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=== Contact Information  ===
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'''E-mail:''' <ref name="Email">[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp Contact Us Form] at Library of Virginia] (accessed 22 October 2012).</ref><br>
'''Collection Description'''
'''Address:'''
:The Library of Virginia<br>
:800 East Broad Street<br>
:Richmond, VA 23219<br>
'''Telephone:'''  804-692-3500<br>
'''Fax:'''  804-692-3556<br>
'''Hours and holidays:'''<br>
:Monday through Saturday, 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m.
:Please check our [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/calendar.asp News & Events Calendar] or [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/contact.asp contact us] for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather.<ref name="Visit">
[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/visit.asp Visitors' Guide] at Library of Virginia] (accessed 22 October 2012).</ref><br>
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<br>
*[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/visit.asp Parking Information, Map, and Directions] are found at the bottom of the page.


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>
The Library was founded in 1823 and is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government. The collection includes books, periodicals, government records (state depository library), maps, newspapers,  archival records, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, rare books, prints and photographs, ephemera, and fine art.  
*[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Internet site]<br>
*[http://lva1.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/F Online catalogue] <br>


Digital collections include:<br><br>
'''Contact Information'''


''Land Records''<br>
Library of Virginia


*Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants<br>
800 E. Broad Street


''Vital Records''<br>
Richmond, VA 23219


*Virginia Death Indexing<br>
'''Telephone''': 804-692-3500
*Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers<br>
*Marriage Index for ''Richmond Enquirer''/''Richmond Visitor''<br>
*Obituary Index for ''Richmond Enquirer''/''Richmond Visitor''<br>
*Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index<br>


''Probate Records''<br>
'''Library Reference:''' 804-692-3777


*Index to Wills and Administrations<br>
'''Archives Reference:''' 804-692-3888<br>Fax: 804-692-3556     


''Church Records''<br>
'''Hours'''     


*Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index<br>
*Tuesday through Friday, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/press/Updated_Reopening_News_Release_7.24.2020.pdf by appointment only].


''Military Records''<br>
'''Holidays'''


World War I<br>
*Please check our [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/news/calendar.asp News &amp; Events Calendar] for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather. <br>


*World War I History Commission Questionnaires<br>
'''Planning Your Visit'''


Civil War<br>
*Please see our [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/visit.asp Visitors Guide] for everything you need to know before coming to the Library including directions, parking, collection access policies, use of microfilm scanners, and more.


*Confederate Disability Applications and Receipts<br>
<br>'''Website and Catalog'''
*Confederate Pension Rolls, Veterans and Widows<br>
*Index to Confederate Veteran Magazine<br>
*Index to Virginia Confederate Rosters<br>
*Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home Applications for Admission<br>


War of 1812<br>
*[http://www.lva.virginia.gov/ Library of Virginia Home]
*[https://lva.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?vid=01LVA_INST:01LVA&lang=en Online catalog]


*Index to War of 1812 Pay Rolls and Muster Rolls<br>
'''Databases & eBooks'''


Revolutionary War<br>
*All visitors to the Library have access to an extensive [https://lva-virginia.libguides.com/az.php collection of research databases]. The Library of Virginia is a FamilySearch affiliate library which enables onsite users to have access to 400 million digitized records that are otherwise only available at LDS Church FamilySearch centers. Virginia residents can [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/about/policies/circ.htm register for an online library account] to access many databases from home.


*Culpeper County Classes, 1781<br>
'''Digital Collections'''
*Dunmore's War (Virginia Payrolls/Public Service Claims, 1775)<br>
*Revolutionary War Bounty Warrants<br>
*Revolutionary War Land Office Military Certificates<br>
*Revolutionary War Public Service Claims<br>
*Revolutionary War Rejected Claims<br>
*Revolutionary War Virginia State Pensions<br>


''European Sources about Virginians''<br>
*Digital collections in the catalog include: land records; vital records; Virginia Death Indexing; Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers; Marriage and Obituary Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor; Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index; Probate Records; Index to Wills and Administrations; Church Records; Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index; Military Records; Virginia Colonial Records Project; Coats of Arms; Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms; Biographies; WPA Life Histories Collection.
* Additional digital collections are available on the Library's [https://virginiamemory.com '''Virginia Memory'''] website including the [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/chancery/ Chancery Records Index], [http://virginiachronicle.com/ Virginia Chronicle] (newspapers), and [http://www.virginiamemory.com/collections/aan/ Virginia Untold: the African American Narrative].


*Virginia Colonial Records Project<br>
'''Guides & Indexes'''


''Coats of Arms''<br>
*The Library provides a collection of [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/using_collections.asp#_guides research guides] for our print, newspaper, manuscript, and archival collections.


*Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms<br>
'''InterLibrary Loan'''


''Biographies''<br>
*The Library provides a free [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/ill.php interlibrary loan service] and sends materials to libraries worldwide. Many [https://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/local/ Virginia county and city records on microfilm] are available via interlibrary loan.


*S. Bassett French Biographical Sketches<br>
'''Tips'''
*WPA Life Histories Collection<br>


<br>
* Many digitized items in the Library's collections are displayed as Tiff images.  Your computer will need to recognize and handle the .tif images properly.  [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/tifftips.htm How to configure your computer for Tiff files].
*Ordering Materials. Pre-paid service fee required. [http://www.lva.virginia.gov/public/order.asp Orders can be placed online, by mail, by telephone, or by fax.]


