Radford University Digital Archives

History 400: Digital Archives gives students the tools necessary to delve into historical documents and present what they find. Records derived from archival materials give students insights into the past through the use of letters, articles, obituaries, census records and much more. This semester, students worked with a collection of letters from the late 1800s.

Walmer-Reed Collection

Letters

In the late 1800s Clara Walmer, and Emma Reed, sisters, both received letters from their betrothed. The letters detail their day to day lives, and lets us see how people interacted with the those they loved. Access the Walmer Reed collection here:

Letters

Research

Research helps us tie the story together. Through census data, obituaries, and much more, we're able to piece together the lives of those mentioned in the Walmer-Reed collection. Access the research here:

Research

Map

The Walmer-Reed collection mentions lots of seemingly random places. Our useful map shows where those places are, and gives helpful information about the areas. Access the map here:

Go to Map

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