Library Blogs
Fit to Print
With over 3,000 Virginia titles and literally millions of pages from all over the Commonwealth, Fit To Print was created by the Virginia Newspaper Project to provide an informal gateway to the varied newspaper collections at the LVA. The collections range from 18th century newspapers published on fine rag paper to very elegant broadsides from the 19th century to the information packed dailies of the 20th century.
Multiple Exposure
With more than 500,000 items, the Prints and Photographs Collection at the Library of Virginia provides an astonishing visual account of the commonwealth-from its beginnings to the present-through single items, such as one-of-a-kind daguerreotypes, to sprawling collections with many thousands of photos and related documentation, and everything in between.
Out of the Box
What do archivists do? What does it take to care for and make available the commonwealth's documentary heritage? Join the Library's archivists for a weekly discussion about their work and their journeys through the records, as they find interesting and unique items to share on their new blog Out of the Box...
This Day In Virginia History
Catawba Sanitorium Training School for Nurses Held Its Commencement Exercises
The Catawba Sanitorium was established in 1909 on the site of Roanoke Red Sulphur Springs Resort near the city of Salem. The Commonwealth of Virginia bought the property in 1908 and founded the sanitarium to treat tuberculosis patients. For several decades the hospital ran a training school for nurses, and in 1918, Governor Westmoreland Davis was invited to their graduation. The hospital conti… cont'd »
Current Exhibition
Lost & Found
Lost and Found, a new exhibition opening at the Library of Virginia onFebruary 27, examines the constantly changing fabric of our world.Things disappear, sometimes almost without notice-signs, buildings, eventowns-and others go into attics, basements, and landfills. Some aresaved and carefully stored and preserved; others intentionallydestroyed, sometimes dramatically.
