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Home for the Holidays

This year “Home for the Holidays” has a slightly different ring to it, and as the days get darker and colder it might seem daunting…

Library of VirginiaDecember 9, 2020

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Happy Thanksgiving

The UncommonWealth will return next week. Please enjoy these Thanksgiving napkins from the Charlotte LaRoy Paper Napkin Collection from our Visual Studies Collection. You can…

Library of VirginiaNovember 25, 2020

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Cats are a Job Requirement: 7 Questions with Wendy Hupp

This is a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes entries…

Vince BrooksNovember 16, 2020

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Slinging Fenway Franks and Missing Tomato Soup: 7 Questions with Amy Winegardner

This is an entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind…

Vince BrooksSeptember 21, 2020

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“Bertha Weighed Over 800 Pounds”: 7 Questions with Dale Neighbors

This is the latest blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do on a day-to-day basis. If you are interested…

Dale NeighborsAugust 17, 2020

Archives The Stacks

Hunger Amidst Plenty: Congress, the Civil Rights Movement, and the Transformation of the Food Stamp Program

Editor's Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with Virginia Humanities, sponsors residential fellows during the academic year to conduct in-depth research in the Library's…

Tracy RoofJuly 29, 2020

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“I got hooked on archives!”: 7 Questions with Sonya Coleman

In this series we introduce LVA employees and explore what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes entries…

Vince BrooksJuly 20, 2020

Digital Projects The Stacks

Transferring Knowledge: An Audio-Visual Digitization Internship

In the fall semester of 2019, which seems like years ago these days, I was lucky enough to wrap up my MLIS program with an…

Ben SteckJuly 8, 2020

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“It’s Usually the Dungeons and Dragons that takes people by surprise”: 7 Questions with Emeline Alexander

This is one in a series of blog entries introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. These posts are collected under the tag…

Vince BrooksJune 15, 2020

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Connecting People with “Wow” Moments: 7 Questions with Scott Dodson

This is the latest entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind…

Vince BrooksMay 18, 2020

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“I wanted to be the Librarian of Congress!” : 7 Questions with Cindy Church

This is the latest blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…

Vince BrooksApril 20, 2020

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“I read dead people’s mail.”: 7 Questions with Brent Tarter

This is a blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on…

Vince BrooksMarch 16, 2020

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From Dunk Tanks to Compound Bow Hunting: 7 Questions with Jessica Beavers

This blog entry is the latest installment in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what…

Vince BrooksFebruary 10, 2020

Archives Education & Programming The Stacks

Primary Sources Force Students to Analyze the Past and Past Penmanship

This fall, a local records archivist at the Library of Virginia collaborated with a U.S. History teacher at Matoaca High School in Chesterfield County to…

Tracy HarterJanuary 15, 2020

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“My best day is when I do 50 things for 10 minutes each”: 7 Questions with Mary Clark

This is an entry in our series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes on behind…

Vince BrooksJanuary 13, 2020