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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Jim Greve, 28 July 2010 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Robert S. Bloxom Papers, 1978-2003 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 40987 Jim Greve

Library of Virginia 2010 Jim Greve Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Robert S. Bloxom Papers, 1978-2003 40987 36.2 cubic feet (79 boxes) English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Robert S. Bloxom Papers, 1978-2003. Accession 40987. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Gift of Robert S. Bloxom, Mappsville.

Biographical Information

Robert S. Bloxom was born in Baltimore, Maryland on 26 April 1937. He is the son of Brantley S. Bloxom and Nancy Miles. He attended Fork Union Military Academy, where he was valedictorian and batallion commander. He then attended the University of Richmond and graduated in 1959. He married Patricia Killmon. Bloxom is a resident of Accomack County on Virignia's Eastern Shore, where he owned and operated Bloxom Auto Supply in Mappsville. He was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates, and represented the 100th District from 1978 until he resigned in 2003. Bloxom was a member of numerous committees, including Agriculture, Appropriations, Finance, and Rules. He also served on various boards and commissions, including the Chesapeake Bay Commission, Chesapeake Bay Partnership Council, and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Following his retirement from the Virginia General Assembly, Bloxom served as Secretary of Agriculture and Forestry in the admininistrations of Governors Timothy M. Kaine and Mark R. Warner.

Scope and Content

Papers, 1978-2003, of Robert S. Bloxom (b. 1937) of Mappsville, Accomack County, Virginia, who represented the 100th District in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1978 to 2003. Includes legislative files, issue files, agency files, county files, and reports and publications.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

I. Legislative Files. II. Issue Files. III. Agency Files. IV. County Files. V. Reports and Publications. Contents List Series I. Legislative Files, 1978-2003. 1-17 Extent: 17 boxes.

The legislative files include drafts and final copies of bills and resolutions introduced by Bloxom, correspondence with constituents, fellow legislators, advocacy groups, and government officials, background materials, clippings, notes, memoranda, summaries, legal opinions, roll call votes, and impact statements. There are also patron reports generated by the House Clerk which give summmaries, dates, and actions taken by the General Assemby on legislation introduced by Bloxom. Areas of interest reflected in the legislation he introduced include aquaculture, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, Chesapeake Bay preservation, crab scraping, pots, and traps, farmers' markets, land management, local taxes and fees, oyster and clam dredging, tax exemptions for non-profit organizations, town charters, wetlands, and youth and gang violence. There is also a large amount of material concerning redistricting in Virginia in 1981, 1991, and 2001, as well as records of the House Appropriations Committee.

Arranged chronologically by year.

