The Library of Virginia was created by the Virginia General Assembly in 1823 to organize, care for, and manage the state's growing collection of books and official records, many of which date back to the early colonial period. It houses what is believed to be the most comprehensive collection of materials on Virginia government, history, and culture available anywhere. The Virginia General Assembly is the state legislature of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a U.S. state. ... 1823 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
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Sandra Gioia Treadway and Edward D. C. Campbell Jr., eds. The Common Wealth: Treasures from the Collection of the Library of Virginia. Richmond: The Library of Virginia, 1997.
The Library of Virginia was established in 1823 by the General Assembly as a public library for the citizenry of Virginia.
By the Code of Virginia, the Library of Virginia is designated as an educational institution, as the library and archival agency of the Commonwealth, and as the reference library at the seat of government.
The RFP for The Library of Virginia’s conservation laboratory was submitted in the Spring of 1998 and the response to the proposal was strong.
The Library of Virginia's database of legislative petitions
The Secretary of the Commonwealth's office and the State Library (as the Library of Virginia was then known) were reorganized by the House of Delegates in 1904.
The State Library received custody of many of the records formerly in the secretary's office, and it seems probable that the petitions were transferred at that time.
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