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Machine-readable finding aid created in EAD by Paige Neal, 1 July 2025 Description is in English 2025-07-01 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Correspondence and subject files of the Assistant State Librarian of the Virginia State Library, 1979-1989 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 34555 Staff

Library of Virginia 2025 Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Correspondence and subject files of the Assistant State Librarian of the Virginia State Library, 1979-1989 34555 10 cu. ft. (10 boxes) English Virginia State Library Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Correspondence and subject files of the Assistant State Librarian of the Virginia State Library, 1979-1989. Accession 34555, State government records collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Acquisition Information

Accession 34555 was transferred by the Virginia State Library, 17 May 1993.

Processing Information

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Virginia State Library was created by an act passed by the General Assembly on January 23, 1823, to establish a public library with funds derived from the sale of William W. Hening's The Statutes at Large. From 1823 to 1828, the Library was under the control of the governor and council. In 1828, the General Assembly created a joint committee on the library (located in a room in the southeastern corner of the Capitol) to oversee its administration. Use of the State Library was restricted to members of the state government in a policy that continued until at least 1856. The Secretary of the Commonwealth served ex officio as state librarian from 1832 to 1903.

On May 15, 1903, the General Assembly passed an act that created a library board to administer the library, authorized the deposit of public records in the library, provided for the publication of historical records by the library, and established a library fund for the purchase of books and private papers. The Library Board, which was responsible for naming the State Librarian, was itself appointed by the Board of Education. The General Assembly passed an act on March 29, 1944, transferring the power to appoint the Library Board to the governor. The Virginia State Library adopted the name, the Virginia State Library and Archives, in early 1987 to more adequately reflect its mission and purpose today. In July 1, 1994 the name was changed to The Library of Virginia.

 Scope and Content

This collection contains files created and used by the Assistant State Librarian of the Library of Virginia, when it was referred to as the Virginia State Library, or the Virginia State Library and Archives. Nolan Yelich held the position of Assistant State Librarian for several years before becoming the State Librarian in 1995. The material is arranged according to subject, with the most notable being Library Board meeting minutes and correspondence, information on the Library Services and Construction Act (LSCA) and Advisory Council, the Cooperative Programs Committee, the Richmond Area Library Cooperative, and the State Networking Users Advisory Council. Various networking studies and folders of general correspondence are included as well.

 Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the original order.