1978 Bills Introduced. 1 1 School Bus Toll (H.J.R. 118). 1 2 1979 Legislation. 1 3-4 1980 Bills Introduced. 1 5 Legislation. 1 6 1981 Bills. 1 7-8 Redistricting. 1 9-13 Redistricting. 2 1-2 1982 Agriculture Bills. 2 3 Alternate Forms of Government (H.B. 15 and 61). 2 4 Assorted Legislation. 2 5 Cemetery Study Committee (H.J.R. 139) 2 6 Chesapeake Bay Legislation. 2 7 DUI Bills. 2 8 Fishing Management Area C (H.B. 479). 2 9 Judicial Interview Panel. 2 10 Queen Sound Landing - Judge (H.B. 391). 2 11-12 Taxes and Appropriations. 2 13 1983 Amusement Machine Operators Tax. 2 14 Bills. 2 15 Chincoteague 75th Anniversary. 2 16 Containerized Cargo (H.B. 136). 2 17 Crab Scrapes and Dredges (H.B. 131). 2 18 Crab Scraping Time Limits. 2 19 Francis Makemie Day. 2 20 License Exemption - Salt Water Sport Vehicles (H.B. 134) 3 1 Non-Resident Trapping Licenses (H.B. 586). 3 2 Registration for Land Surveyors, etc. (H.B. 231). 3 3 Special Permits for Trucks Hauling Virginia-Grown Farm Produce (H.B. 133). 3 4 Surf Clam Harvesting. 3 5 Taking Certain Streets Into Secondary System of Highways (H.B. 137). 3 6 Truck Weights (H.B. 133). 3 7 1984 Bills. 3 8 Cannon Easement - Middlesex (H.B. 592). 3 9 Coal Transportation Costs (H.B. 722). 3 10 Death of Blackstone Drummond Ayres. 3 11 Eastern Shore Community Development Group Tax Exemption (H.B. 281). 3 12 Middlesex Resolution (H.B. 140). 3 13 Registration Fees and Weights for Tow Trucks. 3 14 Saxis. 3 15 State Leave Policy (H.B. 139). 3 16 Taking Streets Into the Secondary Highway System (H.B. 143). 3 17 Tangible Personal Property Tax (H.B. 1086). 3 18 1985 Crab Pots (H.B. 1144). 3 19 Name Change (H.B. 1455). 3 20 Relief of J. Dennis Fox (H.B. 1085). 3 21 Retaining Crabs When Oyster Dredging (H.B. 1551). 3 22 1986 Arson (H.B. 100). 3 23 Crime Victims Rights Act. 3 24 Drivers Education Vehicles (H.B. 200). 3 25 Emergency Warning Lights (H.B. 202). 3 26 Fees for Garnishee-Employers (H.B. 201). 3 27 Miscellaneous Notes. 3 28 Relief of John C. Sample (H.B. 103). 3 29 Town Council Appointments (H.B. 67). 3 30 1987 Change in Assessment Period (H.B. 1221). 3 31 Conservation Easement Act. 3 32 Limits on Crab Dredges (H.B. 927). 3 33 Miscellaneous. 3 34 Patron Report. 3 35 Painter Town Charter (H.B. 926). 4 1 Real Estate Transfer Tax (S.B. 547). 4 2 Taking Crabs on Sunday (H.B. 1058). 4 3 1988 Catching Crabs for Household Use (H.B. 324). 4 4 Non-Tidal Wetlands (H.B. 1037). 4 5-7 Oyster Tax (H.B. 706). 4 8 Pound Nets Study. 4 9 1990 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel - Second Parallel Bridge Tunnel. 4 10-11 Crab Traps (H.B. 477). 4 12 Insurance Coverage - Mental Disabilities Task Force (H.J.R. 42). 4 13 Storage Batteries (H.B. 476). 4 14 Voluntary Annexation Agreements (H.B. 206). 4 15 1991 Accomack County School Board Salaries (H.B. 1395). 4 16 Board of Zoning Appeals (H.B. 1396). 4 17 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act (H.B. 1664). 5 1-3 Child Labor Laws Subcommittee. 5 4 Chincoteague Town Charter (H.B. 1256). 5 5 Crab Scrapes (H.B. 1419). 5 6 Enhanced (E-911) Emergency Telephone System Tax (H.B. 1397). 5 7 Firearms on School Property (H.B. 1537). 5 8 Fishing Net Distances (H.B. 1463). 5 9 Library Books. 5 10 Light House Ministries Tax Exemption (H.B. 1222). 5 11 Lions Club Sales Tax Exemption (H.B. 1255). 5 12 Non-Resident Harvester Fee (H.B. 1372). 5 13 Peeler Pots (H.B 1418). 5 14 Redistricting. 5 15 Redistricting. 6 1-5 School Bus Drivers Age Study (H.J.R. 320). 6 6 Sweet Potato Board (H.B. 1269). 6 7 1992 Aquaculture Development (H.B. 530). 6 8-9 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families Act (H.B. 935). 6 10-11 Comprehensive Services for At-Risk Youth and Families Act (H.B. 935). 7 1-3 Crab Pots (H.B. 529). 7 4 Deer Rifle Hunting - Northampton County (H.B. 457). 7 5 East, Billy (H.B. 330). 7 6 Eel Pots (H.B. 863). 7 7 Hydraulic Crab Scraping. 7 8 Oyster Measurers (H.B. 895). 7 9 1993 Business Classification for Personal Property. 7 10 Child Support Disclosure (H.B. 2046). 7 11 Coleman Bridge (H.B. 1424). 7 12 Family Court. 7 13 Hydraulic Clam Dredges. 7 14 Keller Town Charter. 7 15 Tangier Fire Equipment Inspection Exemption. 7 16 Tangier Island Golf Carts (H.B. 1056). 7 17 1994 Agriculture Bonds (H.B. 610). 7 18 Annual Budgets for School Purposes (H.B. 606). 7 19 Conservation Stamp (H.B. 1329). 7 20 Major Business Facility Job Tax Credit (H.B. 1407). 7 21 Management of Ungranted Shores (H.B. 391). 8 1 Menhaden Fishing (H.B. 206). 8 2 Motor Fuel Tax Refunds (H.B. 894). 8 3 Nutrient Management Training Program (H.B. 609). 8 4 Payment of Taxes by Performance of Part-Time Work (H.B. 895). 8 5 Reissue of Boat Decal (H.B. 904) 8 6 Spousal Support (H.B. 1323). 8 7 Tangier Island (H.B. 346). 8 8 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act (H.B. 1328). 8 9-10 Welfare Recipients' Income/Federal Housing Subsidies (H.J.R. 155). 8 11 West Mathews Community League Tax Exemption (H.B. 8). 8 12 Wetlands/VMRC. 8 13 Workers' Comp/Medical Cost Containment Strategies (H.J.R. 156). 8 14 Workers' Comp/Presumption (H.B. 896). 8 15 1995 Colona, Steven. 8 16 Dentist Licensure by Endorsement (H.B. 2195). 8 17 Eastern Shore Food Bank Tax Exemption. 8 18 Eastern Shore Rural Health System Tax Exemption. 8 19 Expenses of Magistrates (H.B. 2197). 8 20 Inventories of Ungranted Shores (H.B. 2193). 8 21-23 Inventories of Ungranted Shores (H.B. 2193). 9 1-2 Maintenance Dredging Permit Fees (H.B. 1679). 9 3 Medallion II Program (H.B. 1407). 9 4 NASA 50th Anniversary - Wallops. 9 5 SHARE Tax Exemption (H.B. 1599). 9 6 Solid Waste Disposal (H.B. 2196). 9 7 1996 ABC Mixers/Blue Crab Bay Co. (H.B. 1442). 9 8 Accomack County School Renovations. 9 9 Accomack Trailers (H.B. 1447). 9 10 "Bad Actor" Law (H.J.R. 148). 9 11 Channel Maintenance Dredging (H.J.R. 149). 9 12-14 Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department (H.B. 1445). 9 15 Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (H.J.R. 240). 9 16-17 Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (H.J.R. 240). 10 1-4 Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services (H.J.R. 240) - Preliminary Recommendations. 10 5-8 Grain Discount Rates (H.B. 1443). 10 9 H2A Migrants (H.B. 1555). 