If you have not explored our "Look What We Got" Tumblr, check it out! Our tumblr is updated consistently with amazing images we have added to…
Jessi BennettOctober 30, 2019
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 collections. Gregory…
Jessi BennettJune 12, 2019
Seventy-five years ago today, Allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches of France, launching the invasion that would push the Nazis out of France and…
Claire RadcliffeJune 6, 2019
This March we are highlighting vintage St. Patrick’s Day postcards from the Visual Studies Collection at the Library of Virginia. What is the backstory behind…
Meghan TownesMarch 13, 2019
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 SchooffDecember 19, 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’s Visual Studies Collection has a collection of German postcards depicting non-combat scenes from the Western Front. Schaar & Dathe of Trier…
Sonya ColemanNovember 9, 2018
"Muzzled Doctors vs. Unmuzzled Guns" was a provocative phrase used by retired naval officer William Armistead Gills, M.D., to describe the poor condition of medical…
John DealAugust 8, 2018
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…
Nicole MaurantonioJuly 11, 2018
In 2015, I started the Library’s yearbook digitization project to scan yearbooks from all around Virginia on behalf of public libraries. Thanks to funds from…
Rose SchooffApril 18, 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
The Library of Virginia’s most celebrated holdings include a seemingly innumerable quantity of family histories, government records, genealogical information, priceless historical documents, scores of scholarly…
Mike BinghamFebruary 21, 2018
Canned foods have become an everyday part of our lives. Most people have at least a few cans in their kitchen pantry, but far fewer…
Rachel K. AsburyJanuary 10, 2018
This is the first in a series of blog posts about the statues of Virginia’s Capitol Square, which are a part of the State Art Collection.…
Meghan TownesOctober 26, 2017
