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| Hampton Public Library |
Special Collections Department
4207 Victoria Blvd.
Hampton, VA 23669
757-727-1314
http://www.hampton.gov/index.aspx?nid=1216
Open Monday and Thursday, 1:00‒9:00 p.m.; Tuesday and Wednesday, 9:00 a.m.‒5:00 p.m.; Friday, 9:00 a.m.‒1:00 p.m.; and Saturday and Sunday, 1:00‒5:00 p.m.
Repository
Special Collections Department is located on the second floor of the Main Library in historic downtown Hampton. The Virginiana Collection is rich in Hampton and Virginia history books and non-book materials that are very useful for local history and genealogical research.Be Prepared
Special Collections is a research room and all materials are for reference use only. Copies are 10 cents per page for photocopies, computer prints, and microfilm prints. Digital cameras are welcome and USB-drive scanning is available on the photocopier.We can do brief research requests. Please see the following link on our webpage for more information http://www.hampton.gov/index.aspx?nid=1277.
Holdings
The Virginiana Collection consists of books, maps, microfilm, pictures, postcards, vertical files and periodicals. The map, picture, and postcard collections have printed guides found in the room, and all other materials can be found on the library’s online catalog: http://www.hampton.gov/index.aspx?NID=1217.Small collections of genealogy books for the states of North Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky are available.
Area Information
Other places of special interest in Hampton are: The Hampton History Museum, Virginia Air and Space Center, Hampton University Museum, and the Fort Monroe Casemate Museum. See more at http://www.hampton.gov/Index.aspx?NID=153.Elizabeth Wilson
Special Collections Supervisor
Hampton Public Library
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