Virginia Union University
L. Douglas Wilder Library
Virginia Union University
1500 North Lombardy Street
Richmond, VA 23220
Primary Collecting Areas:
The Archives collects historical records of the campus, and the Special
Collections endeavors to collect the history of African American Richmond.
The Archives and Special Collections houses the personal papers of
L. Douglas Wilder, Virginia's 66th Governor (1990-1994) and first elected
African American governor in the United States.
Description:
We are proud of our history as one of the nation's older historically black colleges (HBCUs), founded in 1865. Our library was formerly the William J. Clark Library located in the historic landmark Belgian Friendship Building given to the University by the government of Belgium in 1941.
In 1997 we relocated to a new facility on campus named after Virginia Union's most celebrated alumnus: L. Douglas Wilder, humanitarian, civil rights leader and the first elected African-American governor (1990-1994) in the nation. The library houses The Wilder Collection which is a very popular national and international attraction.
POC: Selicia Allen
Email: sngregory@vuu.edu
Email: archives@vuu.edu
Phone: (804) 278-4117
Fax: (804) 257-5818