Important Announcement: Bowman Library Renovations

Bowman Library will be installing new carpeting from January 12–23. During this time, some services will be limited:

  • Printing will be limited
  • Only laptop computers will be available
  • Study rooms will be unavailable
  • Access to many adult materials will be limited
  • Faxing and scanning will be unavailable

These services will still be available at both Handley Library and Clarke County branches.
Thank you for your patience as we make improvements to your library.

All branches will be closed January 19th for Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Click here to honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. with insightful audiobooks, impactful comics, educational civil rights movies, and inspiring music that celebrate his life and the fight for equality on Hoopla.

Sign Up Here!

Get Curated Reading Suggestions on Selected Topics Sent Right to Your Inbox.
Sign Up

Donald L. Viens Collection

Stewart Bell Jr. Archives
Handley Regional Library
Winchester-Frederick County Historical Society
P.O. Box 58, Winchester, VA 22604
(540) 662-9041 ext. 17
archives@handleyregional.org
www.handleyregional.org

1685 THL

SCOPE AND CONTENT:  The collection contains many items on Revolutionary War reenacting as well as information on muzzle-loading rifles.
(1 box) Last updated 12/09.

BIOGRAPHICAL/HISTORICAL: Donald L. Viens was a Winchester-Frederick County native and an avid reenactor.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: From the collection                                 

CITE AS: Donald L. Viens Collection #1685, Stewart Bell Jr. Archives, Handley Regional Library, Winchester, VA, USA.

Organization:

BOX 1

25 Original Patchbook Drawings copied by Ed Webb, 23 leaves, manuscript (photocopy)

Book of Rogers Rangers – Sketchbook, 64 leaves, printed

Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen – 21 leaves, typescript

Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen – Drill Procedures, Vol. 1, Unit Drill and Standard Operating Procedures, 1 item, printed

Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen – Drill Procedures, Vol. 2, Unit Drill and Standard Operating Procedures, 1 item, printed

Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen – Drill Procedures, Vol. 3, Unit Drill and Standard Operating Procedures, 1 item, printed

Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen – Drill Procedures,  Vol. 4, Unit Drill and Standard Operating Procedures, 1 item, printed

Daniel Morgan’s Riflemen – Drill Procedures, Vol. 5, Unit Drill and Standard Operating Procedures, 1 item. Printed

Early American Kitchens – 12 leaves, printed

The Gun Report Magazine – March, 1976, Volume 21, No. 10, 1 item. Printed

Gunsmiths and Gunmakers of Vermont by Warren R. Horn, 36 pages, printed

Handbook for Riflemen by William Duane, 1813 Edition, 66 leaves, printed (photocopy)

Long Rifles of Note, Pennsylvania by George Shumway, 39 pages, printed

Morgan, Daniel – Biographical Material, 4 leaves, printed

Muzzle-Loader People – 1 item, printed

Ordinance Manuel for the Use of Officers of the U. S. Army, 1861 Edition, 1 item, printed

Revolutionary War Reenactor Research Material – unnumbered leaves

Richmond Rifle Musket – A Skirmishers Guide, 8 leaves manuscript (photocopy)

SPG Lubricant – BP Cartridge Reloading Primer by Mike Venturio and Steve Grable, 1 item, printed

U. S. Rifle Model 1855 – 11 leaves, typescript (photocopy)