10 10 Hydraulic Dredges (H.B. 937). 10 11-12 Juvenile Community Crime Control (H.B. 384). 10 13 Minnows. 10 14 Report New Hire to the Virginia Employment Commission (H.B. 385). 10 15 Security for Public Deposits Act (H.B. 386). 11 1 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation. 11 2 1997 Cigarette Tax (H.B. 2204). 11 3 Hemp Study (H.J.R. 656). 11 4-6 Judicial Review Commission. 11 7 Mathews County School Board Salaries. 11 8 Personal Property Classification (H.B. 2203). 11 9 Supplemental Environmental Projects (H.B. 2110). 11 10 Tampering With Electric Meter (H.B. 2207). 11 11 VMRC Appointee. 11 12 1998 Appropriations Committee - Capital Outlay. 11 13 Appropriations Committee - Higher Education. 11 14 Appropriations Committee - Natural Resources. 11 15 Appropriations Committee - Organizational Meeting. 11 16 Bills. 11 17 Bridge Exemptions (H.B. 996). 11 18 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel - Wardrup (H.B. 692). 11 19 Child Labor Laws Exemptions (H.B. 1254). 11 20 Country of Origin Labeling (H.B. 655). 11 21 Food in Peeler Crab Pots (H.B. 656). 11 22 Francis Makemie Society Tax Exemption. 11 23 Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services - Medicaid Work Group (H.J.R. 225). 12 1-2 Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services - (H.J.R. 225), 16 December 1999. 12 3-4 Future Delivery of Publicly Funded Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services - (H.J.R. 225), 11 January 2000. 12 5-6 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 18 May 1998. 12 7 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 22 June 1998. 12 8 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 27 July 1998. 12 9 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 21 September 1998. 12 10 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 23 November 1998. 13 1 House Appropriations Committee Regional Tour, 18-19 October 1998. 13 2-4 House Appropriations, House Finance, Senate Finance Committees Joint Meeting, 17 August 1998. 13 5 Human Rights Work Group (H.J.R. 225). 13 6-9 Mathews Court House Players Tax Exemption. 13 10 Motor Vehicles Sales and Use Tax Exemption (H.B. 27). 13 11 Northampton County - Indexing by Tax Map Reference Number. 13 12 Oyster Inspection Tax (H.B. 992). 13 13 Real Estate Board - Exemption from Licensure (H.B. 994). 13 14 Tangier Fishing Gear and License Exemption (H.B. 993). 13 15 Wetlands Mitigation Banking (S.B. 582). 14 1 1999 Appropriations Committee - Organizational Meeting. 14 2 Arrest Without Warrant. 14 3 Farmers' Market Study (H.J.R. 506). 14 4-6 Francis Makemie Society Tax Exemption (H.B. 1684). 14 7 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 28 June 1999. 14 8 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 22 November 1999. 14 9 House Appropriations Committee - Health and Human Resources Subcommittee. 14 10 Lottery Revenue (H.B. 2513). 14 11 Smoking in Ambulance (H.B. 2512). 14 12 2000 Appropriations Committee - Comprehensive Services Act. 14 13 Appropriations Committee - Organizational Meeting. 14 14 Appropriations Committee - Technology Work Group. 14 15 Chesapeake and Its Tributaries Committee. 14 16 Cook, Ann E. 14 17 Cotton Board (H.B. 1037). 15 1 Dentistry in Underserved Areas. 15 2 Department for Rights of Virginians With Disabilities (H.B. 1304). 15 3 Drinking Water Revolving Fund. 15 4 Forest Tax Credit (H.B. 1306). 15 5 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 19 June 2000. 15 6 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 24 July 2000. 15 7 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 16 October 2000. 15 8 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 17 November 2000. 15 9 House Appropriations, House Finance, and Senate Finance Committees Joint Meeting, 21 August 2000. 15 10 Marine Habitat and Waterways Improvement Fund (H.B. 1305). 15 11 Trooper Troy D. Ashe Service Revolver (H.B. 183). 15 12 Volunteer Fire Departments Tax Exemption. 15 13 VRS Creditable Service (H.B. 184). 15 14 Workers' Compensation for Illegal Aliens (H.B. 1036). 15 15 2001 Accomack County - Manufactured Home Titles (H.B. 2029). 16 1 Appropriations Committee - Staff, Calendars, etc. 16 2 Barrier Islands Tax Exemption (H.B. 2182). 16 3 Crabbing Exemptions. 16 4 Exterior Illumination Regulation (H.B. 2026). 16 5 Hands Across Mathews Tax Exemption (H.B. 2182). 16 6 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 18 June 2001. 16 7 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 15 October 2001. 16 8 House Appropriations Committee Meeting, 16 November 2001. 16 9 House Appropriations, House Finance, and Senate Finance Committees Joint Meeting, 20 August 2001. 16 10 Legislation. 16 11 Mathews County Land Conservancy Tax Exemption (H.B. 2182). 16 12 Orbital Sciences Corporation Tax Exemption (H.B. 2414). 16 13 Posession of Firearms by Felons (H.B. 2027). 16 14 Redistricting. 16 15-16 Redistricting. 17 1 Town of Parksley/Chief of Police. 17 2 Treatment Options for Offenders Who Have Mental Illnesses or Substance Abuse Disorders (S.J.R. 440). 17 3-4 2002 Agriculture Committee. 17 5 Appropriations Committee - Staff, Calendars, etc. 17 6 Arlington Foundation Tax Exemption (H.B. 727). 17 7 Cape Charles - Golf Carts. 17 8 Cape Charles Town Charter. 17 9 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Transfer. 17 10 Disability Housing (H.J.R. 251). 17 11 Exmore Town Charter (H.B. 612). 17 12 James Vincent Morgan Bridges (H.B. 614). 17 13 Legal Services to Chaplains (H.B. 615). 17 14 Public Safety, Militia, and Police. 17 15 Racing Commission (S.B. 638). 17 16 Solid Waste Tipping Fee (S.B. 592). 17 17 Standing Subcommittees. 17 18 Willis Wharf Village Trust Tax Exemption (H.B. 727). 17 19 2003 Enterprise Zones (H.B. 1988). 17 20 Fee on Vehicles Used in Harvesting (H.B. 1995). 17 21 Fees for Solid Waste Disposal (H.B. 1992). 17 22 Local Cigarette Tax (H.B. 2729). 17 23 Parsons, Brian. 17 24 Perkins Funding (H.J.R. 752). 17 25 Regional Housing Authorities (H.B. 1989/1990). 17 26 Regional Housing Authories - Section 8 (H.B. 1990). 17 27 Transfer Fee on Real Estate Transactions (H.B. 2730). 17 28 Virginia Board for People With Disabilities (H.B. 1987). 17 29 Series II. Issue Files, 1978-2003. 18-62 Extent: 45 boxes.

