Collections : [Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library]

Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library

James Branch Cabell Library
Virginia Commonwealth University
P.O. Box 842003
901 Park Avenue
Richmond, VA 23284-2003
Primary Collecting Areas:
book art, comic arts, university archives, and 20th and 21st century Richmond and Central Virginia history, including African-American, gay and lesbian, and women's activist communities; the visual, literary, and performing arts; and architecture and urban planning
Description:
Special Collections and Archives at James Branch Cabell Library collects rare and unique research materials documenting 20th and 21st century Richmond and Central Virginia. Our holdings include manuscripts, personal papers, photograph collections, oral histories, and various institutional records. Books and other published materials include nationally significant special collections of book art and comic arts; rare books and periodicals; late 19th and early 20th-century architecture and decorative arts; and Richmond history, imprints, literature and serial publications from the late 20th century to the present. The historical records of VCU and its Monroe Park Campus predecessor, the Richmond Professional Institute, are found here as well.
POC: SCA Staff
Phone: (804) 828-1108
Fax: (804) 828-0151
Start Over Repository Virginia Commonwealth University, Cabell Library Level Record Group

Richmond Professional Institute records (RPI) 35 Linear Feet

Richmond Professional Institute

The Richmond Professional Institute (RPI) resource record comprises 29 accessions relating to the history of RPI/VCU. These accessions are separated into five series: Photographs, Alumni Records, Publications, RPI Affiliated Associations, and Memorabilia. Accessions are directly related to the history of RPI/VCU and center on events, clubs, publications, correspondence, and the historical direction of RPI. They are separated based on the primary content or donor for each accession, though overlap between series may be present.

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VCU Photographs Collection 36 Linear Feet 55 letter document cases, 3 card file boxes, 1 record storage box, 5 print/newspaper boxes, 2 clam shell boxes, 1 binder

Virginia Commonwealth University

This collection contains photographs in paper and electronic format, slides, and negatives of a variety of subejcts pertaining to VCU. The materials are circa 1950-2010 but much of the collection is undated. The collection is loosely arranged by the creating School or Department and then alphabetized by subject. There is a folder inventory available upon request. A selection of these materials are being digitized and will be available in VCU Digital Collections. This collection is only a portion of photos available. Other photographs may be available in other University Archive Collections under the appropriate School or Department of transfer.

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