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James Branch Cabell Library
Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries
901 Park Ave.
Richmond, VA 23284-2033
Phone: 804-828-1108
E-mail: libjbcsca@vcu.edu
Web: http://www.library.vcu.edu/about/special-collections/cabell/
Open Monday through Friday, 9:00 a.m.‒5:00 p.m. All other times are by appointment.
Located approximately one mile from the Greater Richmond Convention Center: We are located on the Monroe Park campus of Virginia Commonwealth University just one mile west of the Library of Virginia.
Be Prepared
We have a free digital scanner and a free photocopier.Repository
Located on the fourth floor of the James Branch Cabell Library, Special Collections and Archives houses books, journals, manuscript collections, university archives, photographs, and other materials that support the academic programs of the Monroe Park Campus of Virginia Commonwealth University.The department contains over 50,000 volumes in special subject areas, including Virginia and Richmond history and literature, popular culture and graphic arts, comic arts, artist books, and much more. In addition, Special Collections and Archives has one of the largest university collections of comic books – numbering over 40,000. The department also houses the official records and archives of VCU and its predecessor institutions.
Holdings
Materials related to genealogy are primarily university records of VCU and its predecessor institution, Richmond Professional Institute. Those records include student yearbooks, newspapers, and other materials. We have over 400 manuscript collections related to Central Virginia history and the finding aids for many of these collections are available from the Virginia Heritage website at http://vaheritage.org/.Photograph of the library exterior provided by Jeff Auth.
Ray Bonis
Archives Coordinator
Special Collections and Archives
James Branch Cabell Library
VCU Libraries
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