The issue files contain material on a variety of matters of interest to Bloxom's constituents in the 100th District. There is correspondence between him and local citizens, government officials, groups, and organizations. A good deal of correspondence can be found in the "Miscellaneous" folders. The issue files also contain agendas, background information, brochures and pamphlets, budgets, clippings, grant applications memoranda, minutes, news releases, newsletters, notes, and reports. There is a large amount of information on blue crab protection, harvesting, and management, car tax legislation, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, the Commerical Space Flight Authority and Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport on Wallops Island, dry fire hydrant systems, Eastern Shore Community College, Eastern Shore Railroad, the Eastern Shore Resource Conservation and Development Project, economic development, farmers' markets, fire companies and emergency medical services, fishing licensing, general obligation bonds, groundwater, Kiptopeke State Park, land conservation and use, lottery proceeds, migrant farmers, outdoor recreation, oysters, plasticulture, poultry waste, the proposed prison in Northampton County, state and federal retirees, school health, subaqueous minerals and materials, taxes, tributary nutrient reduction strategies, truck lengths and weights, unemployment trust fund, Virginia Port Authority and aid to local ports for various projects, wetlands, and workers' compensation. Arranged alphabetically.

A and N Electric Cooperative . 18 1 Abortion . 18 2 Accomack County Airport . 18 3 Accomack County Department of Social Services . 18 4 Accomack County - School Health . 18 5-10 Accomack Northampton Advisory Council . 18 11-12 Accomack Northampton Planning District Commission . 18 13 Accomack Northampton Planning District Commmission/Housing . 18 14 Accomack Northampton Planning District Commmission/Housing . 19 1 Acccomack - Peaker Plant . 19 2 Adult Protective Services . 19 3 Agriculture . 19 4 Appropriations . 19 5 Aquaculture . 19 6 Arabian Hill Horse Park . 19 7 Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission . 19 8 Attorney General . 19 9 Auto Inspections . 19 10 Baylor Survey (Oysters) . 19 11-12 Beaches, Islands, Marshes, and Woodlands . 19 13 Bell Atlantic/Right-of-Way Fee . 19 14 Bicycle Helmets . 19 15 Billboards . 19 16 Bingo . 19 17 Birding Festival . 19 18 Bonds . 19 19-21 Bonds . 20 1-6 Bottle Bill . 20 7-8 Bridge Tunnel . 20 9 Broiler Chicken Industry . 20 10 Caboose Bill . 20 11 Campaign Finance Reform . 20 12 Captain's Cove . 20 13 Certificate of Public Need (COPN) Program . 20 14 Chelation Therapy . 20 15 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel . 20 16 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel . 21 1-4 Chesapeake Bay Impact Crater . 21 5 Children's Health 1985. 21 6-7 Children's Health - State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) . 21 8 Chincoteague-Accomack Settlement Agreement . 21 9 Chincoteague Billboards . 21 10 Chincoteague Pony Association . 21 11 Chincoteague Refuge Center . 21 12 Chincoteague Island Harbor Question . 22 1 Citizens for a Better Eastern Shore . 22 2-3 Clam Dredging . 22 4-7 Coal Slurry Pipeline . 22 8 Commercial Space Flight Authority . 22 9-12 Commercial Watermen . 22 13-14 Community Colleges - Clippings . 22 15 Community Corrections . 23 1 Community Services Board . 23 2 Comparative Fault . 23 3 Conservation and Reinvestment Act - CARA Light . 23 4 Constituent Correspondence, March-August 2000. 23 5-9 Constituent Correspondence, August-December 2000. 23 10-14 Constituent Correspondence, August-December 2000. 24 1 Constituents - Gloucester County . 24 2-5 Correspondence, 1 January - 1 August 2001. 24 6-11 Correspondence, 1 January - 1 August 2001. 25 1-2 Correspondence, 2002. 25 3-11 Correspondence, 1 November - 31 December 2002. 25 12-13 Correspondence, 1 November - 31 December 2002. 26 1-2 Correspondence, 2003. 26 3-14 Correspondence, 1 March - 31 July 2003. 27 1-8 Crab Study . 27 9 Crabs . 27 10-12 Crabs . 28 1-11 Crabs . 29 1-9 Craney Island . 29 10 Criminal Justice Academy . 29 11 Criminal Justice Services . 29 12 Deadrise Boat . 29 13 Delmarva Conservation Corridor . 29 14 Delmarva Fireman's Statue/Delmarva Advisory Council . 29 15 Delmarva Intercoastal Waterway . 