The Library of Virginia invites the public to join with us in Virginia’s
first ever observation of Archives Week, October 6-12, 2002.  Archives Week
in Virginia celebrates both the repositories and individuals who work to
preserve and make available the documents of Virginia’s past.

The Library of Virginia, in conjunction with the Library of Virginia
Foundation and the Virginia Caucus of the Mid-Atlantic Regional Archives
Conference (MARAC), has produced a poster that brings together images from
several archival institutions across the Commonwealth in order to promote
the rich and varied collections in our care.  The poster can be viewed on
the Archives Week web site at www.lva.lib.va.us/archweek/index.htm.  The
site’s other features include a list of Archives Week events across the
state, links to web sites of interest to archivists and the public, and
other images not on the poster.

The Library will host three noontime talks in the first floor conference
rooms during the week, all of which will highlight various aspects and uses
of collections in the Library’s holdings.

The first talk will be given by Robert Y. Clay from 12:00 to 1:00PM on
Tuesday, October 8, 2002.  The title of Mr. Clay’s talk is "Things 'They'
Never Tell You : 30 Years in Archival Reference.”  Mr. Clay, former
Research Archivist at the Library of Virginia, has over thirty years of
experience working with Virginia’s historical records. He will share
insights, hints & warnings for genealogical researchers and discuss often
overlooked or ignored resources that can greatly affect research results.

The second speaker is the Library’s map archivist Marianne M. McKee.  On
Wednesday, October 9, 2002, from 12:00 to 1:00PM, Ms. McKee will discuss
recent projects in the map collection aimed at providing greater access to
the Library’s cartographic treasures worldwide. From digital initiatives,
such as the Virginia Board of Public Works and Civil War Maps projects, to
the publication of Virginia in Maps : Four Centuries of Settlement, Growth,
and Development, the Library has been able to break the constraints of
access and preservation and make the map collection available to a wider
audience.

Lastly, on Thursday, October 10, 2002, from 12:00 to 1:00 PM, Peter Hardin,
a reporter with the Richmond Times Dispatch, will give his talk titled "A
Reporter's View : New Scoops from Old Documents.”  Archival collections
have great potential to provide "evidence" that cannot be found anywhere
else.  Mr. Hardin will discuss his experiences conducting research in
archival repositories and their role in his efforts to bring greater
attention to issues of social and cultural importance such as eugenicist
Walter A. Plecker’s attempts to reclassify all of Virginia’s Native
Americans as African Americans.

Please join us at the Library of Virginia and help us make our first ever
celebration of Archives Week a success.

Free parking is available underneath the building for those who wish to
attend the noontime talks.  For more information on this and other programs
and services at the Library of Virginia please visit the Library’s website
at www.lva.lib.va.us or call 804-692-3592.

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