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Genealogical research files, 1944-1963, of teacher and professional genealogist Eva Eubank Wilkerson (1884-1965) of Richmond, Virginia, chiefly consist of research files on numerous Virginia families. These family files are largely composed of Wilkerson's research notes, and often include letters from the client requesting the information. Much of the material in Wilkerson's notes is quoted directly from various primary sources such as wills, deeds, and marriage records, and occasionally from published reference works. As Wilkerson did not keep copies of her actual responses to clients, the information collected here is entirely in note form and consequently can be difficult to use. Other materials include research resources, such as an index to marriages and an index to deeds, both from unspecified localities; correspondence regarding research into unnamed families; personal budget information kept by Wilkerson, 1944-1946; and miscellaneous research notes on topics including Bladensfield Plantation in Richmond County, Virginia, and Goode's Bridge in Chesterfield County.