When the wishes you strive to send are neither sweet nor charming, Dose a valentine with vinegar – that’s sure to be alarming! Drink, gamble,…
Sonya ColemanFebruary 9, 2022
Commercial stationery can offer a fascinating snapshot of a place or time. Scholars of this subject point out that the rich illustrations and elaborate printing…
Sonya ColemanMarch 27, 2020
The design of the Seal of the Commonwealth of Virginia was adopted by the Virginia Convention on 5 July 1776, based on the work of…
Vince BrooksJune 26, 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
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
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 RadcliffeFebruary 14, 2019
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
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
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
Editor's note: As promised in a previous post, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our archives. The…
Vince BrooksMarch 15, 2017
As promised in a previous post, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our archives. The original text by…
Vince BrooksFebruary 24, 2016
It’s been a while, but as promised in a previous post, here’s another look at some of the plethora of letterheads and stationery found in our…
Claire RadcliffeAugust 19, 2015
We love our letterhead here in the processing sections of the Library of Virginia. One can come across such interesting, varied, and colorful examples while…
Vince BrooksJanuary 16, 2013
