Virginia Archives, Libraries, and Societies
This entry was originally written by Johni Cerny and Gareth L. Mark for Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources.
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The Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad St.
Richmond, VA 23219-8000
www.lva.lib.va.us
The Library of Virginia website provides instant access to information pamphlets and guides at www.lva.lib.va.us/whatwehave including a massive online catalog.
Virginia Genealogical Society
5001 W. Broad St., Ste. 115
Richmond, VA 23230-3023
www.vgs.org
The Virginia Genealogical Society publishes the Magazine of Virginia Genealogy.
Virginia Historical Society
428 North Blvd.
P.O. Box 7311
Richmond, VA 23221-0311
www.vahistorical.org
The Virginia Historical Society maintains a large collection of Virginiana and publishes Virginia Magazine of History and Biography.
Alderman Library
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA 22903-4114
www.lib.virginia.edu/alderman
Search the library's website for collection information.
Earl Gregg Swem Library
College of William and Mary
P.O. Box 8794
Williamsburg, VA 23186
www.swem.wm.edu
For reference questions, use the 'Ask Earl' feature at www.swem.wm.edu/Requests/REF/ref.htm.
Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Inc.
John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library
P.O. Box 1776
Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776
www.history.org/History/jdrlweb
The John D. Rockefeller Jr. Library at Colonial Williamsburg focuses on the eighteenth century, but the collection covers all periods and aspects of Virginia's history.
Jones Memorial Library
2311 Memorial Ave.
Lynchburg, VA 24501
www.jmlibrary.org
The library has an excellent collection of books and microfilms for Virginia research, including a good collection of family histories and general reference works.