Good morning,
To commemorate Archives Month in Virginia, a new exhibit is on display at the
Library of Virginia, 800 East Broad St. in Richmond, in the pre-function hall,
adjacent to conference rooms, A, B, and C.
The exhibit explores the theme, “To Choose Our Better History,” with examples
of volunteerism and philanthropy in Gloucester and Mathews Counties, and
activism and political protest in Richmond and Lynchburg. The exhibit will be
on display October 1-31.
Check out the archives month web site, which includes information about the
images submitted for the poster, and a PDF of the poster, and information
about events planned for Archives Month. All events are free and open to the
public. http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/archivesmonth/2009/
Tuesday, October 27: We invite you to join us for the Virginia History and
Archives Fair at the Museum of the Confederacy in Richmond, 11:00 a.m.–3:00
p.m. Come learn more about archives and special collections at the Library of
Virginia, Roanoke College, Valentine Richmond History Center, Virginia
Commonwealth University, the Virginia Historical Society, the Virginia Museum
of Fine Arts, and more, as well as the Virginia State Historical Records Advisory
Board and the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives Conference.
Historian Brian Daugherity, collateral instructor and assistant to the chair of
the history department at Virginia Commonwealth University, will speak at the
Museum of the Confederacy at noon. All events are free.
Thursday, October 29: American cultural historian Bruce Chadwick will discuss
his book, I Am Murdered: George Wythe, Thomas Jefferson, and the Killing that
Shocked a New Nation (2009), at the Library of Virginia at noon. His talk will
be followed by a book signing. Book talk flyer.
Thursday, October 29: Behind–the–Scenes Tour Day at the Library of Virginia
(1:30 p.m.–3:30 p.m.) and the Museum of the Confederacy (3:30 p.m. to 5
p.m.). Contact Catherine OBrion at the Library of Virginia, and Teresa Roane
at the Museum of the Confederacy to register for these free tours.
Registration deadline: Tuesday, October 27, 2009.
Thanks for their support to Museum of the Confederacy, Mid-Atlantic Regional
Archives Conference, NHPRC, Friends of the Virginia State Archives, the Library
of Virginia Foundation, and the Chancellor Wythe Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution, and to the archival institutions that shared items from
their collection for the poster.
Special thanks to Rachel Muse, Mary Dean Carter, Autumn Simpson, Callie
Freed, and Barbara Batson for their work on the exhibit, and to Christine Sisic,
Jason Roma, Vince Brooks, and Laura Davis for their work on the poster and
web site, to Teresa Roane, and to Jennifer McDaid and Autumn Simpson for
their help with publicity.
Catherine G. OBrion
Local Records Archivist
Library of Virginia
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(804) 371-2527
October is Archives Month in Virginia
http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/archivesmonth/2009/
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