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The Eleanor S. Brockenbrough Library has an extensive collection of documents, maps, prints and more relating to the Confederate States of America. To explore the Library’s collections, click here. The Library offers the following research services:
Onsite Research Appointments
Researchers may make an appointment to use the library’s collections in advance. Appointments are $10.00 for the public and free for Museum members. This fee includes admission to the Museum’s exhibits. All appointment must be scheduled in advance ~ preferably two weeks ~ by emailing or writing the Library (see address above). No calls please.
Correspondence Research
Research may be performed by our staff via correspondence at a rate of $10.00 for the first hour (waived for members) and then $30.00 for every hour after for detailed requests requiring more time. Please submit your inquiry in writing, being sure to include your mailing address. Fees must be prepaid before research results are mailed.
Download any of the online finding aids (inventories) for several of the Library’s collections listed below. For more information about specific items or collections, please contact the Library.
African American Collection - PDF 72K
Jefferson Davis Family Collection - PDF 405K (this file make take several minutes to download)
Hollywood Memorial Association Collection - PDF 90K
Thomas J. Jackson Collection - PDF 128K
Robert E. Lee Family Collection - PDF 172K
J.E.B.
Stuart Collection - PDF 128K
Monuments and Memorials Collection - PDF 161K
John S. Mosby Collection - PDF 120K
Navy Collection - PDF 196K
Soldier Diary Collection - PDF 108K
Soldier Letters Collection - PDF 228K
Veterans Collection - PDF 168K
Keep Watching ~ More To Come. . .
Research in both the Library and Collections on the same day!
Schedule research time in the Library and view an object in Collections the same day for $15.00 (free for Museum members). Fee includes admission to the Museum’s exhibit galleries.
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The Museum of the Confederacy preserves the world’s largest collection of Confederate Civil War artifacts. To explore our collections, click here.
Onsite Research Appointments
Researchers may make an appointment to view an item or items in the Museum’s collections. Appointments are $10.00 for the public and free for Museum members. This fee includes admission to the Museum’s exhibitions. All appointments must be scheduled in advance ~ preferably two weeks ~ by emailing or calling (804) 649-1861:
registrar artifacts
curator flag collection
manager photographic collection
Object Worksheet Fee
Object worksheets are schematic drawings that detail an artifact, providing general information and dimensions. These are intended for personal use only. You must obtain written permission to reproduce artifacts from the Museum’s collection. Existing worksheets are $30.00 each for the public and $15.00 each for Museum members. Additionally, researchers requesting the creation of new object worksheets for artifacts will be charged correspondence research fees at the rate described under library services. Fee must be prepaid. Contact the following to order an object worksheet:
registrar artifacts
curator flag collection
Exhibit
Catalogs
The Museum of the Confederacy has also published companion volumes to several of its exhibits and catalogs of portions of its extensive collection. To purchase a copy of the publications below, browse The Haversack Store online.
R.E. Lee
The Confederate Navy
Women In Mourning
Before Freedom Came
A Catalogue of Uniforms
Cased Image Photographs
A Century of Collecting
Every Kind of Wound and Disease
Soldier Art
Treasures from the Archives
The White House Pictorial Tour
The White House Restoration Journal
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The Museum’s photographic collection of more than 6,000 images, most dating to the mid-19th century, includes daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, albumen prints, stereographs, and cartes-de-visite. To learn more about our photographic collection, click here. The Museum provides the photographic services to the public, educators, authors, researchers, publishing companies, media, and other organizations for educational, publication, exhibition, public project, or one-time only personal use. Contact the Manager of Photographic Collections at (804) 649-1861 ext. 17, by email, by fax at (804) 644-7150, or at the address above to arrange for any of these services:
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Image research |
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Copy print reproductions in black-and-white and/or color |
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Color transparency rental |
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New photography of items without existing negatives |
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Permission for image usage (download conditions for use) {c&cstatement.pdf} |
All requests for photographic services must be submitted in writing and be pre-paid and are handled in the order in which they are received. Costs for reproduction of materials from the Museum’s collections are usually the sum of two fees: production and use. Use fees do not apply to reproductions made for personal uses. The Museum also reserves the right to deny requests at its discretion. Click here for a downloadable version of the Photographic Services Fee Schedule.
General processing time for custom printed black-and-white or color copy prints from existing negatives is four to six weeks. New photography is required for objects with no existing negative or color transparency, and requires additional processing time. No rush orders are accepted for new photography. All negatives and color transparencies are retained by The Museum of the Confederacy.
Requests for images for publication, exhibition or public project use…
must be submitted on company letterhead. A complete project summary is necessary and should include the following:
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Project Title (note whether book, article, documentary, exhibit, etc.) |
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Author/Editor/Curator /Producer |
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Images Requested (Include negative or color transparency numbers if known) |
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Intended Image Use (Single/Multiple Use; Interior /Cover, Black & White/Color; Advertising, etc.) |
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Proposed Publication/Exhibition /Airing Date |
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Deadline to Receive Photographs |
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Daytime Telephone/Fax Number /Email Address |
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For-Profit or Non-Profit Status |
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Preferred Method of Shipping (By US mail or FedExfor FedEx must include FedEx Account number.) |
Official written permission for use, along with credit line information, will be forwarded pending project approval and payment of the required usage fees.
Requests for images intended for personal use…
must be submitted in writing. Detailed information pertaining to the individual or topic of search helps to process the request more quickly. Include the following in the letter letter: Purchaser’s name (printed), complete mailing address (not email address), and a daytime telephone number. Specify in writing that the request for images is for personal use only.
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