30 1 Delmarva Power Rate Request . 30 2-3 Delmarva Rural Ministries . 30 4 Delmarva Statehood . 30 5 Dental Care . 30 6 Dentist - Health Fair, 2001. 30 7 Department of Corrections Study, 2000. 30 8 Dillon Rule . 30 9 Dry Fire Hydrants . 30 10-14 Duck Stamps . 30 15 Easement - Peaker Plant . 30 16 Eastern Shore Center for Independent Living . 31 1 Eastern Shore Committee for Better Housing . 31 2 Eastern Shore Community College . 31 3-5 Eastern Shore Community College - Student Aid . 31 6 Eastern Shore Community College - Workforce Training Center . 31 7 Eastern Shore Community Services Board - Hospital Beds . 31 8 Eastern Shore Historical Society . 31 9 Eastern Shore Music Festival . 31 10 Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Partnership, 22 February 1999. 31 11 Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Partnership, 22 March 1999. 31 12 Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Partnership, 26 April 1999. 31 13 Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Partnership Meeting, 22 January 2001. 31 14 Eastern Shore of Virginia Regional Partnership Meeting, 28 January 2002. 31 15 Eastern Shore Railroad . 31 16-20 Eastern Shore Resource Conservation and Development Project . 32 1-5 Eastern Shore Rural Health . 32 6 Eastern Shore Rural Health System . 32 7-8 Economic Development - Eastern Shore . 32 9 Education Disparity . 32 10 Eel Pots . 32 11 Enhanced 911 Service . 32 12 Enterprise Zones . 32 13 Environment . 32 14 Exmore Grant Application . 32 15 Family Life Education . 32 16-17 Farmers - Economic Study . 32 18 Farmers' Market . 33 1-4 Farmers' Market, 1988. 33 5-8 Farmers' Markets . 33 9 Federal Retirees - Harper Litigation . 33 10 Fire Companies and EMS . 33 11 Fire Companies and EMS . 34 1-11 Fishing Licenses . 34 12 Fishing Licenses . 35 1-3 Flounder . 35 4 Forestry . 35 5 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) . 35 6-7 French Oyster Trip, 2000. 35 8-9 Gambling . 35 10 General Obligation Bonds . 35 11-12 Grievance Procedure . 35 13 Groundwater . 35 14 Groundwater - Eastern Shore . 36 1-3 Groundwater - Eastern Shore (Nitrogen Data) . 12 Guns . 36 4 Health Care/Nurses . 36 5 Healthy Families . 36 6 Helicopter/Medevac Services . 36 7-9 Historic Resources . 36 10-12 Hickman, Milton T. . 36 13 Home Health Services - Eastern Shore, 1996. 37 1 Housing . 37 2 Hunger . 37 3 Hunting - Duck Blinds . 37 4 Income Tax . 37 5 Initiative and Referendum . 37 6 Inspector General (H.B. 1034) . 37 7-8 Insurance . 37 9 Insurance Liability . 37 10 Interest on LawyerTrust Accounts (IOLTA) . 37 11 Intracoastal Waterway . 37 12 Jail . 37 13 Jobs for Virginia Graduates . 37 14-15 Judges . 37 16-18 Juvenile Correctional Center Tour . 37 19 Keve, Paul W. . 37 20 Kiptopeke State Park . 38 1-5 Kiptopeke State Park - Terminal Building (Architectural Drawing) . Search Barcode 0005627562. 56 5 KMC Foods, Inc . 38 6 Land Conservation Foundation . 38 7 Land Conservation Workshop, 2001. 38 8-9 Land Gains Tax . 38 10 Land Use . 38 11-13 Library - Northampton . 39 1 License Plates - Tourism/Pony . 39 2 License Revocation . 39 3 Lottery . 39 4-8 Lottery - School Construction . 39 9-10 Liquidated Damages . 39 11 Management Plan for Ungranted State Lands . 39 12 Maps - Chesapeake Bay-Roanoke and Tangier Sounds (4 copies) . Search barcode 0005627562. 56 5 Marine Expediters . 39 13 Mathews Memorial Library . 39 14 Mayors - Eastern Shore . 39 15-17 Mayors - Eastern Shore . 40 1-5 Medicaid Loophole . 40 6 Medical Assistance/Health . 40 7 Menhaden Fishing . 40 8 Menhaden Resource Council . 40 9-10 Mental Health . 40 11 Merritt, Patti . 40 12 Metompkin Island . 40 13 Mid-Chesapeake Bay Ferry . 40 14 Migrant Head Start Program . 40 15 Migrant Housing - 1988 Study . 41 1-2 Migrants . 41 3-4 Miscellaneous, 1988. 41 5 Miscellaneous, 1990. 41 6-7 Miscellaneous, January-August 1999. 41 8-12 Miscellaneous, January-August 1999. 42 1-6 Miscellaneous, August-December 1999. 42 6-11 Miscellaneous, August-December 1999. 43 1-2 Miscellaneous, January-February 2000. 43 3-12 Miscellaneous, January-February 2001. 43 13 Miscellaneous, January-February 2001. 44 1-10 Miscellaneous, August-November 2001. 44 11-13 Miscellaneous, August-November 2001. 45 1 Miscellaneous, November-December 2001. 44 2-4 Miscellaneous, March-June 2002. 44 5-8 Miscellaneous, July-November 2002. 45 9-11 Miscellaneous, July-November 2002. 