Collections : [Library of Virginia]

Publications of the Virginia Dept. of Agriculture and Consumer Services, 1880-1987, include annual reports, bulletins, and federal Dept. of Agriculture yearbooks.

These volumes are comprised of daily entries of revenues and expenditures, many of which document payments for Revolutionary War service and public service contributions. Individual entries include titles of funds or accounts, names of payers or payees, dates paid in or out, and amounts, and include payments for military service in the militia and Continental Line and for other military services rendered, relief payments to disabled soldiers and widows, interest paid on military certificates, and reimbursement for impressed property, as well as payments to individuals for civil services and to members of the General Assembly.

Records, 1989-1994, of the Executive Mansion Director during the administration of Governor L. Douglas Wilder. The collection is housed in 10 boxes and includes articles, correspondence, invitations, invoices, lists, memorandums, menus, photographs, and other documents. Collection documents functions held at the Executive Mansion during the Wilder administration; director correspondence regarding the operation of the Mansion; tours of the Mansion; Governor's thank yous for gifts received; records on renovation and refurbishment of the mansion; and related papers.

Records, 2010-2014, of the Executive Mansion during the administration of Governor Robert F. McDonnell. The collection is housed in 6 boxes and arranged into two series, Series I: General; and Series II: First House: two centuries with Virginia's first families, by Mary Miley Theobald. The records include articles, book drafts, correspondence, invitations, photographs, and other sundry materials. The Director of the Executive Mansion during Governor McDonnell's administration was Sarah Scarbrough.

These files document the work of the Public Library Development Division at the Virginia State Library Archives to establish new public libraries and strengthen existing systems within the state, consult and coordinate with the public library network in the state, and distribute state and federal aid.

Collection contains records of the George Washington Bicentennial Commission and includes correspondence, reports, news clippings, questionnaires, programs, photographs, and sheet music. Of particular interest are reports from various localities detailing commemorative events held during 1932.

The Records of the Virginia Secretary of Education contain the work of the Secretary of Education, Atif Qarni, under Governor Ralph Northam, 2018-2022. The records document the development and implementation of the various educational initiatives of the Northam administration including: K-12 and higher education reforms through programs such as #RealCollege, the work of the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), the Tech Talent Pipeline Initiative, and investing in public Historically Black Colleges and Universities. During the Covid-19 pandemic, Qarni led the COVID-19 Education Response and Recovery Task Force. The types of material include agendas, articles, briefings, correspondence, e-mails, grants, handouts, legislation, lists, memorandums, minutes, notes, presentations, press releases, reports, speeches, studies, and surveys.

Correspondence, reports, reviews, memorandums, decision briefs, legislative files and other working papers created and collected by the Office of the Secretary of Administration during the gubernatorial term of Virginia Governor Tim Kaine, 2006-2010. This collection consists of 13 records series which document the activities of the Office of the Secretary of Administration, as well as the agencies and boards which fall under its heading.

Contains meeting minutes, chronological files, department publications, manuals and investigative reports that document the activities of the Virginia Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services Board and the many institutions under the heading of the Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services.

The Virginia Tech Review Panel Records, 2007-2009 (bulk 2007), are organized into five series. Series have designated for Files of Virginia Tech Review Panel Members, Files of TriData, Files of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher and Flom LLP, Files of the Office of the Governor, and Freedom of Information Act Request. These records document Virginia's official investigation into the 16 April 2007 mass shooting at Virginia Tech.