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Election Time: Poll Books of the 1867 Election Archives

Election Time: Poll Books of the 1867 Election

On 22 October 1867, African American men cast votes for the first time in Virginia; this significant event was recorded in poll books in counties…
Paige Neal
Paige NealOctober 23, 2017
Ghosts in the Archives: Communing with the Virginia Historical Inventory ArchivesManuscripts & Special Collections

Ghosts in the Archives: Communing with the Virginia Historical Inventory

Occasionally, we ask guest writers to share information or stories about researching in our collections, public library programming or activities, and other topics which Library…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorOctober 18, 2017
Opportunity Time: The Records of Virginia Governor Linwood Holton Archives

Opportunity Time: The Records of Virginia Governor Linwood Holton

On Monday, 16 October 2017, the City of Roanoke will dedicate Holton Plaza, a new park named in honor of former Virginia Governor A. Linwood Holton (1970-1974). Out…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanOctober 13, 2017
It Came From YouTube!: the State Records Film Collection Archives

It Came From YouTube!: the State Records Film Collection

Have you ever been curious about the birds who call Virginia home? Or wanted to explore the history of Richmond? Or maybe take a closer…
Paige Neal
Paige NealOctober 11, 2017
Rutherford Observed: A Presidential Visit to Richmond & the State Fair, Oct. 31, 1877 Newspapers

Rutherford Observed: A Presidential Visit to Richmond & the State Fair, Oct. 31, 1877

First, a pre-blog promotional announcement! The Library of Virginia has a booth of its own, 627 in the Farm Bureau Center building, at the Virginia…
Henry Morse
Henry MorseOctober 6, 2017
Not If You Were The Last Man On Earth!: Virginia’s Board of Censors Archives

Not If You Were The Last Man On Earth!: Virginia’s Board of Censors

The Virginia Board of Censors (1922–1966), later the Division of Motion Picture Censorship, was tasked with identifying obscene, indecent, and immoral scenes in motion pictures.…
Joanne Porter
Joanne PorterOctober 5, 2017
"Of Liquid Death, To Which Men Flee:" Temperance Reform Efforts in Antebellum Norfolk Newspapers

"Of Liquid Death, To Which Men Flee:" Temperance Reform Efforts in Antebellum Norfolk

Restricting the use of alcohol was not a novel idea in the Roaring Twenties when Prohibition banned illicit spirits nationwide. Inspired by the reforming impulses…
John Deal
John DealSeptember 27, 2017
CCRP Grants Review Board Awards Funding ConservationThe Stacks

CCRP Grants Review Board Awards Funding

The Circuit Court Records Preservation Program (CCRP) Grant Review Board met on 24 August 2017 at the Library of Virginia to consider records preservation grant…
Greg Crawford
Greg CrawfordSeptember 21, 2017
Open Data for Public Good Education & Programming

Open Data for Public Good

Occasionally, we ask guest writers to share information or stories about researching in our collections, public library programming or activities, and other topics which Library…
Guest Contributor
Guest ContributorSeptember 20, 2017
Antiguo Dominio: The Virginia Latino Advisory Board Archives

Antiguo Dominio: The Virginia Latino Advisory Board

Latinos and Hispanics have roots in Virginia dating back five centuries. In honor of Hispanic and Latino Heritage Month in Virginia (15 September to 15…
Roger Christman
Roger ChristmanSeptember 13, 2017
A Few of Our Favorite Things: Letterhead in the Archive, Prohibition Edition ArchivesManuscripts & Special Collections

A Few of Our Favorite Things: Letterhead in the Archive, Prohibition Edition

As promised in a previous post, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our archives. In honor of our current…
Vince Brooks
Vince BrooksSeptember 6, 2017
"Breeding Places of Drunkenness:" Prohibition Crackdowns and UVA Football Archives

"Breeding Places of Drunkenness:" Prohibition Crackdowns and UVA Football

College students have never been known for their avoidance of alcohol, and it was no different in the 1930s, despite the fact that alcohol was…
Claire Radcliffe
Claire RadcliffeAugust 30, 2017
Higher Aim: Guns, Safety and Healing in the Era of Mass Shootings Digital ProjectsThe Stacks

Higher Aim: Guns, Safety and Healing in the Era of Mass Shootings

Editor’s Note: The Library of Virginia, in partnership with the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, sponsored four residential fellows for the 2016-2017 academic year to conduct in-depth research…
Tom Kapsidelis
Tom KapsidelisAugust 23, 2017
Awaiting the Great Path of Darkness – The Total Eclipse of 1900 Newspapers

Awaiting the Great Path of Darkness – The Total Eclipse of 1900

On a Monday, in late May, 1900, a corner of Virginia, under clear skies, experienced not the partial eclipse we’ll experience here in the Commonwealth,…
Henry Morse
Henry MorseAugust 18, 2017
The Fives Battery and the Injured Lynchburg Lott Archives

The Fives Battery and the Injured Lynchburg Lott

When processing a collection of old court papers, sometimes archivists have to use their imagination to interpret what was written. The words don’t always make…
Eddie Woodward
Eddie WoodwardAugust 16, 2017
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