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Library of Virginia 2003 Laura E. Drake Web version of the finding aid funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Virginia State Library, Office of the State Librarian General Administrative Records, ca.1832-1902 37564 State Government records collection. Accession 37564 2.8 cubic feet English Office of the State Librarian Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Virginia State Library. Office of the State Librarian, General Administrative Records ca. 1832-1902. Accession 37564, State Government Records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

 Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Office of the State Librarian to the archives

 Historical Information

The State Librarian is the head of The Library of Virginia. It serves as a general reference and research library, as the official repository of state archives and publications, and as a repository of state and federal documents. It provides assistance and advice to libraries around the state, and it administers state and federal library funds. The Archives and Records Division of the library administers the state records management program, arranges and describes records deposited in the division, and provides assistance and advice to state and local government agencies concerning the management of their records. Additionally, the agency produces many publications. The most notable among those regularly issued are the quarterly VIRGINIA CAVALCADE and the annual accession reports of the Archives and Records Division showing its most recent records and manuscript acquisitions.

 Scope and Content Information

This collection is comprised of general administrative papers of the state librarian. Included are correspondence, memoranda, notes, receipts and vouchers.

 Arrangement

The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title.

 Contents List Administrative Papers 1865-1893 1 Correspondence 1860-1901 2 Listing of Virginia Counties 1832 3 Notebooks 4 Notes regarding collections 1866-1895 5 Memoranda 1880 6 Receipts 1859-1902 7 Vouchers 1-75 October 1859-October 1860 8