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"View from the Hospital": The Blanton World War I Scrapbook

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

Newspapers

St. Patrick’s Patrician

In 2017, a generous patron of the Library of Virginia donated several issues of the Patrician, the student newspaper of Richmond’s St. Patrick’s School. The…

Kelley EwingMarch 23, 2018

Archives

“Our share in the war is no small one”: Virginia Women and World War I, Part II

This is the second of a two-part blog post adapted from an article originally written for the Summer 2001 issue of Virginia Cavalcade. While nurses…

Jennifer Davis McDaidMarch 21, 2018

Newspapers

St. Patrick’s Day Miscellanea

To celebrate St. Patrick's Day, we found a selection of the (very) broad ways that newspapers have chosen to acknowledge the feast day over the…

Olin JohnsonMarch 14, 2018

Archives

“Our share in the war is no small one”: Virginia Women and World War I, Part I

This is the latest entry in a series of blog posts spotlighting stories and records of Virginia’s involvement in World War I. It is the…

Jennifer Davis McDaidMarch 14, 2018

Archives

"To Pass Without Delay or Hindrance": Passports in the Unclaimed Property Collection

A passport is both a highly practical and importantly symbolic item. It provides not only identification but also identity, allowing the bearer to travel to…

Claire RadcliffeMarch 7, 2018

Manuscripts & Special Collections

Then You Owe Me a Drink!: W. W. Poland’s WWII Short Snorter

Recently Susan Chiarello brought in a very unusual item to be scanned for the Virginia World War I/World War II Commission—her grandfather’s short snorter. Measuring…

Trenton HizerFebruary 28, 2018

Newspapers

Happy Birthday Mr. President

In honor of George Washington's 286th birthday, we thought we'd share some of the many front page renderings of the nation's Founding Father drawn by…

Kelley EwingFebruary 22, 2018

Virginia Authors

"Horrors of a Nature Most Stern and Most Appalling": Exploring LVA’s Sci-Fi Collection

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include a seemingly innumerable quantity of family histories, government records, genealogical information, priceless historical documents, scores of scholarly…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

Archives

Oh, You Classy Skirt: Valentine Cards in a Norfolk County Divorce Case

Happy Valentine’s Day from Out of the Box! Although today is meant to be a celebration of love and romance, not all valentine cards have…

Claire RadcliffeFebruary 14, 2018

Archives

Virginia Untold: The Cullins family of Powhatan County

Two years ago, the Library of Virginia launched Virginia Untold: The African American Narrative, a digital collection aimed at helping researchers break through the “roadblock”…

Greg CrawfordFebruary 7, 2018

Newspapers

Groundhog Day: The Furry Barometer Digs his Way Into Print

Just in case you caught yesterday's depressing article in the RTD about Virginia's own groundhog (warning, it's sad) and his tragic demise, we thought we'd…

Kelley EwingFebruary 2, 2018

Archives

Collateral Damage: An Elizabeth City County Debt Case

Debt collateral usually consists of something prized by both parties. As a temporary form of payment, something of value is offered to hold or use…

Sherri BagleyJanuary 31, 2018

Archives Digital Projects

Governor Terry McAuliffe: Building a New Virginia Economy (Web Archive)

Looking for the website of Governor Terry R. McAuliffe (2014-2018), which was taken down at the end of his term? The Library of Virginia can…

Roger ChristmanJanuary 24, 2018

Archives Education & Programming

True Son of Freedom: The World War I Experience of James Preston Spencer

True Sons of Freedom, a photographic exhibition at the Library of Virginia, explores the stories of Virginia's African American World War I soldiers. More than…

Claire RadcliffeJanuary 17, 2018