Collections

This research collection contains photocopies of newspaper articles related to Seaview and other African American beach resorts, Seashore State Park, and Dudley Cooper, who operated both Ocean View Amusement Park and Seaview Beach and Amusement Park. Any copies made from the collection are for research purposes only.

The records of the Virginia Dental Association (VDA), 1870-2011, include the official minutes and proceedings of the organization as well as committee records, component society materials, correspondence, financial records, annual meeting records and programs, membership records, subject files, materials relating to the American Dental Association and other national, state, and local dental organizations, and research files used to write One Hundred Years of Dentistry in Virginia. These records provide insight into the changes in the dental profession and also the evolution of professional organizations in general.

The Virginia Dietetic Association Records contain a various range of important information on VDA from 1929 to 2015. Materials include minute books, financial records, Presidents' files, scrapbooks, journals and newsletters, papers, legislative documents, correspondence, newspaper articles, pamphlets, and photos. The collection also includes materials on other organizations such as the American Dietetic Association (ADA), Indiana Dietetic Association, Puerto Rico Dietetic Association, Ohio Dietetic Association, and the North Carolina Licensed Practical Nurse Association.

The Virginia Eagle was founded in 2002 as a "non-partisan political quarterly published by the University of Virginia School of Law." Stephanie Russek, Ian Bryan, Lynne C. Fogarty, Kevin G. Ritz and Joseph Tubin were the founders of the new student publication that "wanted to explore the events that unfold far outside of our bucolic quadrangle, in "The Real World"."

Virginia Folklore Society records (1913-1967; 22.7 cubic feet) consist chiefly of songs collected by the society's fieldworkers in the 1930s under the direction of society archivist Arthur Kyle Davis. Sheet music, folklore, newsletters and photographs are also included, as are recordings of many of the songs.

The Virginia Hispanic Chamber and Foundation (VAHCC) records include Spanish language and Latino audience local or regional publications, such as magazines and newspapers; pamhplets and brochures on family emergency preparedness, worker rights and job seeker resources, local services provided in Spanish, and more; information and resources on adult continuing education, employment (includes items from Virginia Employment Commission and correspondence and job postings shared with VAHCC to distrbute throughout the community), and healthcare; printouts of VAHCC PowerPoint sides; cultural education for teachers, and a social events calendar for 2006.

Records of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS). Includes records from the Office of the Dean and Director; Faculty Assembly and related committees; capital outlay, budgets and other fiscal records; and a variety of published material.