46 1-4 Miscellaneous, August-December 2003. 46 5-8 Model General Assembly . 46 9 Morris Island . 46 10 NASA . 46 11 New Road Community Development Group of Exmore, Inc. . 46 12 No Car Tax . 47 1-4 No-Growth Movement . 47 5 Non-Tidal Wetlands . 47 6 Northampton-Accomack Memorial Hospital . 47 7 Northampton Leadership Forum . 47 8 Northern Neck-Middle Peninsula Public Education Consortium . 47 9 Offender Aid and Restoration (OAR) . 47 10 Opthalmic Steroids . 47 11 Outdoor Recreation . 47 12-14 Outdoor Recreation . 48 1-8 Oyster Dredging . 48 9-10 Oyster Harbor Project . 48 11 Oyster Leases . 48 12 Oysters . 48 13-15 Oysters - Sunday Fishing . 49 1 Oysters - UVA Department of Environmental Sciences . 49 2 Painter - Concerned Citizens for Improvements . 49 3 Parental Notification . 49 4 Parker's Creek/Perdue Farms . 49 5 Pesticides . 49 6 Pharmacy . 49 7 Plasticulture . 49 8 Plasticulture/Agriculture . 49 9-11 Port Authority . 49 12-16 Poultry Waste . 50 1-5 Prison - Northampton County . 50 6-12 Public Safety/Corrections . 51 1-3 Radio Press Releases, 1981. 51 4 Rainy Day Fund/Revenue Data . 51 5-6 Republican Caucus Rules . 51 7-8 Resource Conservation and Development Council . 51 9-10 Resource Conservation and Development Council/Soil Conservation . 51 11 Resource Recovery Investment Associates - Hallwood . 51 12 Retirement - Federal/State . 51 13 Retirement - Federal/State . 52 1-3 Rural Venture, Inc. . 52 4 Saltwater Fishing Licenses . 52 5-9 Saltwater Tax to VMRC . 52 10-12 Savage, Mrs. J.T. . 52 13 School Health . 53 1-2 School Health - Medicaid . 53 3-4 School Nursing - Medicaid . 53 5 School Prayer . 53 6 School Vouchers . 53 7 Seafood Market Task Force . 53 8 Search and Rescue . 53 9 Seaside Fishing Licenses . 53 10 Secretarial System . 53 11-12 Seed Potato . 53 13 Seed Potato Board . 53 14 Seed Tree Law Exemption . 53 15 Shad . 53 16-17 Shore Health Services, Inc. . 53 18 Shore LifeCare at Parksley . 54 1 Small Business . 54 2 Social Services . 54 3-4 Soil Mapping . 54 5 Sounding Horns . 54 6 Southern Legislative Conference . 54 7 Space Port - Wallops . 54 8-10 Special License Plates . 54 11 Standards of Learning . 54 12 State Building - Eastern Shore . 54 13-14 State Corporation Commission - Stock/Non-Stock . 54 15 State Park . 54 16 Stewardship Act . 54 17 Stickers/Decals on Windshields . 54 18 Strobe Lights . 54 19 Subaqueous Mining . 54 20 Subaqueous Study . 55 1-9 Submerged Aquatic Vegetation . 55 10-11 Substance Abuse Reduction Effort (SABRE)/Red Onion . 56 1-3 Tangier Seawall . 56 4-5 Tax Study, 2002. 56 6-9 Taxes - Health Care . 56 10 Timber Cruises . 56 11 Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL) . 56 12 Transferable Development Rights (TDR's) . 56 13 Transient Occupancy Tax . 56 14 Transient Occupancy Tax . 57 1-2 Transportation . 57 3-4 Transportation - Hampton Roads . 57 5 Tributary Nutrient Reduction Strategy . 57 6-10 Tributary Strategy . 57 11-14 Trucks - Overweight/Liquidated Damages . 57 15 Truck Lengths . 58 1-4 Trucks . 58 5 Tulloch Ditching . 58 6-8 Turning Point . 58 9 Unemployment Trust Fund . 58 10-13 Uniform Interstate Family Support Act . 58 14 United Way . 58 15 Utility Facilities Construction . 58 16 Vegetable Board . 59 1 Vegetable Board . 59 1 Vehicle Tax - AAA/CAA . 59 2 Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program (VASAP) . 59 3 Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education . 59 4 Virginia Dental Association - Missions of Mercy . 59 5 Virginia Eastern Economic Empowerment and Housing Corporation . 59 6 Virginia Governors Conference, 2002. 59 7-8 Virginia Health Care Association . 59 9 Virginia Outdoors Foundation Retirement Plan . 59 10 Virginia Personnel Act . 59 11 Virginia Seaside Heritage Program . 59 12 Virginia State Bar . 59 13-14 VMRC - Search . 59 15 VMRC - Stagger Terms of Members . 59 16 Vodvarka, Joseph J. . 60 1-2 Wallops Island - Aegis . 60 3-4 Water . 60 5 Water Study - Eastern Shore . 60 6 Watermen's Association . 60 7-9 Watson, Emma . 60 10 Wetlands . 60 11-14 Wetlands . 61 1-2 Wetlands Zoning Boards . 61 3 Wishart's Point . 61 4 Wishart's Point Harbor . 61 5 Workers' Compensation . 61 6-8 Workers' Compensation - Second Injury Fund . 61 9-12 Year 2020 Panel . 62 1-3 Youth . 62 4 Youth Gangs . 62 5 Youth Opportunity . 62 6 Series III. Agency Files, 1984-2003. 63-71 Extent: 9 boxes.

