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Library of Virginia, Thursday, October 9
Archives of the New Dominion and Uncovering Richmond’s Gay and Lesbian Past
Time: Noon
Place: Conference Rooms
Alex Lorch, interim head of Special Collections and Archives, Virginia
Commonwealth University Libraries, will speak about the Archives of the New
Dominion project and its effort to locate, secure, and make accessible the
history and archives of Central Virginia’s African American, gay and lesbian,
Latino/Latina, and women’s activist communities. He will talk about the
history of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Richmonders whose stories
were uncovered through the project.
Lorch will be available to sign copies of his recent book Lesbian and Gay
Richmond, which he wrote with co-author Beth Marshak.
Copies of the featured book are available in the Virginia Shop at the Library of
Virginia: http://www.lva.virginia.gov/whatwedo/shop.htm .
The Library of Virginia is located at 800 East Broad Street in downtown
Richmond. Free parking is available underneath the building.
www.lva.virginia.gov
804.692.3500
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