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This addition to the papers of novelist Alexandra Ripley of Keswick, Virginia, consists of ca. 825 items (17 Hollinger boxes, ca. 7 linear feet), 1966-1967 and 1985-1992, chiefly pertaining to the writing and publishing of Scarlettby Ripley, including autograph manuscripts, typescripts, correspondence with her agency, publishers, and editors, fan mail, newspaper clippings, postcards, photographs, memorabilia, audiotapes, computer disks, a videotape recording, and research material about the historical background of the novel, including folders on Atlanta, Ireland, Charleston, and Savannah

The WRVA Radio Collection spans seventy-five years and contains applause letters, minutes, anniversary booklets, program scripts, program guides, newsletters, histories, interviews, employee questionnaires, sales manuals, audience and sales promotions, rate cards, listener surveys, posters, newspaper clippings, FCC applications and reports, drawings, photographs, and sound recordings. This material documents the history of WRVA, the role the station played in Virginia and Richmond for over half-a-century, and the development of radio in Virginia and the United States. The collection is also rich in material on the Larus & Brother Company, including histories, anniversary booklets, photographs of officials, employees, and factories, and promotions.

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.

This collection includes sixteen prints collected by Galen W. Ewing to serve as accompanying illustrations to his article "Early Teaching of Science at the College of William and Mary in Virginia," Journal of Chemical Education, 15, No. 1 (Jan 1938); three notebooks filled with extensive manuscript notes and correspondence; thirteen engraving plates of various sizes used in printing the article. Inventory available in the Special Collections Research Center.

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.