Virginia Genealogical Society Records, 1960-2016

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Virginia Genealogical Society Records, 1960-2016. Accession 51827. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Summary

Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Virginia Genealogical Society Records, 1960-2016. Accession 51827. Organization records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records, 1960-2016, of the Virginia Genealogical Society, including awards program nominations, Board of Governors meeting agendas and minutes, conference materials, constitutions and bylaws, correspondence, financial records, grant files, membership lists, publication and project files, copies of the Quarterly Bulletin and Newsletter, and scrapbooks.

Biographical / historical:

The Virginia Genealogical Society was founded in 1960 to promote, perpetuate, foster, and encourage interest in genealogical, historical, biographical, and heraldic research, and to publish information relating to genealogy, as well as participate in the search for manuscripts, documents, and records pertaining to genealogy which have not been accessible, thereby ensuring their preservation and publication. The Society also shares with others the skills, techniques, knowledge, procedures, and methods involved in genealogical research.

Acquisition information:
Gift of the Virginia Genealogical Society, Orange.
Physical description:
10 cubic feet (22 boxes)