Correspondence of the Library Board, 1903-1970.

Containers:

Box 1-8

Extent:

Extent: 8 boxes.

Scope and content:

Noteworthy topics discussed in the correspondence include the following: the election of new state librarians & the assistant state librarians; the bill for the erection of a new fire-proof State Library Building (1936); the Works Progress Administration State-Wide Library Project (1939); Virginia Cavalcade; the Virginia State Library mural unveiling; the World War II History Commission; an inscription tablet for Dr. Henry R. McIlwaine (1946 July 30); the War Memorial Commission; Wilmer L. Hall's application to succeed Dr. Henry R. McIlwaine as state librarian (1934 Apr. 14); traveling libraries; salaries; John C. Wren's muster & payrolls of Virginia Civil War soldiers (1906); the loan of the Monroe portrait to the University of Virginia (1905); the Virginia Building at the St. Louis Exposition (1904); the Jamestown Exposition Company (1908); bids for additional book stacks; Edward V. Valentine's request to view bound newspapers outside the library (1911 June 27); metal cases & boxes for the Manuscript Room (1912); preservation of the Bill of Rights (1913); restoration of manuscripts by William J. Barrow; library night service (1906); and a bill to allow the sale of Houdon Statue molds by the Gorham Art Company (1914 Jan. 24).

Arrangement:

Arranged alphabetically by board member, then chronologically.

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