Live : The Story Of How Dr. J. A. Campbell Built A Junior College Out Of A Small One Room School House, Paul J. Harrell

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In the sphere of education, North Carolina is perhaps the most progressive state of the South. To carry out its extensive program, it has a well equipped system of primary and secondary schools, many junior and senior colleges and a large State University.

Campbell College, one of its well known junior colleges, stands as a monument to a man who dared to "lose his life" in the service of youth. He gave of his time, talent, and money to the building of an institution where poor boys and girls might receive an education. The spirit of Dr. J.A. Campbell lives …