Minutes of the Virginia Board for Opticians,

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 access restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Virginia Board for Opticians, Minutes, 1991-1995. Accession 36314. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Virginia. Board for Opticians.
Preferred citation:

Virginia Board for Opticians, Minutes, 1991-1995. Accession 36314. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Minutes and related attachments documenting the meetings, activities, discussions, policy decisions, and recommendations of the Virginia Board for Opticians. Includes official board minutes, as well as draft minutes, committee meeting minutes, agendas and other meeting materials. May also include informal fact finding hearing minutes, correspondence, guidelines, legislation, regulations and reports.

Electronic records often contain board meeting packets with various attachments and draft minutes, while paper records often include minutes only. There may be some duplication between paper and electronic records. For transfers prior to 2012, records of individual boards were accessioned separately. After this, transfers of records (records starting in 2008) included all boards, which were accessioned under one accession number. There is a separate finding aid for the later transfers (link to finding aid below).

Biographical / historical:

The Board for Opticians was established in 1954 to regulate individuals who fit and sell prescription glasses and contact lenses. The Board licenses persons practicing or offering to practice as opticians in the Commonwealth. The Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation provides administrative support to the board. In 2012, the Board was merged with the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists to create the Board for Hearing Aid Specialists and Opticians.

Acquisition information:
Accession 36314 was transferred by Waters, Dawn - Dept. of Professional and Occupational Regulation, 3600 West Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23230, 02/08/1999
Physical description:

5 v.

.50 cu. ft.

5 compact disks.

1.84 mb.