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Wrap Up the Week with More Virginia Poetry Virginia Authors

Wrap Up the Week with More Virginia Poetry

Welcome to week 3 of our exploration of Virginia Literary Award Poetry Winners and Finalists. This week we feature LVA runners up Bob Hicok and…
Nan Carmack
Nan CarmackApril 24, 2020
“Manifest Danger” : Smallpox Epidemics Hit 19th-Century Chesterfield Archives

“Manifest Danger” : Smallpox Epidemics Hit 19th-Century Chesterfield

Given the current coronavirus health crisis, processing a small collection of Chesterfield County smallpox epidemic records from the 19th century seemed to be a timely…
Tracy Harter
Tracy HarterApril 22, 2020
“I wanted to be the Librarian of Congress!” : 7 Questions with Cindy Church seven questionsThe Stacks

“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 Brooks
Vince BrooksApril 20, 2020
Virginia Literary Award-Winning Poetry During National Poetry Month Virginia Authors

Virginia Literary Award-Winning Poetry During National Poetry Month

This week, we explore the poetry of Claudia Emerson (1957-2014). Emerson served as the 2008-2010 Poet Laureate of Virginia, and won the Pulitzer Prize in…
Nan Carmack
Nan CarmackApril 17, 2020
“Secure the Suffrage for Women on Equal Terms with Men” : The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia Education & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special Collections

“Secure the Suffrage for Women on Equal Terms with Men” : The Equal Suffrage League of Virginia

The first and largest of the state organizations that worked for woman suffrage in Virginia early in the twentieth century was the Equal Suffrage League…
Mari Julienne
Mari JulienneApril 15, 2020
Public Library Spotlight: A Preservation Partnership Digital ProjectsPublic Libraries

Public Library Spotlight: A Preservation Partnership

This is a post in our new series highlighting the people and programs of the public libraries of Virginia. To view more posts about our…
Jessi Bennett
Jessi BennettApril 13, 2020
Celebrate National Poetry Month with LVA Literary Award Winners and Nominees Virginia Authors

Celebrate National Poetry Month with LVA Literary Award Winners and Nominees

Poetry offers so much--thought and lyricism, nuggets of truth (both our own and the poet's) as well as a lens through which we can see…
Nan Carmack
Nan CarmackApril 10, 2020
“He was very brave, and though seriously ill he was always thinking of others…” : Influenza Claims a WWI Soldier ArchivesDigital Projects

“He was very brave, and though seriously ill he was always thinking of others…” : Influenza Claims a WWI Soldier

While working with the Virginia War History Commission WWI Questionnaires collection, I have often wondered what it must have been like living through that time,…
Rose Schooff
Rose SchooffApril 8, 2020
Random Reference: Celery and Olives – A True Story ArchivesNewspapers

Random Reference: Celery and Olives – A True Story

This is the first entry in our new "Random Reference" series, which will feature interesting discoveries made and reference questions answered by our Archives &…
Amanda Morrell
Amanda MorrellApril 6, 2020
Oh Doctor! : Flu and Whiskey in 1918 Archives

Oh Doctor! : Flu and Whiskey in 1918

Cover to sheet music for “Oh Doctor” by Billy Joyce and Rubey Cowan. (Mack Stark & Rubey Cowan Inc. Music Publishers, 1920. LVA Special Collections,…
Claire Radcliffe
Claire RadcliffeApril 3, 2020
Slavery, Madness, and the 1840 Census Archives

Slavery, Madness, and the 1840 Census

Today we bring you a story in recognition of Census Day, April 1.  Learn more about the 2020 United States Census (and submit your response!),…
Kevin Shupe
Kevin ShupeApril 1, 2020
New Books – March 2020 Virginia Authors

New Books – March 2020

Although we are not open to the public at the moment of this posting these books will be ready for you when we re-open! A…
Donna Pletcher
Donna PletcherMarch 28, 2020
Letterhead in the Archives: Suffrage Edition Manuscripts & Special Collections

Letterhead in the Archives: Suffrage Edition

Commercial stationery can offer a fascinating snapshot of a place or time. Scholars of this subject point out that the rich illustrations and elaborate printing…
Sonya Coleman
Sonya ColemanMarch 27, 2020
“Virginia Ready for Women to Vote”: The General Assembly Authorizes Women to Vote in 1920 Education & ProgrammingManuscripts & Special CollectionsNewspapers

“Virginia Ready for Women to Vote”: The General Assembly Authorizes Women to Vote in 1920

Ed. Note: The health and safety of our visitors, employees, volunteers, and community are top priorities at the Library of Virginia. To help contain the…
Brent Tarter
Brent TarterMarch 25, 2020
New to Virginia Chronicle Digital ProjectsNewspapers

New to Virginia Chronicle

The Library of Virginia has added several titles to the growing list of digitized historical newspapers accessible on Virginia Chronicle. Recent additions include: Alexandria Herald…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingMarch 24, 2020
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