Hi - You might be interested in this new American Memory project -- there are some very interesting stereographs relating to Virginia. Elizabeth "Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society" is the latest addition to the Library's American Memory Web site at <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ndlpcoop/nhihtml/cwnyhshome.html. The online presentation contains materials drawn from 12 collections housed at the New-York Historical Society. The "Civil War Treasures" online collection is a cooperative project of the Library of Congress and the New-York Historical Society. Founded in 1804, the New-York Historical Society houses one of the oldest research libraries and museums in the United States. Collections documenting the Civil War are a particular strength of the society. Pictorial items in the digitized Civil War collection include 731 stereographs, more than 70 photographs from an album, 178 sketches from three different collections, 304 posters, 29 etchings of caricatures and nearly 500 envelopes with printed or embossed decoration related to Civil War events and personalities. Items from manuscript collections include the first and only issue of The Prison Times handwritten by Confederate prisoners held at Fort Delaware; 32 letters by Sarah Blunt, a nurse in military hospitals at Point Lookout, Md., and Harper's Ferry, West Virginia; and three letters by Walt Whitman. The letters complement the Library's Walt Whitman "Poet at Work" online collection. The digitization of "Civil War Treasures from the New-York Historical Society" was made possible through the generous support of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation. Please direct any questions to [log in to unmask] -- Elizabeth Roderick email ([log in to unmask]) Director, Digital Library Program email ([log in to unmask]) The Library of Virginia phone (804) 692-3761 800 E. Broad Street fax (804) 692-3771 Richmond, VA 23219 ***************************************************** http://www.lva.lib.va.us The LVA Digital Library Program ***************************************************** To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html