The next program in the Virginia Heritage Resource Center's Mining the Treasure House lecture series will be held at noon on Tuesday, 20 May 2008 in the conference rooms adjacent to the lobby of the Library of Virginia at 800 East Broad Street in downtown Richmond. The speaker will be Trenton Hizer, Senior Finding Aids Archivist at the Library of Virginia. He will discuss the newly published Guide to the Personal Papers Collections at the Library of Virginia. The Guide serves as an introduction to more than 5,700 diverse collections that cover more 400 years of Virginia history. Hizer will discuss the compilation of the volume and several of the many collections described in it, ranging from Thomas Yong's 1634 letters describing Virginia to blogs commenting on and analyzing the 2005 Virginia elections. The Guide is available for purchase from the Library Shop email [log in to unmask], telephone - 804-692-3524, or fax - 804-225-2934 price $45.00 + $7.00 shipping (VA residents add 5% sales tax) There is free underground parking for Library patrons but please note that space is limited. For more information on this and other programs and services of the Library of Virginia please visit the Library's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us <outbind://65-00000000FAF2995E801ABA4380EA9EDD8A7F570607002EE077F2D8CAD5 4B9D67CA7D81E110E9000000AC1E4F00002EE077F2D8CAD54B9D67CA7D81E110E9000000 BB51790000/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.lva.lib.va.us/> or call 804-692-3592. To subscribe, change options or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html <outbind://65-00000000FAF2995E801ABA4380EA9EDD8A7F570607002EE077F2D8CAD5 4B9D67CA7D81E110E9000000AC1E4F00002EE077F2D8CAD54B9D67CA7D81E110E9000000 BB51790000/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/v a-hist.html> or http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html <outbind://65-00000000FAF2995E801ABA4380EA9EDD8A7F570607002EE077F2D8CAD5 4B9D67CA7D81E110E9000000AC1E4F00002EE077F2D8CAD54B9D67CA7D81E110E9000000 BB51790000/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/v a-roots.html> ______________________________________ To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html