The agency files document Bloxom's dealings with various state government departments, as well as his membership on many boards and commissions, including the Bi-State Blue Crab Advisory Committee, Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Commuter Toll Impact Study Committee, Chesapeake Bay Commission, Chesapeake Bay Partnership Council, Disability Commission, Governor's Commission on Efficiency in Government, Governor's Commission on Environmental Stewardship, and the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation.

Agriculture/Forestry - National Conference of State Legislatures . 63 1-2 Bi-State Blud Crab Advisory Committee, 11 December 2000. 63 3 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Commuter Toll Impact Study . 63 4-9 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel Commuter Toll Impact Study . 64 1-8 Chesapeake Bay Commission . 65 1-10 Chesapeake Bay Bridge Commission - Hershey, PA, 2003. 66 1-2 Chesapeake Bay Partnership Council . 66 3-11 Chesapeake Bay Partnership Council . 67 1-3 Community Services Board/Community Action Agency . 67 4 Commission on Federal Block Grants . 67 5 Disability Commission . 67 6-10 Disability Commission . 68 1-9 DMV/DOT . 68 10 Eastern Shore Disability Services Board . 68 11 Environmental Quality . 68 12 Experiment Station/Cooperative Extension . 69 1-7 Governor's Commission on Efficiency in Government . 69 8-11 Governor's Commission on Efficiency in Government . 70 1 Governor's Commission on Environmental Stewardship . 70 2-6 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation . 70 7-11 Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation . 71 1 Regional Housing Strategic Plan Advisory Committee . 71 2 Resource Conservation and Development Council . 71 3 Small Business Commission . 71 4 Tangier - Virginia Advisory Legislative Council (VALC) . 71 5-6 Virginia Cooperative Extension . 71 7 Virginia Employment Commission - Exmore Office . 71 8 Virginia Information Technologies Agency (VITA) . 71 9 VMRC/VIMS . 71 10 Virginia Marine Resources Commission . 71 11-13 Series IV. County Files, 1988-2002. 72-77 Extent: 6 boxes.

