In conjunction with the publication of volume 3 of the Dictionary of
Virginia Biography (which covers 471 names from Allen Taylor Caperton
through Edward Dwight Daniels), the DVB editors are pleased to announce
that a new finding aid is now available on the Library of Virginia's Web
site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwedo/pubs/dvb/classind/index.htm
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This Classified Index enables researchers to approach the biographies in
a variety of ways to meet different research needs. It breaks down the
1,400 names in the three published volumes chronologically,
geographically, by gender, by race, by contributor, and in other ways.
The entries provide volume and page numbers for each biography to give
the user instant bibliographical reference. The earlier version of the
Classified Index was text-based; the new version is a database and
provides much faster access to the desired information. The new Advanced
Search feature allows users to search by two or more selection criteria.
A teacher seeking local biographies to feature during Black History
Month, for example, can use the Advanced Search to get a list of African
Americans in Charles City County; a researcher can get a list of women
active during the American Revolution, or of persons involved in the
arts between 1950 and 2000, or of persons with careers in religion who
lived in Wise County. The Classified Index supports detailed research in
a variety of fields across four centuries of Virginia history and
culture.
 
 
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Sara B. Bearss
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Senior Editor, Dictionary of Virginia Biography
The Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23221-8000
 
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