"We Are Stifled for Lack of Space": Finding a Home for the Library of Virginia

Reference Type Journal Article
Year of Publication
1997
Author
Author: Brent Tarter
Journal
Virginia Cavalcade
Volume
46
Issue
4
Pagination
162-171
Language
English
Region
Library Type
Chronological Period
Annotation

Explores the evolving physical spaces of the Library including its original location in the Capitol, a new dedicated library building in 1895, a 1916 fire, moving to a larger facility in 1940, and the current building which opened to the public in 1997.

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