Press Office Records of Virginia Governor George F. Allen, 1993-1998

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Press Office Records of Virginia Governor George F. Allen, 1993-1998. [Cite specific accession number], State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Summary

Creator:
Virginia. Governor (1994-1998 : Allen)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Press Office Records of Virginia Governor George F. Allen, 1993-1998. [Cite specific accession number], State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains news summaries, photographs, press releases, publications, proclamations and certificates of recognition, speeches, and other files related to the activities of Governor George F. Allen's Press Office. The Press Office was responsible for keeping the media and the general public informed of Governor Allen's appearances, speech writing, issuing proclamations, and maintaining the Governor's photograph collection. The Press Office also collected information related to the Governor, such as newspaper clippings and magazine articles.

Biographical / historical:

George Felix Allen was born March 8, 1952 in Whittier, California to famed NFL football coach George H. Allen and his wife Henrietta (Lumbroso) Allen. He graduated from the University of Virginia in 1971 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 1977. Allen served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1982-1991 and served a short term in the U.S. House of Delegates in the early 1990s. In November 1993, Allen beat Attorney General Mary Sue Terry to become Governor. Governor Allen served until January 1998 and was succeeded by Governor James S. Gilmore. Governor Allen has been married to Susan (Brown) Allen since 1986 and they have three children, Forrest, Tyler, and Brooke. The family resides in Mount Vernon, Virginia.

Acquisition information:

Accession 35430 donated by Melissa Herring, Governor's Office, Press Office, Richmond, Virginia, 4 June 1997.

Accessions 35715, 35716, and 35746 transferred by Georgia Root, Assistant Secretary of the Commonwealth, Richmond, Virginia, 13 February 1998.

Accession 35863 transferred by Georgia Root, Assistant Secretary of the Commonwealth, Richmond, Virginia, 19 June 1998.

Accession 43396 transferred by Pierre Courtois, Photographer, Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia, 5 April 2007.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

  • Series I. News Summaries
  • Series II. Photographs
  • Series III. Press Releases and Publications
  • Series IV. Proclamations and Certificates of Recognition
  • Series V. Publications
  • Series VI. Speeches
  • Series VII. Miscellaneous Press Office Files
Physical description:
36.75 cubic feet