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Men are Spendthrifts, Says 1928 Congresswoman. Newspapers

Men are Spendthrifts, Says 1928 Congresswoman.

Recently, while researching a totally unrelated topic in the Richmond Times Dispatch, I stumbled upon an intriguing article from Dec. 2, 1928 titled, “Ninth Woman…
Kelley Ewing
Kelley EwingMarch 8, 2019
The Remarkable Hodges Family of Princess Anne County and Norfolk Archives

The Remarkable Hodges Family of Princess Anne County and Norfolk

During the night of 23 April 1829, six African American men made a daring escape from the Norfolk County jail. One of them was William…
Brent Tarter
Brent TarterMarch 6, 2019
History in Your Hands: The Smartest Way to Explore 400 Years of History Education & Programming

History in Your Hands: The Smartest Way to Explore 400 Years of History

Love history? Love to travel? The Virginia History Trails app is for you! Developed by the 2019 Commemoration, American Evolution, in collaboration with the Library…
John Deal
John DealFebruary 27, 2019
Library of Virginia and Virginia Museum of History & Culture Merge Databases of Records of Enslaved Virginians ArchivesDigital ProjectsThe Stacks

Library of Virginia and Virginia Museum of History & Culture Merge Databases of Records of Enslaved Virginians

The Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC) and the Library of Virginia are cooperating to provide greater access to African American history and genealogy…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordFebruary 21, 2019
A Titanic Love Affair Newspapers

A Titanic Love Affair

And we're not talking about Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio! In advance of our soon to be released new and improved Titanic web site and…
Errol Somay
Errol SomayFebruary 14, 2019
Ich Liebe Dich! Vintage Valentines Manuscripts & Special Collections

Ich Liebe Dich! Vintage Valentines

Happy Valentine’s Day to our Out of the Box readers! Valentine’s Day is perhaps the most critiqued of any holiday for being “made-up,” but as…
Claire Radcliffe
Claire RadcliffeFebruary 14, 2019
From Lancaster to Lunenburg: Betty Chapman’s Story in Virginia Untold Archives

From Lancaster to Lunenburg: Betty Chapman’s Story in Virginia Untold

In 1788, the Virginia General Assembly reformed the state judicial courts in order alleviate congestion in the General Court, which had caused unreasonable delays in…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordFebruary 11, 2019
The Cost of Freedom: A Campbell County Story Archives

The Cost of Freedom: A Campbell County Story

The Campbell County court ordered the sale of Louisa Alexander and her daughter, Eliza, because as enslaved persons, Virginia law considered them part of Louisa’s…
Mary Dean Carter
Mary Dean CarterFebruary 6, 2019
Library Makes New Batch of Emails from Governor Timothy M. Kaine Administration Available Online ArchivesDigital Projects

Library Makes New Batch of Emails from Governor Timothy M. Kaine Administration Available Online

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the release of 100,343 emails from the administration of Governor Timothy M. Kaine (2006-2010). This latest batch…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanJanuary 30, 2019
What a Difference a Day Makes: Serendipity in the Reading Room Archives

What a Difference a Day Makes: Serendipity in the Reading Room

The Library of Virginia employs both reference archivists and processing archivists. Reference archivists work exclusively with the public—the Library’s front line. Processing archivists work behind-the-scenes…
Callie Freed
Callie FreedJanuary 24, 2019
Poe, Richmond, and the Universe Education & ProgrammingNewspapersVirginia Authors

Poe, Richmond, and the Universe

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…
Richard Kopley
Richard KopleyJanuary 16, 2019
The Elephant in the Room: Artificial Intelligence Used to Process Governor Tim Kaine’s E-mails ArchivesDigital Projects

The Elephant in the Room: Artificial Intelligence Used to Process Governor Tim Kaine’s E-mails

Editor's Note: This article first appeared in Fall 2018 issue of Broadside, the quarterly magazine of the Library of Virginia. How do you eat an elephant?…
Susan Gray Page
Susan Gray PageJanuary 9, 2019
Happy Holidays 2018 from Out of the Box! The Stacks

Happy Holidays 2018 from Out of the Box!

The editors and contributors to Out of the Box would like to wish you all a happy and peaceful holiday season. We'll take a couple…
Library of Virginia
Library of VirginiaDecember 21, 2018
Those Who Served, Those Who Fell: War and the Yearbook Digital ProjectsManuscripts & Special Collections

Those Who Served, Those Who Fell: War and the Yearbook

As the holiday season comes and goes, our thoughts turn to those who are away from home and those who will never see home again.…
Rose Schooff
Rose SchooffDecember 19, 2018
Season’s Greetings and More! Manuscripts & Special Collections

Season’s Greetings and More!

Did you know that the Library of Virginia's Visual Studies Collection has a Tumblr page for new acquisitions? It is called LOOK WHAT WE GOT,…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksDecember 6, 2018
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