Monday, May 21, 2012 | Calendar of Events
The Forgotten War: The War of 1812
The Forgotten War: The War of 1812 highlights a forthcoming digital archive of materials in the collections of the Library of Virginia that relate to the War of 1812. Selections from the archive will address Virginia's role, including the impressment of American citizens as one cause of the war, the British blockade of the Chesapeake Bay, and military engagements at Craney Island and Washington, D.C.
Lost & Found
What do you collect and value? Lost and Found examines the constantly changing fabric of our world. Things disappear from our cultural landscape, sometimes almost without notice—signs, buildings, even towns—and others go into attics, basements, and landfills. Some are saved and carefully stored and preserved; others intentionally destroyed, sometimes dramatically. Explore the spectacular destruction of archives by chance and nature, the intentional destruction of personal papers, the careful preservation of family treasures, and the assemblage of materials in a bank safe deposit.
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Cast Your Vote for the Ninth Annual People's Choice Awards
The Library of Virginia is pleased to sponsor the Ninth Annual People’s Choice Awards. Finalists in fiction and
nonfiction were selected by an independent panel of judges from the books nominated for the 15th Annual
Library of Virginia Literary Awards. Awards are given for the best fiction and nonfiction books by Virginia
authors; in the case of nonfiction, books on a Virginia subject that have been published in the past year are
eligible...
Library of Virginia to Close on Wednesday, May 9
In observation of Public Services Week in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Library and Records
Center will be closed May 9 for a Staff Development Day. Staff members at both locations will attend sessions on conducting effective meetings, using new
technology, and managing records. Nettie Meluch, associate professor of management development at the University of Richmond's
Robins School of Business, will deliver the keynote address on "Workforce Skills of the Future."
No library fines will accrue on May 9, and any holds that were due to expire will be extended to May 10...
What's New In The Collections | Archive
The Library of Virginia Quarterly Report of Newly Available Accessions
January 1 – March 31, 2012
A report including the creator, title, size, brief description, and accession number of the local, map, private, and state archival collections described and/or received during the time period.
Some collections may be closed for processing; check with Archives Reference Services regarding availabilty for research use.
Primary Sources Quarterly Report of Newly Processed Collections
July – December 2011
Welcome to the latest issue of the Library of Virginia’s quarterly report Primary
Sources. Here you will find a listing of the latest collections processed, microfilmed, or
digitized by the Library. Since 1999, the Library has annually received General Assembly
support for archival positions in order “to relieve the 54-year backlog in processing
significant archival, special, and other historical collections.”
Featured Events
"Books on Broad" featuring Jason Rosenhouse
Join us when we host Jason Rosenhouse to discuss and sign his book, Among the Creationists. Rosenhouse, a self-described non-believer, presents a more down-to-earth picture of modern creationism and the people who espouse it. Refreshments will be served (5:30 - 6:15 pm), followed by author talk (6:15 - 7:15 pm), and book signing (7:15 - 7:30 pm).
The Iron Way: Railroads, the Civil War and the Making of Modern America
Professor William G. Thomas, professor of history and the John and Catherine Angle Chair in the Humanities at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, will discuss his new book The Iron Way: Railroads, the Civil War and the Making of Modern America. Beginning with Frederick Douglass's escape from slavery in 1838 on the railroad, and ending with the driving of the golden spike to link the transcontinental railroad in 1869, his book charts a critical period of American expansion and national formation, one largely dominated by the dynamic growth of railroads and telegraphs. William G. Thomas brings new evidence to bear on railroads, the Confederate South, slavery, and the Civil War era, based on groundbreaking research in digitized sources never available before. The Iron Way revises our ideas about the emergence of modern America and the role of the railroads in shaping the sectional conflict.
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