Brent:
That sounds like a great resource.  You might like to know that Ray
Jackson,(retired from the Richmond Utilities Department) kept a scrap book
beginning in 1960s through the mid 80s with clippings from every fire in the
city.  Someone from Utlities had to be present at every fire to ensure
sufficient water pressure etc) and Mr. Jackson was usually the one who went.
The interesting thing is that it documents many old Richmond buildings and
neighborhoods.  This scrap book is at the Richmond City Library.  Sandy
Monroe, who is responsible for Richmond city records, knows where they are.
I examined them all in connection with work on the Utilities' history.

Margaret Peters (Susie)

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Subject: Virginia Fire and Police Museum Records


Va-Hist and Va-Roots subscribers:

I am pleased to post the following announcement about records recently
processed and now made available at the Library of Virginia.

Brent Tarter
The Library of Virginia
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Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us

The Library of Virginia is pleased to announce the availability of the
Virginia Fire and Police Museum Photographs, ca. 1875-ca. 1985 (LVA acc.
37327a) which document more than a century of fire fighting in Richmond.
Photographs include images of fire companies, fire fighters, fires, and
fire fighting, training, equipment, vehicles, ruins, and street scenes.
Of particular interest are photographs of Richmond's African American
fire fighters. There are also clippings about fires in and around
Richmond.
The Library is also pleased to announce the availability of the Virginia
Fire and Police Museum Collection, 1879-1985 (LVA acc. 37327), on
microfilm. The collection consists of records of the Richmond, Virginia
Fire Department, including log books, supply books, insurance brochures,
reports on personnel and equipment, account books, requisitions,
inventories, correspondence, house fund books, directories, lists of
personnel, personnel histories, leave log books, Fireman's Mutual Aid
Society records, burial funds, Fort Lee Fire Department time and
attendance books, Board of Fire Commissioners meeting minutes, records
of fires in Richmond, visitors register to the Virginia Fire and Police
Museum, and miscellaneous loose papers. Log books contain company
rosters, duties, watches, daily and monthly reports, alarms, equipment
checks, leaves, absences, addresses and telephone numbers, supplies,
accounts, weather observations, and other information. Loose papers
consist of advertisements, calendars, department orders, receipts,
vehicle reports, and other miscellaneous items.
The collection is on long-term deposit from the Virginia Fire and Police
Museum.


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