We’re grateful to architect Steven Reiss for his recent donation of materials related to the Pope-Leighey house, a Frank Lloyd Wright–designed house in Northern Virginia. Learn more about it in this article from the Richmond Times-Dispatch: https://lnkd.in/efaJv7kN Watch a recording of Reiss’ Nov. 1 talk at the Library about his book “Frank Lloyd Wright’s Pope-Leighey House” on the Library's YouTube channel at https://lnkd.in/en4puzEr #architecture #design #franklloydwright #virginiahistory
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The Library is one of the oldest agencies of Virginia government, founded in 1823 to preserve and provide access to the state's incomparable printed and manuscript holdings. Our collection, which has grown steadily through the years, is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government. VISION The Library of Virginia will inspire learning, ignite imagination, create possibilities, encourage understanding, and engage Virginia's past to empower its future. MISSION As the Commonwealth's library and archives, the Library of Virginia is a trusted educational institution. We acquire, preserve, and promote access to unique collections of Virginia's history and culture and advance the development of library and records management services statewide.
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Virginia Chronicle, the Library of Virginia’s freely accessible database of digitized newspapers, has surpassed the 4.5-million-page mark! Several new titles were added in October and there's much more to come in November. Visit Virginia Chronicle today to discover what's new! https://lnkd.in/eST88rt7 Recent additions shown here include: 1873-1962 of the Charlotte Gazette of Charlotte Court House, VA 1947-1968 of the Danville Commercial Appeal (also called the Commercial Appeal) of Danville, VA 1922-1930 Nottoway Record of Crewe, VA 1949-2009 of the Rappahannock News of Washington, VA 1916-1963 of the Union Star of Brookneal, VA 1808-1810 issues of the Virginian, the Virginia Patriot, the Visitor and the Spirit of 'Seventy-Six, all from Richmond, VA #archives #newspapers #database #VirginiaHistory #VaChronicle #thisisLVA
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Voting is one of the most powerful tools we have to make our voices heard, but Americans have not always had equal access to the ballot box. Women in Virginia gained the right to vote in 1920 with the ratification of the 19th Amendment. View our online timeline to learn more about the long campaign for women's voting rights: https://lnkd.in/enEru6p2 Image: Suffrage Victory Map, Equal Suffrage League of Virginia Records, Accession 22002, Library of Virginia.
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Join us at the Library on Thursday, Nov. 14 at 6 p.m. for the final Weinstein Author Series talk of the year. Author Larry Roeder will discuss his new book, "Dirt Don't Burn: A Black Community's Struggle for Educational Equality Under Segregation." This narrative of an extraordinary community that overcame the cultural and legal hurdles of systematic racism describes how Loudoun County, Virginia, which once denied educational opportunity to Black Americans, gradually increased the equality of education for all children in the area. A book signing will follow this free talk. Learn more & register at https://lnkd.in/eSvqD8uK. #VirginiaHistory #Nonfiction #VirginiaAuthors
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Attention, Virginia high school students & teachers! There's still time to enter our 2025 Strong Men & Women in Virginia History Student Creative Expressions Contest. Students can enter for a chance to win an Apple MacBook Air and $1,000 for their school. Submissions can be performance pieces, digital projects or creative writing works. The deadline is Nov. 17, 2024. Learn more at https://lnkd.in/ekcv_vdS #studentcontest #VirginiaHistory #changemakers #womenshistory #blackhistory #writing #performance #creative
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The search for an ancestor prompted one staff member to explore several projects originally intended to fill in gaps in Virginia's colonial-era records. Read more in today's The UncommonWealth. https://lnkd.in/ekzC-TXV #genealogy #research #unitedkingdom #greatbritain #france #ireland #colonialvirginia #history
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Thank you to all who joined us for last night’s final First Fridays event of 2024. Special thanks to author, architect and Frank Lloyd Wright scholar Steven M. Reiss for his lecture on the Pope-Leighey House. His book is available in our Virginia Shop https://lnkd.in/eRUDSRRX More photos from the evening are available on the Library’s Flickr page https://lnkd.in/etCdi8cB We look forward to a new season of art and activities in 2025! #gallery #art #downtownrva #architecture #franklloydwright
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It’s #NationalAuthorsDay! Did you know that the Library has an expansive collection of books by Virginia authors and on Virginia topics? Keep track of our newest books in The UncommonWealth blog at https://lnkd.in/eetkRbDQ #writers #authors #VAauthors #goodbooks #readVA
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November is National Native American Heritage Month! We invite you to learn more about the Library's resources on Indigenous Virginians by reading our UncommonWealth blog post. https://lnkd.in/eQW9TanW Shown here, George Major Cook (far right), chief of the Pamunkey tribe, presents a document to a gathering of five Virginia Indian tribes at Windsor Shades in King William County in 1928. Photograph from the Virginia State Chamber of Commerce Photograph Collection, Visual Studies Collection. #nationalnativeamericanheritagemonth #NativeAmerican #Indigenous #VirginiaHistory #thisisLVA
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