 Contents List Correspondence and subject files, 1979-1989. Agency procurement, 1983-1988. 2 Agency procurement, 1982. 5 Agreement - Virginia State Library / Pamunkey Regional Library, undated. 2 Agreements for Secondary Licenses of the Virginia Tech Library System (VTLS), 1984. 2 Archives and Records - Automation Committee, 1985-1986. 5 Attorney General, 1982-1985. 2 Automated catalog systems, 1986. 5 Automated Systems - Networking Committee, 1983. 2 B - General correspondence, 1979. 5 B - General correspondence, 1980-1983. 5 B - General correspondence, 1986. 5 B - Public Libraries, 1982-1984. 2 B - Public Libraries, 1985. 5 Baker and Taylor, 1982. 2 Barcode labels, 19. 5 Battelle Report, undated. 5 Bloom, Herbert (ALA), 1980. 5 Board, Library - 2% Requirement - Response to VLA for State Aid Eligibility, 1983-1984. 2 Board, Library - Minutes, 1979. 3 Board, Library - Minutes, 1982. 3 Board, Library - Minutes, 1983. 3 Board, Library - Minutes, 1984. 3 Board, Library - Minutes, 1985. 3 Board, Library - Minutes, 1986-1988. 3 Board, Library - Quarterly Reports, 1980-1981. 3 Board, Library - Quarterly Reports, 1981-1982. 3 Board, Library - Quarterly Reports, 1982-1983. 3 Board, Library - Quarterly Reports, 1983-1984. 3 Board, Library - Quarterly Reports, 1984-1985. 3 Board, Library - Quarterly Reports, 1986-1987. 5 Board, Library - Reports to, 1980-1981. 3 Board, Library - Reports to, 1985. 5 Budget, 1982. 3 Budget, 1984-1987. 3 C - Correspondence, 1980-1985. 3 C - Public Libraries, 1985. 3 CAVALIR - Libraries participating in Catalog of Virginia Library Resources, 1980-1986. 3 Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), 1980-1981. 4 Chief Officers of State Library Agencies (COSLA), 1984-1985. 4 Collection Development policy, 1986. 4 Committee to Evaluate the 20% Book Expenditure Requirment, 1983. 1 Committee to Evaluate the 20% Book Expenditure Requirement - Report (Dr. Klussman), 1983. 1 Computer Company, Inc. - Restrospective Conversion Project, 1978-1986. 4 Consortium for Continuing Higher Education in Northern Virginia, 1981-1982. 3 Consultants, 1980. 9 Continuing Education, 19. 6 Cooperative Programs Committee, 1982. 4 Cooperative Programs Committee, 1983. 4 Cooperative Programs Committee, 1984. 4 Cooperative Programs Committee, 1985. 4 Copyright, 19. 2 Copyright - CAVALIR, 1982-1984. 2 Copyright - Register, 1985. 2 Cost / Benefit Analysis of Online Catalog, undated. 9 Council of Governments, 1977. 4 Council of Governments, 1980-1981. 4 Council of Governments, 1982. 4 Council of Governments, 1983. 4 Council of Governments, 1985. 4 Council of State Governments, 1982. 9 D - General correspondence, 1985. 9 Data composition, 1982. 9 Data Network Task Force, 1978 Apr-Dec. 6 Data Network Task Force, 1979 Jan-Feb. 6 Director's meeting, 1985. 9 E - Colleges and Universities, 1983. 9 E - Public Libraries, 1985. 9 Education Dept., 19. 9 Eighteenth Century Short Title Catalog, 1983. 9 Equipment inventories, 1984. 2 Executive agreement, 1983-1984. 6 Executive staff meetings, 1986. 9 F - Colleges and Universities, 1980-1983. 9 F - General correspondence, 1978. 9 F - General correspondence, 1986-1987. 9 Federal documents, 1982. 2 Films collection, 1982-1985. 9 Financial Assistance to Public Libraries, 1985. 5 G - General correspondence, 1981-1984. 9 G - General correspondence, 1985. 9 GALO, 1981. 9 General Assembly, 1982. 9 Governor's Conference: Task Force to Select Library Related Delegates, 1978. 9 Governor's Economic Development Project, 1983. 9 Governor's Economic Development Project - Proposal for Statewide Library Network, 1983. 6 Grants in aid, 1979. 6 Grave sites, undated. 9 H - General correspondence, 1984-1986. 9 H - General correspondence, 1985. 9 H - Public Libraries, 1983-1985. 6 Haynes, Donald - Memoranda, 1978-1986. 9 Health, Education and Welfare, U.S. Dept. of, 1978. 6 Hewlett Packard, 1982-1983. 6 Hewlett Packard, 1986. 9 Hubbard, William J., 1980-1982. 9 Hubbard / Haynes Project, undated. 9 Information Policy Board, 1986-1987. 6 Intergovernmental Library Cooperative Project, 1981. 9 Interlibrary Loan, 1982. 9 Interlibrary Loan - Two year trends in ILL borrowing among Virginia Libraries, 1982-1983. 6 Interlibrary Loan Section, 1978. 9 J - General correspondence, 1981-1984. 9 J - General correspondence, 1982. 6 J - Public Libraries, 1980-1985. 5 Joint Legislative Audit and Review Commission (JLARC), 19. 6 J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, 1984. 6 K - General correspondence, 1981-1985. 5 K - General correspondence, 1982-1986. 8 L - General correspondence, 1981-1984. 8 L - General correspondence, 1985. 8 L - Public Libraries, 1984-1985. 10 Library Administration and Management Association (LAMA) of ALA, 1981-1985. 8 Library Advisory Committee - Council of Higher Education, 1982. 8 Library Automation Committee, 1982. 8 Library Automation Committee - VULS, 1982. 8 Library Automation Committee, 1983. 8 Library Automation Committee, 1984. 8 Library Automation Committee, 1985. 8 Library Automation Committee, 1986. 8 Library automation programs, undated. 8 Library Development - Meetings, 1984. 8 Library Networking - An Overview of Library Networking in Virginia - Supplement, 1981-1982. 8 Library Services and Construction Act, 1978-1979. 10 Library Services and Construction Act - Advisory Council, 1986. 10 Library Services and Construction Act - Project description, 1985. 10 Literacy Programs, 1984. 8 Long Range Program for Development of Virginia's Libraries, 1984-1985. 8 Lynchburg Area Library Cooperative, 1980-1983. 8 M - General correspondence, 1977-1979. 8 M - General correspondence, 1981-1984. 8 M - General correspondence, 1985. 8 M - General correspondence, 1986. 8 M - Public Libraries, 1985. 9 Management Analysis and Systems Development, Dept. of (MASD), 1978-1979. 9 MARC Format, A Brief Description of the, undated. 9 MARC Format, A Brief Description of the, undated. 