Manuscripts & Special Collections Statue Stories: Thomas J. Jackson and Civil War Remembrance 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
ArchivesThe Stacks "See to it that his name be not forgotten": An unknown soldier in the State Art Collection As a non-librarian at the Library of Virginia, I am constantly grateful for both the depth of our collections and the knowledge of our archival…Meghan TownesOctober 21, 2015
Archives From Russia with Love: How a portrait of a Russian Ambassador came to be hanging in the Virginia State Capitol In 1923 the Virginia General Assembly accepted a gift which would lead to an international investigation and administrative embarrassment 15 years later. The gift was…Erin FaisonFebruary 6, 2013