Jim Greve – The UncommonWealth

A morning not unlike any other morning

December 7th marked a “day that will live in infamy” for many Virginians. However, for one Richmond family, the crucial day fell not in 1941,…

Jim GreveFebruary 1, 2017

Highlights Manuscripts & Special Collections

"Nelson County in Hollywood"

The papers of Earl Hamner, Jr., creator and writer of the popular television series The Waltons, are now available for research at the Library of Virginia.…

Jim GreveNovember 12, 2014

Archives as art

Discovered in a box of election records from the Secretary of the Commonwealth by a member of the Library of Virginia’s State Records staff, this…

Jim GreveOctober 9, 2013

Manuscripts & Special Collections

"At the Belmont Manor, oh yes"

We are now into the month of March, and winter continues to drag on. For those of you suffering from seasonal affective disorder, the Library…

Jim GreveMarch 6, 2013

Bouldin and Crowder, together again

A reunion of sorts recently took place when the Library of Virginia received a generous gift of the papers of William D. Bouldin (1839-1917) from his…

Jim GreveFebruary 1, 2012

Archives The Stacks

We’ll trade you Fairfax County for Mercer…Just kidding.

Many of the staff and researchers at the Library of Virginia remember our colleague and friend Robert Young Clay for his vast knowledge of the…

Jim GreveDecember 14, 2011

Manuscripts & Special Collections

Hope, Grief, Despair: The Emotional Impact of the Civil War

Next year marks the 150th anniversary of the beginning of the Civil War. The war’s effect on the people of Virginia was immense – especially to…

Jim GreveOctober 20, 2010