The county files contain material on subjects specific to the counties and localities of the 100th District which Bloxom represented. There is correspondence with local officials and civic leaders, legislative agendas and proposals, grant applications and announcements, and other items relating to social services, community and economic development, infrastructure improvements, planning and zoning regulations, environmental issues, and budget and tax matters in a particular locality.

Accomack . 72 1-4 Cape Charles . 72 5-9 Chincoteague . 72 10-11 Chincoteague . 73 1-4 Exmore . 73 5-6 Gloucester . 73 7-11 Mathews . 73 12-14 Mathews . 74 1-10 Norfolk . 74 11-14 Norfolk . 75 1 Northampton . 75 2-11 Northampton . 76 1-2 Onancock . 76 3-4 Saxis . 76 5-7 Tangier . 76 8-12 Tangier . 77 1-4 Wachapreague . 77 5-6 Series V. Reports and Publications, 1981-2003. 78-79 Extent: 2 boxes.

There are various reports from state and federal agencies, educational institutions, and private organizations in the collection, including the Chesapeake Bay Commission, College of William and Mary, Virginia Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation, and Substance Abuse Services, Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, Virginia Secretary of Natural Resources, Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, United States Environmental Protection Agency, and Virginia Polytechnic and State University.

Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. "Baybook: A Guide to Reducing Water Pollution at Home," February 1991. 78 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. "Chesapeake White Paper," January 1993. 78 Alliance for the Chesapeake Bay. "Chesapeake White Paper," January 1993. 78 "Chesapeake Bay and Susquehanna River and its Tidal Tributaries: Public Access Guide," 1989. 78 Chesapeake Bay Commission. "The Cost of a Clean Bay: Assessing Funding Needs Throughout the Watershed," January 2003. 78 Chesapeake Bay Commission. "For the Resources: Annual Report 2002." . 78 Chesapeake Bay Commission. "The Introduction of Nonindigenous Species to the Chesapeake Bay Via Ballast Water," 5 January 1995. 78 Chesapeake Bay Commission. "Keeping Our Commitment: Preserving Land in the Chesapeake Watershed," February 2001. 78 Chesapeake Bay Commission. "Taking Action for the Blue Crab: Managing and Protecting the Stock and its Fisheries," January 2001. 78 Chesapeake Bay Local Assistance Department. "Study of the Costs of Complying with the Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Regulations," February 1992. 78 Chesapeake Bay Preservation Act Program Study Group. "Final Report," July 1992. 78 Chesapeake Executive Council. "Technical Assistance and Incentives to Local Governments," December 1988. 78 College of William and Mary. Virginia Institute of Marine Science. "Manual for Growing Hard Clam Mercenaria," Summer 1984. 78 College of William and Mary. Virginia Institute of Marine Science. "Marine Resources Bulletin," vol. 26, no.1, Spring 1994. 78 College of William and Mary. Virginia Institute of Marine Science. "Proposed Marine Environmental Toxicology/Pathobiology Research Building," 20 September 1989. 78 College of William and Mary. Virginia Institute of Marine Science. "Virginia's Net Fisheries: A Preliminary Economic Overview," 1996. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Council on the Environment. "Development Policies and Guidelines," October 1989. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Conservation and Economic Development. Division of Parks and Recreation. "The 1984 Virginia Outdoors Plan." . 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Conservation and Economic Development. Division of Parks and Recreation. "The 1989 Virginia Outdoors Plan." . 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Economic Development. "Virginia Facts and Figures 1994." . 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Environmental Quality. "Business and Industry Guide to Environmental Permits in Virginia," July 1993. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Environmental Quality. "Business and Industry Guide to Environmental Permits in Virginia," December 1993. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Environmental Quality. "Tributary Nutrient Reduction Strategy for the Rappahannock River and Northern Neck Coastal Basins - Legislative Report," 1 December 1999. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Environmental Quality. "Virginia's Potomac Basin Tributary Nutrient Reduction Strategy - Draft for Public Review and Comment," August 1995. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Environmental Quality. "Virginia's Potomac Basin Tributary Nutrient Reduction Strategy," August 1995. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. "Comprehensive State Plan, 1998-2004," 11 December 1997. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. "Comprehensive State Plan, 2002-2008," 30 November 2001. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Services. "Report to the Joint Subcommittee Studying the Publicly Funded Mental Health System on Issues Related to Human Rights Protections for Consumers Receiving Services in State Facilities and Community Programs," 14 January 1998. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Governor's Commission on Efficiency in Government. "Improving Government Operations: Report on Efficiency and Economy." . 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Governor's Commission on Efficiency in Government. "Improving Government Operations: Final Report on Efficiency, Regulatory Reform, and Privatization,." 1 January 1990. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Secretary of Natural Resources. "2000 Annual Report on Status of Tributary Strategies, Chesapeake Bay Agreement, and Water Quality for Virginia's Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries," November 2000. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Secretary of Natural Resources. "Eastern Shore Coastal Basins Tributary Nutrient Reduction Strategy," November 1999. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Secretary of Natural Resources. " Initial James River Basin Tributary Nutrient and Sediment Reduction Strategy," 1 July 1998. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Secretary of Natural Resources. "Rappahannock River and Northern Neck Coastal Basins Tributary Strategy Status Report," July 1998. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Secretary of Natural Resources. "Tributary Strategy: Goals for Nutrient and Sediment Reduction in the James River," August 2000. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Secretary of Natural Resources. "York River and Lower York Coastal Basins Draft Initial Tributary Nutrient Reduction Strategy," July 1998. 78 Commonwealth of Virginia. Secretary of Natural Resources. "York River and Lower York Coastal Basins Tributary Nutrient Reduction Strategy," February 2000. 78 "Fish Restoration and Passage on the James River." Virginia Wildlife Reprint, August 1992. 78 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. "Central and Regional Office Staffing in the Department of Corrections," 1984. 78 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. "Medicaid-Financed Long Term Care Services," 1993. 78 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. "Review of Elementary and Secondary School Funding," 20 November 2001. 78 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. "Review of State-Owned Real Property," 12 September 1994. 78 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission. "Virginia's Progress Toward Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Reduction Goals," 9 December 1996. 78 Maryland. Governor's Commission on Growth in the Chesapeake Bay Region. "Technical Report, Working Papers, and Fiscal Studies (3 vols.)," January 1991. 79 Maryland Sea Grant College. "Dissolved Oxygen in the Chesapeake Bay: A Scientific Consensus." . 79 Massachusetts Department of Environmental Management. "Dealing with Change in the Connecticut River Valley: A Design Manual for Conservation and Development," December 1990. 79 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "Aerospace Technology Enterprise: Annual Progress Report," 2002. 79 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "Crafting Flight: Aircraft Pioneers and the Contributions of Men and Women of NASA Langley Research Center." . 79 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "From Research to Relevance: Significant Achievements in Aeronautical Research at Langley Research Center (1917-2002)." . 79 National Aeronautics and Space Administration. "Stakeholders Report: A Report to the American People," April 2003. 79 Price WaterhouseCoopers Endowment for the Business of Government Publications, 1999-2001 (Various Series) . 79 Southeastern Virginia Planning District Commission. "Environmental Reviews," March 1990. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Chesapeake Basin Research Directory: Who's Who in Chesapeake Bay Research," March 1991. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control Program: Program Development and Approval Guidance," January 1993. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Proceedings of the Delmarva Coastal Bays Conference III: Tri-State Approaches to Preserving Aquatic Resources," 12-13 November 1999. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. "Wetlands and 401 Certification: Opportunities and Guidelines for States and Eligible Indian Tribes," April 1989. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. Chesapeake Bay Program. "Chesapeake Bay Communities: Making the Connection - A Catalog of Local Initiatives to Protect and Restore the Chesapeake Bay Watershed," April 1996. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. Chesapeake Bay Program. "Chesapeake Bay Dissolved Oxygen Goal for Restoration of Living Resource Habitats," December 1992. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. Chesapeake Bay Program. "Cost of Providing Government Services to Alternative Residential Patterns," May 1993. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. Chesapeake Bay Program. "Perspectives on Chesapeake Bay: Market-based Strategies for Chesapeake Bay Policy and Management," May 1996. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. Chesapeake Bay Program. "Recent Wetland Status and Trends in the Chesapeake Watershed (1982 to 1989): Technical Report," May 1994. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. Chesapeake Bay Program. "The State of the Chesapeake Bay: A Report to the Citizens of the Bay Region." July 2002. 79 United States Environmental Protection Agency. Chesapeake Bay Program. "Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Policy for the Chesapeake Bay and Tidal Tributaries," July 1989. 79 United States Government Printing Office. "The Clean Water Act as Amended by the Water Quality Act of 1987." . 79 University of Virginia. Institute of Government. "Judicial Review of Local Land Use Decisions in Virginia," 1981. 79 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies. "Case Studies of Local Water Resources Management in Virginia," March 1991. 79 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. College of Architecture and Urban Studies. "Multijurisdictional Approaches to Managing Water Resources: Options for Virginia Localities," March 1991. 79 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Virginia Water Resources Research Center. "Threats to Virginia's Groundwater," 1989. 79 "Virginia Wildlife," February 1995. 79