I'm wondering if any of the Virginia History Listserv subscribers are noticing a 
bias in the Virginia Magazine of History and Biography towards publishing 
articles dealing only with eastern Virginia, the University of Virginia, and the 
Civil War?  I received the lastest issue of the VMHB in today's mail and 
disovered yet ANOTHER article on Mr. Jefferson's University - this time dealing 
with the admission of women.  This is in addition to the article entitled "Flag-
Waving Wahoos: Confederate Symbols at the University of Virginia, 1941-51" 
(vol. 110, #4) published in 2002.  I find this frustrating, as a colleague of mine 
recently submitted an article regarding the naming controversy surrounding a 
southwest Virginia college to the VMHB for consideration, but was told that it 
was "far too narrow" for publication.  What gives here?  Does the VMHB 
publish articles only on UVA?  In the last 9 years I have counted only ONE 
article in the VMHB dealing with the area southwest of Roanoke.  Surely 
Southwest Virginia has contributed something of historical worth to the 
commonwealth of Virginia, yes?

I look forward to anything you may have to say.

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