=== Collection Description  ===
'''Additional Resources'''


Has a map collection, Virginia Land Office Patents and Grants, Dunmore's War Collection, and Blandford Cemetery Survey Records Collection.  
*John S. Salmon, comp.. ''A Guide to State Records in the Archives Branch''. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1985). {{FSC|478979|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A3sj}}
*Suzanne Smith Ray, ''A Preliminary Guide to Pre- 1904 County Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives''. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, [1988?]). {{FSC|626107|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A3r}}
*Lyndon H. Hart, ''A Preliminary Guide to Pre-1904 Municipal Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives''. (Richmond, Virginia Library and Archives, [1988?]). {{FSC|626110|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A3h}})
*Virginia State Library. Archives and Records Division. ''Annual Reports of Archival Accessions''. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, 1971–). {{FSC|939150|item|disp=FS Catalog book 975.5 A35v}}


=== Tips  ===
'''Other Repositories'''


*To order materials by mail or fax, please print and complete the applicable forms from the categories listed below, and return them to the Library of Virginia with payment. A fee of $25.00 is charged for all returned checks.  
*[https://www.virginiahistory.org/ Virginia Museum of History and Culture], Richmond, VA - A major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history.
:Fax orders: 804-692-3556
*[https://thevalentine.org/ The Valentine], Richmond, VA - Museum dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting Richmond's history.
*When planning a trip to the Richmond area, we recommend you check out the Richmond Metropolitan Convention and Visitors Bureau. Please also check our calendar to ensure the Library will be open and available to the public during your planned visit.  


=== Guides ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, UT - Library has 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
*[[Allen County Public Library]], Fort Wayne, IN - Premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military records, census records, directories, and passenger lists.


These items are available: Research guides; Newspapers guides; Census Records Guides; and Using the Library of Virginia Collections Guides.
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington, DC - Census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
 
*[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC - Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
*[https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives], Annapolis, MD - Census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, and naturalizations.
 
If you cannot visit or find a record at the&nbsp;'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''', a similar record may be available at one of the following.
 
'''''Similar Collections'''''<br>
 
*[[Family History Library|Family History Library]], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.
*[[Allen County Public Library]] (Indiana) has a premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military, censuses, directories, passenger lists, American Indians, African Americans, Canadians.<br>
 
'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br>
 
*[[Virginia Historical Society]], .
*[[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives I]], Washington DC, census, pre-WWI military service &amp; pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.<br>
*[[Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) Library|Daughters of the American Revolution Library]], Washington DC, Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.<br>
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives], census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, naturalizations.
 
=== Sources  ===
 
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Library of Virginia
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Collection Description

The Library was founded in 1823 and is the most comprehensive resource in the world for the study of Virginia history, culture, and government. The collection includes books, periodicals, government records (state depository library), maps, newspapers, archival records, architectural drawings and plans, manuscripts, rare books, prints and photographs, ephemera, and fine art.

Contact Information

Library of Virginia

800 E. Broad Street

Richmond, VA 23219

Telephone: 804-692-3500

Library Reference: 804-692-3777

Archives Reference: 804-692-3888
Fax: 804-692-3556

Hours

Holidays

  • Please check our News & Events Calendar for any changes to our regular hours due to holiday closings, special events, or inclement weather.

Planning Your Visit

  • Please see our Visitors Guide for everything you need to know before coming to the Library including directions, parking, collection access policies, use of microfilm scanners, and more.


Website and Catalog

Databases & eBooks

  • All visitors to the Library have access to an extensive collection of research databases. The Library of Virginia is a FamilySearch affiliate library which enables onsite users to have access to 400 million digitized records that are otherwise only available at LDS Church FamilySearch centers. Virginia residents can register for an online library account to access many databases from home.

Digital Collections

  • Digital collections in the catalog include: land records; vital records; Virginia Death Indexing; Henley Marriage/Obituary Index to Virginia Newspapers; Marriage and Obituary Index for Richmond Enquirer/Richmond Visitor; Petersburg Public Library Newspaper Index; Probate Records; Index to Wills and Administrations; Church Records; Bristol Church and Family Cemeteries Index; Military Records; Virginia Colonial Records Project; Coats of Arms; Index to Sources on Family Coats of Arms; Biographies; WPA Life Histories Collection.
  • Additional digital collections are available on the Library's Virginia Memory website including the Chancery Records Index, Virginia Chronicle (newspapers), and Virginia Untold: the African American Narrative.

Guides & Indexes

  • The Library provides a collection of research guides for our print, newspaper, manuscript, and archival collections.

InterLibrary Loan

Tips

Additional Resources

  • John S. Salmon, comp.. A Guide to State Records in the Archives Branch. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1985). FS Catalog book 975.5 A3sj
  • Suzanne Smith Ray, A Preliminary Guide to Pre- 1904 County Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, [1988?]). FS Catalog book 975.5 A3r
  • Lyndon H. Hart, A Preliminary Guide to Pre-1904 Municipal Records in the Archives Branch, Virginia State Library and Archives. (Richmond, Virginia Library and Archives, [1988?]). FS Catalog book 975.5 A3h)
  • Virginia State Library. Archives and Records Division. Annual Reports of Archival Accessions. (Richmond, Virginia: Library and Archives, 1971–). FS Catalog book 975.5 A35v

Other Repositories

  • FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, UT - Library has 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN - Premier genealogical periodical collection, genealogies, local histories, databases, military records, census records, directories, and passenger lists.
  • National Archives I, Washington, DC - Census, pre-WWI military service & pensions, passenger lists, naturalizations, passports, federal bounty land, homesteads, bankruptcy, ethnic sources, prisons, and federal employees.
  • Daughters of the American Revolution Library, Washington DC - Revolutionary War and colonial period, including family and local histories, cemetery transcriptions, Bible records, 15,000 genealogical membership applications.
  • Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, MD - Census, court, church, vital, military, probate, land, tax, immigration, and naturalizations.