10 Metropolitan Washington Council on Governments, 1981. 9 MIS - VLS Plan, 1984-1986. 9 Microcomputers in the Library survey, 1985. 9 Microfiche Corp., 1979. 9 N - General correspondence, 1979. 9 N - General correspondence, 1982-1983. 9 N - General correspondence, 1986. 9 N - Public Libraries, 1985. 9 Networking, 1978. 1 Networking, 1979. 1 Networking, 1981. 9 Networking, 1984-1986. 10 Networking - Legislative Study Commission, 1980-1983. 10 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study, 1980. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix A - Virginia Plan for Academic Library Cooperation, 1983. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix B - Tidewater Library Networking Study, 1978. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix C - Integrated Library Networking Fee Structure, 1980. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix D - Library Automation in Virginia, 1980. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix E - HJR 239, 1981. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix F - An Overview of Library Networking in Virginia, 1981. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix G - An Overview of Library Networking in Virginia Supplement, 1984. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix H - Issue Papers Prepared for the Commission Studying a State Library Networking System, 1982. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix I - Expenditure, 1983. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix J - HB 430, 1983. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix K - Governor's Economic Development Project - Proposal for a Statewide Library Network, undated. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix L - Statistics of Virginia Public Libraries and Institutional Libraries, 1981-1982. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix M - Principles and Goals for a Virginia Library Network, 1984. 1 Networking - Legislative Study Commission - Integrated Library Networking System for the Commonwealth of Virginia - A Feasibility Study: Appendix N - Recommendations for a Consultant, 1983. 1 Networking Task Force of the Virginia Library Association Legislative Drafting Committee, 1980. 1 New England Document Conservation Center, 1980. 1 Newspaper project, 1982. 7 O - Colleges and Universities, 1985. 9 OCLC, 1978-1979. 1 OCLC - Archive tapes, 1982. 9 OCLC - Copyright, 1985. 1 OCLC - Copyright, 1986. 9 P - General correspondence, 1980-1984. 9 P - General correspondence, 1986-1988. 9 P - Public Libraries, 1985. 9 Pamunkey Regional Library, 1983-1985. 1 Personnel procedures, 1987. 9 Picture Collection, 1984-1985. 1 Pilot Project to Developm a Regional / Statewide Network, undated. 1 Planning - Strategic, 1987. 1 Proposal - Networking RFP, 1984. 1 Public Records Advisory Council, 1986. 5 Public Service Television Library, 1985. 7 R - General correspondence, 1980-1984. 7 R - Public Libraries, 1985. 7 ReMarc database, undated. 1 Retrospective conversion, 1980-1981. 8 Retrospective conversion, 1981 June-Dec. 7 Retrospective conversion, 1983 Oct-1985 Nov. 7 Richmond Area Library Cooperative (RALC), 1981-1982. 6 Richmond Area Library Cooperative (RALC), 1983. 1 Richmond Area Library Cooperative (RALC), 1984. 1 Richmond Area Library Cooperative (RALC), 1984-1986. 1 Richmond Area Library Cooperative (RALC), 1985. 1 Richmond Area Library Directors, 1981. 1 Richmond Area Library Directors, 1982. 1 Richmond Area Library Directors, 1983. 1 Richmond Area Library Directors, 1984. 1 Richmond Area Library Directors, 1985. 1 Richmond Area Library Directors, 1987. 1 RX for Library Materials - A Holistic Approach (Manuscript - Mr. Hubbard), undated. 1 S - General correspondence, 1980-1984. 7 S - Public Libraries, 1985. 7 Short-term Strategy for Network Development, undated. 7 SOLINET, 1970. 8 SOLINET, 1973, 1976. 8 SOLINET, 1978. 8 SOLINET, 1979 Feb-Apr. 8 SOLINET, 1979 Apr-Nov. 8 SOLINET, 1980-1985. 7 SOLINET - Meeting, 1984. 8 Southeastern Library Association (SELA), 1980-1983. 7 Sources of Shelving Workload As a Cost Factor in Maintaining Open Stacks, undated. 8 Southeastern State Librarian, 1982. 8 Space needs, 1985. 8 State Aid, 1978-1979. 8 State Document Depository survey, 1981. 8 State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV), 19. 7 State Networking Users Advisory Council, 1980-1983. 1 State Networking Users Advisory Council, 1987. 1 State Networking Users Advisory Council - Report, 1980. 1 Sweet Briar, 1984. 8 T - General correspondence, 1981-1984. 7 T - Public Libraries, 1985. 7 Targets, 1984-1986. 8 Task Force on Library Facilities, 1986. 8 Tidewater Area Library Directors, 1981-1984. 8 Training Committee, 1980. 8 Trible, Paul S., 19. 8 TWX, 1980-1981. 8 U - General correspondence, 1986. 8 U - Public Libraries, 1985. 5 University of Virginia - Committee Reviews, 1983-1984. 6 V - General correspondence, 1981-1984. 5 V - Public Libraries, 1985-1986. 5 VANILLA / VTLS, 1987. 5 Videodisc, 1981. 5 Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 1983-1984. 6 Virginia Foundation for the Humanities, 1985. 5 Virginia Librarian Newsletter, 1984. 6 Virginia Libraries - Some background, undated. 5 and 6 Virginia Library Association, 1982-1983. 5 Virginia Library Association - ILL survey, 1983. 5 Virginia Library Association - Legislative Drafting Committee, 1980-1982. 6 Virginia Library Association - Library Development Committee, 1982-1983. 5 VTLS, 1982-1983. 6 VTLS, 1984-1985. 5 VTLS, 1985. 5 VTLS - Users Group, 1985-1987. 5 VULS Implementation Committee, 1980. 5 W - General correspondence, 1980-1985. 5 W - Public Libraries, 1985. 5 Washington Office, 1982. 5 White House Conference, 1979 Mar. 6 Williamsburg Regional Public Library, 1981. 6 Wine bibliography, 1982. 5 Y - Public Libraries, 1985-1986. 5 Yates, Ella Gaines, 1987. 8 Z - General correspondence, 1986. 5