Searchable Databases

Colonial Williamsburg Journal Index (About this Database)

An author/title keyword index, 1978-present, to the colorfully illustrated journal which features the culture, arts and political heritage of Virginia's eighteenth-century colonial capital. Photocopies of articles can be requested through interlibrary loan.

Denis Diderot's Encyclopédie (About this Database)

An English language index to the illustrations in three twentieth-century editions of Denis Diderot's l'Encyclopédie, ou Dictionnaire Raisonné des Sciences, des Arts et des Métiers was undertaken in the 1980s by Rachel Marks, a volunteer in the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Library. The images are of interest to those who study the life and times of the eighteenth century.

Colonial Williamsburg Postcards (About this Database)

Search the Colonial Williamsburg postcard collection. This database currently includes over 1,300 records. Pictures of selected postcards will be available for view in the near future.

F.S. Lincoln (About this Database)

A master collection of photographs and negatives of Colonial Williamsburg taken in 1935 to show the newly restored town.

Trades Index to Auction Catalogs (About this Database)

Sotheby's and Christie's catalogs (1990-1998) of eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century drawings and paintings are indexed for objects of interest to trades-people of Colonial Williamsburg. Topics indexed include wearing apparel, agricultural implements, household accessories, weapons, trade and leisure activities.

Country Life (About this Database)

More than 25 years (1978 to present) of this venerable British weekly have been indexed for eighteenth-century architecture and decorative arts topics that would be of particular interest to the curators and historians of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.