Library of Virginia

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Collection Description
Has a historical map collection, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Dunmore's War Collection, and Blandford Cemetery Survey Records Collection. Also, books, periodicals, government publications, state newspapers from 1736 to present, Virginia state records from the colony's founding through the present, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, archival records, rare books, prints and photographs, and fine art.

Contact Information
Library of Virginia

800 E. Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Telephone (lobby): 804-692-3500

Library Reference: 804-692-3777

Archives Reference: 804-692-3888 Fax: 804-692-3556

Hours Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. by appointment only.

Holidays


 * Please check our News &amp; Events Calendar for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather. The Library is closed often during a given month for various reasons.

Planning Your Visit


 * Please see our Visitors Guide for everything you need to know before coming to the Library including directions, parking, collection access policies, use of microfilm scanners, and more.

Website and Catalog


 * Library of Virginia Home.
 * Online catalog

Digital Collections


 * Digital collections in the catalog include: land records; vital records; Virginia Death Indexing; Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers; Marriage and Obituary Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor; Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index; Probate Records; Index to Wills and Administrations; Church Records; Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index; Military Records; Virginia Colonial Records Project; Coats of Arms; Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms; Biographies; WPA Life Histories Collection.
 * Additional digital collections are available on the Library's Virginia Memory website.


 * Circuit Court Records Preservation Program Page dedicated to the Program and access to various links. For example: County and City Records - online guides and databases to county and city records available at the Library of Virginia, including court, land, vital, and probate records.

Tips

 * Many items in the Library's collections are as Tiff images. Your computer will need to recognize and handle the .tif images properly.  How to configure your computer for Tiff files.
 * Ordering Materials. Pre-paid service fee required. Orders can be placed online, by mail, by telephone, or by fax.
 * Please also check our calendar to ensure the Library will be open and available to the public during your planned visit.

=Guides=


 * Guide to Census Records
 * List of Guides. These items are available for example: Research guides; Newspaper guides; Census Records Guides; Civil War guides.
 * The Library of Virginia Using the Collections Guide.
 * John S. Salmon, comp.. A Guide to State Records in the Archives Branch. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1985).
 * Suzanne Smith Ray, A Preliminary Guide to Pre- 1904 County Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, [1988?]).
 * Lyndon H. Hart, A Preliminary Guide to Pre-1904 Municipal Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives. (Richmond, Virginia Library and Archives, [1988?]). )
 * Virginia State Library. Archives and Records Division. Annual Reports of Archival Accessions. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, 1971–).

Alternate Repositories
If you cannot visit or find a record at the , a similar record may be available at one of the following.

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Neighboring Collections


 * Virginia Historical Society,.
 * National Archives I, Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
 * Daughters of the American Revolution Library, Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.
 * Maryland State Archives, census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.