Policy Office Legislative Files of Governor James S. Gilmore, 1998-2001

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Some material is restricted until 2015.

Terms of access:

Some material is restricted until 2015.

Preferred citation:

Virginia Governor (1998-2002 : Gilmore), Executive papers, 1998-2002. Accession 40167. State Records Collection. The Library of Virginia. Richmond, Va. 23219

Summary

Creator:
Virginia. Governor (Gilmore : 1998-2001)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Virginia Governor (1998-2002 : Gilmore), Executive papers, 1998-2002. Accession 40167. State Records Collection. The Library of Virginia. Richmond, Va. 23219

Background

Scope and content:

Contains records concerning legislation passed during the General Assembly session and sent to the Governor's Office for action. Records are arranged by General Assembly session and then by bill number. Folders for each bill typically contain a summary of the legislation, fiscal impact statement, accounting of General Assembly votes, and copies of the legislation. Additionally, each folder contains materials that are sealed per the transfer agreement until the year 2015. These sealed records include correspondence with and within the Governor's Policy Office, the Office of the Attorney General, notes, and drafts of documents related to the legislation.

Biographical / historical:

James Stuart Gilmore III was elected Virginia's 68th Governor in November 1997 and served in this capacity from January 1998 to January 2002. Jim Gilmore was born in Richmond, Virginia, on October 6, 1949. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1971 with a degree in Foreign Policy and then joined the U.S. Army, where he then graduated with honors from the Army Intelligence School. He joined the 650th Military Intelligence Group and was stationed in West Germany. After his tour was completed, he entered law school at the University of Virginia and graduated in 1977. Jim Gilmore was elected in 1987 as Commonwealth's Attorney for Henrico County, was reelected in 1991 and was elected Virginia's Attorney General in 1993. He is married to the former Roxane Gatling of Suffolk.

Acquisition information:
Transferred November 18, 2002, by James S. Gilmore.
Physical description:
45 cu. ft., 45 boxes