Virginia War Memorial
Virginia War Memorial
621 S. Belvidere St.
Richmond, VA 23220
Primary Collecting Areas:
The Virginia War Memorial (VWM) archives contain materials related to
Virginia's military history, Virginians who have served in the military,
and military conflicts.
The collections extend from World War II to the Global War on Terror, with
the bulk of the focus on World War II.
Description:
Dedicated in 1956, the Virginia War Memorial is the Commonwealth of
Virginia’s Memorial to those killed from World War II through today.
The Memorial honors the fallen through preservation, exhibitions, and
educational programming.
The VWM Archives supports the Virginia War Memorial through its
collections.
The archives house over 700 records chronicling the life and service of
Virginia veterans through photographs, scrapbooks, letters, and orders that
tell the story of U.S. conflicts from World War II to today.
Additionally, the VWM Archives houses over 1,000 oral history interviews
with Virginians around the Commonwealth.
Collections in this repository
No collections indexed.