This is an entry in our in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…
Vince BrooksJanuary 13, 2020
This is the first blog entry in a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you are interested in what goes…
Vince BrooksNovember 21, 2019
The following is republished with permission from Quail Bell Magazine and Ghia Vitale. Header Image: CHRISTINE SLOAN STODDARD. HARBOUR GHOST (2017). REMIX is a contest…
Vince BrooksOctober 2, 2019
Virginia’s marriage license requirements recently made the national news, and the state’s complicated history with racial classification is part of that conversation. Various records held…
Vince BrooksSeptember 16, 2019
At the end of the 1962 John Ford classic The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, a reporter remarks, “When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.”…
Vince BrooksMay 22, 2019
Happy World Stationery Day! As promised in a previous posts, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our…
Vince BrooksApril 25, 2019
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…
Vince BrooksDecember 21, 2018
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 BrooksDecember 6, 2018
The Library of Virginia recently acquired a family photograph collection identified as belonging to the Brooks/Ellis families. A composition book labeled “Bessie Miller December 1902”…
Vince BrooksJuly 4, 2018
As promised in previous posts, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our archives. In honor of the centennial…
Vince BrooksJune 13, 2018
The following post was adapted from an article in the January/February 2006 Library of Virginia newsletter and additional research on the topic by Jennifer Davis…
Vince BrooksApril 25, 2018
This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. Many collections in the Library…
Vince BrooksMarch 28, 2018
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 BrooksSeptember 6, 2017
This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. The Council’s activities…
Vince BrooksJuly 12, 2017
