Local History Documents

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• Albemarle County, 1850-1860: an Overview by Edward Tayloe Wise, 1989
  
• Albemarle County Roads, 1725 - 1816 by Nathaniel Mason Pawlett, 1981
  
• Bicycle Plan by Charlottesville. Dept. of Community Development, 1976
  
• Charlottesville 1792-1692: 200th Anniversary Celebration a program published by the Charlottesville 200th Anniversary Commission and the Reynolds Co., 1962.
  
• Charlottesville City Directory, 1898
  
• Charlottesville: What We Say, What We Do, What We Hope For by Jeffrey K. Hadden and Edwin E. Erickson, 1975
  
• The City as a Park Gregg Bleam Landscape Architects, 1998
  
• Dogwood Vietnam Memorial Transcription from Daily Progress April 19-21, 1966
  
• Early Charlottesville: Recollections of James Alexander by James Alexander, 1942
  
• Draft Nomination for the City of Charlottesville: National Register of Historic Places MPDF and Nominations for: Four Monumental Figurative Outdoor Sculptures in Charlottesville, Virginia by Betsy Gohdes-Baten, 1996
  
• Early Charlottesville: Recollections of James Alexander by James Alexander, 1942
  
• Early Charlottesville: Recollections of James Alexander by James Alexander, rev. 1963
  
• Flood Plain Information, Meadow Creek, Albemarle County and Charlottesville, Virginia by U.S. Corps of Engineers. Norfolk District, 1972
  
• Flood Plain Information, Moores Creek, Albemarle County and Charlottesville, Virginia by U.S. Corps of Engineers. Norfolk District, 1971
  
• From Porch Swings to Patios: an oral history project of Charlottesville neighborhoods, 1914 to 1984 Charlottesville. Dept. of Community Development, 1990
  
• Historic Charlottesville Tour Book Charlottesville. Historic Resource Task Force and Albemarle County Historical Society, 2002
  
• Historic Landmark Study Charlottesville. Dept. of Community Development, 1976
  
• Historic Preservation Guide, Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville. Dept. of Community Development, 1980
  
• Historic Preservation Program for Albemarle County, Virginia by Joe Abelle, 1987
  
• Historic Preservation Plan, Charlottesville, Virginia Charlottesville. Dept. of Community Development, 1993
  
• Historical Architectural Survey of Albemarle County Villages by Albemarle County. Dept. of Planning and Community Development, 1995
  
• The Impact of the University of Virginia on Charlottes and Albemarle County by Eleanor G. May and Margo E. Hauck, 1981
  
• Jefferson's Albemarle, a Guide to Albemarle County and the City of Charlottesville, Virginia Virginia. Writer's Program, 1941
  
• Jefferson School Oral History Project Presentation Piedmont, 2004
  
• Jefferson School Oral History Project: Interview Transcripts, v. 1 Presentation Piedmont, 2004
  
• Jefferson School Oral History Project: Interview Transcripts, v. 2 Presentation Piedmont, 2004
  
• More than a Mall: A Guide to Historic Downtown Charlottesville Virginia. University. School of Architecture. Community History Workshop, 2008-2009
  
• A Preliminary Archaeological Assessment of the Venable Lane Site by Amy E. Grey, M. Drake Patten and Mark S. Warner, 1993
  
• Proposed Merger of Charlottesville and Albemarle County: Citizen Study Packets No. 1 - 9, 1969
  
• Race Relations and Education in Charlottesville Charlottesville. Social Development Commission, 1985
  
• Race Relations and Employment in Charlottesville Charlottesville. Social Development Commission, 1985
  
• Ridge Street Oral History ProjectPreservation Piedmont, 1995
  
• University Corner Streetscape Study, Charlottesville, VirginiaEDAW Inc., 1990
  
• Virginia House Tour, Mainly in the Locale Known as Mr. Jefferson's Country, Historical and Plantation Legends by William Temple Stevens, 1962
  
• West Main Street, Charlottesville, Virginia: Present Conditions and Future Prospects by Yale Rabin, 1977
  

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