Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
Located on the fourth floor of the James Branch Cabell Library, Special Collections and Archives houses rare books and manuscript collections that support the Monroe Park Campus programs of Virginia Commonwealth University. Special Collections and Archives contains over 30,000 volumes in special subject areas, including Virginia history and literature, popular culture and graphic arts, comic arts, artists books, and much more. The department also houses the official records and archives of VCU and its predecessor institutions. If you have any questions or comments, please contact us. Information about procedures for using Special Collections' archives is available.
Special Collections and Archives is currently open to the public Monday through Friday from 8 A.M. until 5 P.M. All other times are by appointment. For materials related to medical history and to the records of the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) Campus of VCU, visit the Special Collections and Archives department at the Tompkins-McCaw Library.
Learn more about VCU Libraries' 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.
Contact Information
James Branch Cabell Library
Special Collections and Archives
901 Park Avenue
P.O. Box 842033
Richmond, Virginia 23284-2033
Monday - Friday 8 A.M.- 5 P.M., or by special appointment.
Email: libjbcsca@vcu.edu
(804) 828-1108 phone
(804) 828-0151 (fax)
Staff
- Alex Lorch, Interim Head, Special Collections and Archives
- Gay Accompando, Archival Assistant for Arts
- Ray Bonis, Archival Assistant
- Cindy Jackson, Archival Assistant for Comic & Digital Collections
- Dr. Edgar MacDonald, Cabell Scholar in Residence