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Without government, individual, and corporate sponsorship, Encyclopedia Virginia would not be a possibility. It is our pleasure and privilege to recognize the following for their generous support:

Financial Partners
	Alison J. and Ella W. Parsons Fund The Norfolk Foundation One Commercial Place, Ste. 1410 Norfolk, VA 23510 http://www.norfolkfoundation.org/
	Batten Educational Achievement Fund The Norfolk Foundation One Commercial Place, Ste. 1410 Norfolk, VA 23510 http://www.norfolkfoundation.org/
	Commonwealth of Virginia 1111 East Main St. Richmond, VA 23219 http://www.virginia.gov/
	Dominion 120 Tredegar Street Richmond, VA 23219 1-804-771-6115 http://www.dom.com/
	National Endowment for the Humanities Preservation and Access 1100 Pennsylvania Ave., NW Washington, DC 20506 http://www.neh.gov
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	Museum of the Confederacy 1201 E. Clay St. Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 649-1861 http://www.moc.org/
	The Library of Virginia 800 E. Broad St. Richmond, VA 23219 804-692-3500 http://www.lva.lib.va.us/
	The Richmond Times-Dispatch 300 E. Franklin Street Richmond, VA 23219 804-649-6000 http://www.timesdispatch.com/
	University of North Carolina Library Documenting the American South Campus Box #3900, 208 Raleigh Street Chapel Hill, NC 27514 http://docsouth.unc.edu/
	University of Virginia Special Collections P.O. Box 400110 Charlottesville, VA 22904 434-243-1776 http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/
	Valentine Richmond History Center 1015 E. Clay St. Richmond, VA 23219 (804) 649-0711 http://www.richmondhistorycenter.com/
	Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries 901 Park Avenue Richmond, VA 23284 804-828-1101 http://www.library.vcu.edu/
	Virginia Historical Society P.O. Box 7311 Richmond, VA 23221 804-358-4901 http://www.vahistorical.org/
	Woodrow Wilson Presidential Library 18-24 North Coalter Street Staunton, VA 24402 540-885-0897 http://www.woodrowwilson.org/