Describing and making accessible historical documents dealing with sensitive and difficult events from the not-to-distant past is part of an archivist's job description. Today's post in The UncommonWealth looks at how our state records archivists are navigating the processing of governor's correspondence from the era of desegregation.
https://uncommonwealth.virginiamemory.com/blog/2024/06/05/desegregation-letters/
Vincent T. Brooks
Local Records Program Manager
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Address: 800 East Broad St., Richmond, VA 23219
Website: www.lva.virginia.gov<http://www.lva.virginia.gov>
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