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Fit to Print

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.

Out of the Box

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

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

October 18, 1937. The Old Powhatan Oak Was Surveyed

The Old Powhatan Oak Was Surveyed

This report describing "The Old Powhatan Oak" tree on the Navy Base in Norfolk is a part of the Virginia Works Progress Administration's Virginia Historical Inventory Project. The project inventoried buildings built primarily before 1860; however, VHI writers also wrote reports on cemeteries, antiques, historical events, and people and included transcriptions of historic documents. Local people… cont'd »

Current Exhibition

Current Exhibition

Law and Justice

Using Virginia cases—and the stories of the people behind them—You Have No Right: Law and Justice will demonstrate how the law affects individuals directly and how people have used the law to achieve political and social goals. Using original records and electronic resources to convey the themes of human rights, citizenship, and the rule of law in a lively and engaging presentation, visitors will explore questions about citizenship, marriage rights, eminent domain, and why prosecutors have to prove guilt and defense lawyers don't have to prove innocence.