PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04733::A Guide to the Records of the Executive Mansion of Governor Robert F. McDonnell, 2010-2014)//EN" "vi04733.xml" A Guide to the Records of the Executive Mansion of Governor Robert F. McDonnell,2010-2014 Executive Mansion Records, Governor Robert F. McDonnell, 2010-2014 50966, 51169 Staff Library of Virginia © 2021 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid created in EAD by Renee M. Savits, 8 March 2021 Description is in English A Guide to the Records of the Executive Mansion of Governor Robert F. McDonnell, 2010-2014 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 50966, 51169

Library of Virginia 2021 Renee M. Savits Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia A Guide to the Records of the Executive Mansion of Governor Robert F. McDonnell, 2010-2014 50966, 51169 2.45 cu. ft. (6 boxes) English Virginia. Governor (2010-2014 : McDonnell) Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Preferred Citation

Virginia. Governor Robert F. McDonnell, Records of the Executive Mansion, 2010-2014. Accession 50966, 51169. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

Transferred from the Office of Governor Robert F. McDonnell on 29 July 2013 (Accession 50966).

Transferred from the Office of Governor Robert F. McDonnell on 29 January 2014 (Accession 51169).

Biographical Information

Robert F. McDonnell was elected 71st governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia in November 2009 and inaugurated on 16 January 2010. He served until 11 January 2014.

 Scope and Content

Records, 2010-2014, of the Executive Mansion during the administration of Governor Robert F. McDonnell. The collection is housed in 6 boxes and arranged into two series, Series I: General; and Series II: First House: two centuries with Virginia's first families, by Mary Miley Theobald. The records include articles, book drafts, correspondence, invitations, photographs, and other sundry materials. The Director of the Executive Mansion during Governor McDonnell's administration was Sarah Scarbrough.

Series I: General includes articles, meeting minutes and notes from the Citizens Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion, documentation of repairs done to the mansion, thank you's sent, and various photographs of past and present Governors and their families. Also included is information on events such as a BBQ Cook Off and Easter Egg Hunt, held at the mansion.

Series II: First House: two centuries with Virginia's first families, includes information on the publication of the book on the history of the Virginia Executive Mansion by Mary Miley Theobald. This series includes draft copies of the book, copies of photographs and art work used in the book, articles about the publication, correspondence regarding fees and sales of the book, and tickets for the premiere unveiling of the book.

 Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: General, 2010-2014 Series II: First House: two centuries with Virginia's first families, 2010-2014 Contents List Series I: General, 2010-2014 1-3 Extent: .90 cu. ft. (2 1/2 boxes). Articles, 2010 1 1 Articles (see also oversize articles), 2012-2013 1 2 BBQ Cook Off, 2010 1 3 Citizens Advisory Council on Furnishing and Interpreting the Executive Mansion, 2011-2013 1 4 Civil War Sesquicentennial, 2011-2012 1 5 Correspondence, Stories for Mansion book, 2011 1 6 Correspondence, Thank Yous, 2012 1 7 Correspondence, Thank Yous, 2012-2013 1 8 Correspondence, Thank Yous, 2013 1 9 Documentation of plaster repairs to the dining room ceiling of the Mansion, 2012 1 10 Fireplace, 2011 2 1 Floors, 2010-2011 2 2 Gleaning Day, 2012 2 3 Governor's Easter Egg Hunt, 2012 2 4 "Inside Stately Living," 2011-2012 2 5 Invitations, Reply cards for Reunion Honoring Virginia's Former Governors, First Ladies, their Families, and Descendants, 2012 2 6-7 Invitations, Misc., 2011 2 8 Photographs, Mansion archives, Governors and families, ca. 1922-2012 2 9-10 Photographs, Mansion archives, Governor portraits (copies), 1776-2010 2 11 Photographs, Mansion archives, Governor portraits (copies), Governor Lawrence Douglas Wilder, 1990-1994 2 12 Photographs, Mansion archives, Misc., undated 3 1 Photographs, Mansion archives, Misc., ca. 1964 3 2 Photographs, Misc., ca. 2012 3 3 Virginia Capitol Foundation, 2010-2011 3 4 "The Year of the Virginia Historic Home," 2013 3 5 Series II: First House: two centuries with Virginia's first families, 2010-2014 3-6 Extent: 1.55 cu. ft. (3 1/2 boxes). Artwork, 2011-2012 3 6 Background and publication, 2009-2012 3 7 Companion dvd, Blue Ridge PBS, 2012 3 8 Draft, 2012 3 9 Fees, Book, 2012 4 1 Misc., 2013 4 2 Photographs, Assorted Christmas, ca. 1990 4 3 Photographs, Before and After Renovation of Mansion, ca. 1990 4 4-5 Photographs, Interiors, Assorted, ca. 1990-2000 4 6 Photographs, Renovation, 1999 4 7 Photographs, Garden Week, 1998 4 8 Photographs, Gov. Trinkle and family, ca. 1920-1930 4 9 Photographs, Gov. Allen, Christmas at Mansion, 1994-1998 4 10 Photographs, View from Bank of America, ca. 1970-1990 4 11 Photographs, Misc., 1995 4 12 Photographs, Mansion, 2003 4 13 Sales, Book, 2012 4 14 Sponsorships (No), 2012 4 15 Sponsorships (Yes), 2012 4 16 Tickets, Red carpet premiere, 2012 4 17 Transparencies, Assorted, undated 4 18 200th Anniversary Video, 2013 4 19 Articles (oversize), 2012-2013 5 Draft copy of book with notes, 2012-2013 5 Draft copy of book, 2012-2013 6