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The Marriage of Cadet Captain-Quartermaster Woo Ging Tang

CONTENT WARNING: Materials in the Library of Virginia’s collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and…

Emma ItoMay 5, 2021

Archives

Random Reference: Language Lessons

Want to learn another language? The Library of Virginia’s archival collections could be a place to start! Virginians learn new languages for a variety of…

Cara GriggsMay 3, 2021

Education & Programming

Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month 2021

Please join us for our observance of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month throughout May! We will be sharing blog posts throughout the month…

Library of VirginiaApril 30, 2021

Archives

“Endeavor to Restore Them” : Accessing the Records of Virginia’s State Hospitals

When we began our careers at the Library of Virginia, in 1995 and 1999 respectively, there existed a stigma around certain types of records, especially…

Library of VirginiaApril 28, 2021

Virginia Authors

New Books – April 2021

The Library of Virginia is now open by appointment only. During this initial reopening phase, researchers will be able to use the collections by appointment…

Donna PletcherApril 26, 2021

Virginia Authors

Celebrating National Poetry Month: David Huddle

Poetry. Heart music, soul song. There is something about this particular arrangement of words that digs a deeper meaning out of a word, a phrase.…

Nan CarmackApril 23, 2021

Education & Programming

“Why should not women vote?” – Virginia Men Who Supported Woman Suffrage

Public opinion polling did not exist in the 1910s when members of the Equal Suffrage League of Virginia and the Virginia chapter of the National…

Brent TarterApril 21, 2021

The Stacks

“The cloak and dagger corporate secrecy thing helped to make it memorable” : 7 Questions with Errol Somay

This blog entry is part of a series introducing LVA employees and exploring what they do day-to-day. If you're interested in reading more, entries in…

Vince BrooksApril 19, 2021

Virginia Authors

Celebrating National Poetry Month: Lauren K. Alleyne

Poetry. Heart music, soul song. There is something about this particular arrangement of words that digs a deeper meaning out of a word, a phrase.…

Nan CarmackApril 16, 2021

Archives

Governor L. Douglas Wilder Records Available for Research

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce that the records of Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder have been fully processed and are available for research.…

Mike StromApril 14, 2021

Public Libraries

Who Am I? : Local History Collections Offer Essential Answers

Public libraries have always been a safe place to facilitate challenging thought and promote community and personal growth. Many patrons have formed their identity through…

Guest ContributorApril 12, 2021

Virginia Authors

Celebrating National Poetry Month 2021: Benjamín Naka-Hasebe Kingsley

Poetry. Heart music, soul song. There is something about this particular arrangement of words that digs a deeper meaning out of a word, a phrase.…

Nan CarmackApril 9, 2021

Archives

Kidnapped into Slavery: The Freedom Suit of Francis Jackson

The 2013 film 12 Years a Slave adapted the historical memoirs of Solomon Northup, a free African American from New York who was kidnapped and…

McKenzie LongApril 7, 2021

Public Libraries

Random Reference: Advertising the Public Library

In honor of National Library Week, I took a whirl through the Library of Virginia’s published holdings related to librarianship and library services. As the…

Rebecca SchneiderApril 5, 2021

Digital Projects

A New View of History: Introducing the Virginia Open Data Portal

In case you missed it, 14-20 March 2021 was Sunshine Week, the annual celebration of open and transparent government and citizen engagement in government decision-making.…

Kathy JordanMarch 31, 2021