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Contact Information
E-mail: [mailto:library@virginia.edu library@virginia.edu] Address:


 * Alderman Library, University of Virginia
 * 160 N McCormick Road
 * PO Box 400109
 * Charlottesville, VA 22904-4109

Telephone: 434-924-3021 Fax:  434-924-1431 Hours and holidays: Hours and Holidays for Alderman Library. Because it is a University library, the hours go by college terms.

Directions, maps, and public transportation:


 * U.Va Library Map

Internet sites and databases:


 * Virginia Genealogy U.Va. Home, Online Catalog, Libraries, Hours, Map, Search Virginia Genealogy Website, and A Guide to Genealogical Resources at the University of Virginia.
 * UV Library Virgo Catalog online can be searched by keywords, authors, titles, subject, call number, publisher, or publication date. Also available on WorldCat.

Collection Description
Alderman Library Collections. Find information on Collections and Subject Selectors; Government Information; Maps; Newspapers; Microforms; and Tibetan Collection.

Tips
Ask a Librarian is available if you would like to chat with a live person.

Guides
Introduction. The successor to the print guide Virginia genealogy: a guide to resources in the University of Virginia Library (1983). Help for Beginning Genealogists. Gives suggestions on how to begin. Web Resources. Gives great starting points for research. General Research Aids such as African American Genealogy, Heraldry, Census Information, and more.

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