Manuscript, Book, and Periodical Collections
Manuscript, Book, and Periodical Collections | University Archives
- Virginia Heritage Project: Guides to Manuscript and Archival Collections in Virginia. This is a resource that Special Collections and Archives has contributed to. Access the growing union database of EAD (Encoded Archival Description) tagged finding aids (or guides) to archival collections in Virginia. Over one hundred of Special Collections and Archives' manuscript collections are part of this database.
- Archives
of the New Dominion -- This project was begun in 2005 to locate,
secure and make accessible the paper history and archives of Central
Virginia's African-American, gay and lesbian, Hispanic, and women's
activist communities. The project builds on past Special Collections
and Archives' initiatives.
- Architectural
Resources in Special Collections and Archives -- Some
of the most architecturally significant buildings of 19th and 20th
century Richmond, Virginia are located on, or adjacent to, the
campuses of Virginia Commonwealth University. Richmond's architectural
history is a growing area of collection for Special Collections
and Archives. A major focus of this collection is documenting the
architecture of what is known today as the Fan District, which
includes VCU's Monroe Park Campus.
- Comic
Arts -- Special Collections and Archives houses materials
related to the comic arts including comic books, newspaper comic
strips, manuscripts collections, and a large collection of reference
books and periodicals.
- Richmond
Area Development Archives -- Established in 1987,
the Richmond Area Development Archives (RADA) is a unique collection
of primary source materials documenting the post-World War II growth
of the Richmond metropolitan area. Subjects include urban planning,
suburbanization, attempts to revitalize downtown, housing, transportation,
communication, politics, labor, education and the cultural life
of the region.
- The Virginia
Black History Archives project is intended to help document
the history of African American organizations and individuals in
Virginia. Collections include published and unpublished materials
-- many of which are stored digitally along with others that are
housed in Special Collections and Archives. This resource also contains
links to sites that cover the spectrum of African American life and
history.
- Virginia Literary Collections -- The Virginia Literary
Collection includes published and unpublished manuscripts, printed
materials, and other materials by or about Virginia authors and literary
scholars including James Branch Cabell (1879-1958), Dennis Danvers
(1947-), Cathryn Hankla (1958-), M. Thomas Inge (1936-), Edgar MacDonald
(1919-), and Tom Robbins (1936-). The collection also includes the
archives of organizations such as the Virginia Writers Club and the New
Virginia Review.
- The Women
Activists of Virginia Collection includes the manuscripts
of organizations and individuals significant to the history of women's
rights in Richmond and Virginia. The papers of suffragist Adele Clark,
and the archives of the Richmond YWCA and the Virginia League of
Women Voters are among these collections.
- Virginia Heritage Project: Guides to Manuscript and Archival Collections in Virginia. Access the growing union database of EAD (Encoded Archival Description) tagged finding aids (or guides) to archival collections in Virginia. Currently, over 100 of Special Collections and Archives' manuscript collections are part of this database. These collections are available online.
- Book Art Collection -- Includes over 3,000 items and encompasses all aspects of contemporary book art publications ranging from photo-narratives to three-dimensional book works.
- Other large book collections that make up Special Collections and Archives include: the Samuel Johnson-James Boswell Collection; the personal library (3,000 items) of James Branch Cabell; books and periodicals on Richmond and Virginia history and culture; Richmond imprints; fantasy and science fiction novels; and a number of smaller collections ranging from books by Edward Gorey and Aleister Crowley to Flip and Pop-Up books.
- The library's Secured Area Materials Collection is also housed in Special Collections and Archives. This collection contains primarily art and photography titles and complete runs of LIFE magazine, and several other journals. Thesis and dissertations are also housed in the department as well as a number of Richmond periodicals including Style Weekly Magazine, The Richmond Free Press, The Richmond Mercury, The Richmond Music Journal, Richmond Magazine, and many other smaller and alternative Richmond publications.
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