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Growing Up with Paternalistic Language: Conversations about Disability in Virginia

This is the second in a series of blog posts I am writing as part of my work as an extern in State Records. In…

Jenna GabrielDecember 28, 2022

Archives The Stacks

A Story About a Rabbit Hole: Externship Adventures

Hello! I’m Jenna (she/her) and I’m currently working as a doctoral extern on the State Records team at the Library of Virginia. During my externship,…

Jenna GabrielDecember 7, 2022

Archives Digital Projects

“[His] claim to be free is clear & unquestionable” : Free Black Virginians at Large

We continue to process more records from the Richmond City Hustings Court as a part of our NHPRC grant for Virginia Untold. As we do…

Lydia NeurothNovember 30, 2022

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“…to the encouragement of learning”: Virginia’s Literary Fund

In 1811, the Commonwealth of Virginia decided to set aside money for public education for the first time in its history. Various previous attempts to…

Alan ArellanoNovember 23, 2022

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A model of collaboration: The Northam administration records transfer

It started with an email. Four days before the inauguration of Governor-elect Ralph Northam on 13 January 2018, Jae K. Davenport, deputy counsel to outgoing…

Roger ChristmanNovember 9, 2022

Archives Conservation The Stacks

What Do CCRP Archivists Do?

When Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) archivists from the Library of Virginia travel to circuit court clerks’ offices to examine items as potential candidates…

Library of VirginiaNovember 2, 2022

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Project Updates from Virginia Untold

The past few months have seen some great progress on our NHPRC grant for our Virginia Untold project so we thought we’d share a few…

Lydia NeurothOctober 26, 2022

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LATAM and VA: A Transnational Relationship

In 1999, Virginia Governor James Gilmore embarked on a thirteen-day trade mission to South America that included Chile, Brazil, and Argentina, key trade and commerce…

Alan ArellanoOctober 12, 2022

Zodiac Constellations with Archival Storage Boxes

Archives Conservation The Stacks

Star Charts and Archives: Learn What Archival Tool Most Aligns with Your Astrological Sign

Happy Archives Month! The month of October is a special time for archivists across the state as we celebrate archival material and the archival profession.…

Mary Ann Mason, They/ThemOctober 5, 2022

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The “art and mystery of [Black] cabinetmaking”

In 1832, seventeen men were brought to the Richmond City Hustings Court with a unique charge. These men were cabinetmakers. They had united themselves illegally…

Lydia NeurothSeptember 28, 2022

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“That the Oppressed May Go Free” : A Petition to the Virginia General Assembly for Religious Freedom

During the summer of 1776, members of Virginia's last Revolutionary Convention adopted the Virginia Declaration of Rights. Among the principles of representative government and fundamental…

Mari JulienneSeptember 21, 2022

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Reclaiming Virginia’s Lost Records

What happens when a public record goes missing? Throughout the years, records have disappeared, usually as a result of wartime raids or through the acts…

Emeline AlexanderSeptember 7, 2022

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“Descendants of a Woman of Indian Extraction”: The Story of Rachel Findley

Rachel Findley was a mother. She was a grandmother. She was a Virginian. She was also enslaved. The law defined Rachel as property. Because Rachel…

Library of VirginiaAugust 31, 2022

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Transforming the Future

Summer 2022 marked the first cohort of the Transforming the Future of Libraries & Archives Internship Program. With great excitement and anticipation, we welcomed six…

Sonya ColemanAugust 22, 2022

Archives Digital Projects

Albemarle County (Va.) Chancery Causes Are Now Available Online!

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that digital images for the Albemarle County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1768-1850, are now available online through the…

Library of VirginiaAugust 17, 2022