Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession Number
13444
Title
Papers of Mitchell Van Yahres
1993-2006
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of the political papers of Mitchell Van Yahres, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from
1981 to 2006. The collection consists of ca. 4,000 items (8 linear feet, 19 Hollinger boxes, including 2 cubic boxes) from
(1975) 1993-2006.
Virginia Delegate Mitchell Van Yahres was born on October 21, 1926 in Long Island, New York. He received a degree in Bachelor
of Science from Cornell University where he studied agriculture. He was in the United States Army from 1944 to 1945. He moved
to Charlottesville, Virginia in 1949 where he started a local tree company, Van Yahres Tree Company. He was a local business
man and worked actively for his church until he was asked to run for office. He was on City Council from 1968 to 1976, former
mayor of Charlottesville from 1970 to 1972 and Delegate of the 57th District from 1981 to 2005. He was referred to as the
'Don Quixote' of the 57th and as the "Conscience of the House". In 1975 he was the first person to receive the McIntire "Citizen
of the Year" award.
His legislative record is described as "being an eclectic mix marked by looking out for the little guy." Van Yahres has been
called "courageous, inspiring and progressive as a veteran legislator." During his twenty-four years as a Delegate, he served
on committees for education, agriculture, finance, health, and welfare. His accomplishments included remediation in the Virginia
standards of learning, establishment of a public defender's office for Charlottesville, initiation of the first productive
meetings between Virginia's health and tobacco communities, and long time advocacy for industrial hemp as an alternative crop
for struggling tobacco farmers. He also received national attention for his resolution of a 'first in the nation' apology
for the eugenics movement.
This collection consists of the political papers of Mitchell Van Yahres, a member of the Virginia House of Delegates from
1981 to 2006. The collection consists of ca. 4,000 items (8 linear feet, 19 Hollinger boxes, including 2 cubic boxes) from
(1975) 1993-2006.
The bulk of the collection contains topical files including campaigns, issues concerning the city of Charlottesville; commissions
and conventions; correspondence with constituents from 2001-2003 and press releases; education programs; environmental issues
such as hog farming; chip mills; and recycling; eugenics; healthcare; hemp; higher education; housing; legislation; photographs;
speeches; taxes; transportation; Charter status for the University of Virginia; University of Virginia communication with
the City of Charlottesville; University of Virginia and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP);
University of Virginia building projects including the Ivy/Emmet Street parking garage; news clippings; and hand-made posters
(oversize). There are also oversize maps of several voting districts in Virginia including the 57th ; calendars, date books,
and trophies belonging to Van Yahres. Also included in the collection are 28 videotapes, and one audiotape of Van Yahre's
public access television program "Community Focus" and a videotape from a political event.
Van Yahres was a strong advocate for recycling and the use of environmentally sound practices, particularly in the construction
of new buildings. There are files on Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) and legislation he drafted in an
attempt to engage more state facilities to construct LEED buildings. (House Joint Bill 108, 109, 110 and House Joint Resolution
798).
Other topical files on the environment contain information on loggers training and efficient ways to cut trees for the preservation
of the environment. (Sustainable Forest Initiative) As Van Yahres was an arborist, there are several files on the landscape
and habitat of trees in Charlottesville, including a deodora that was felled in front of City Hall; trees at the Hollymead
Town Center; and legislation for trees and power lines.
A significant topic in this collection is legislation by Van Yahres regarding the Commonwealth's past involvement in eugenics.
He received national attention for a bill that he wrote requiring the General Assembly to apologize for Virginia's role in
eugenics. (House Joint Resolution 607). He also wrote correspondence suggesting that the history of eugenics should be taught
in the schools. There are several articles on eugenics by Paul Lombardo and news clippings about the famous Carrie Buck vs.
Bell case. There is also some information on the proposed name change for the DeJarnette Center to the Carrie Buck Center.
Van Yahres also created a repository for eugenics archives with Dr. James S. Reinhard, Director of the Department of Mental
Health Mental Retardation and Substance Abuse Users.
Healthcare was another strong interest of Van Yahres. There are files on healthcare and insurance for children, women (coverage
for breast reconstructive surgery and prescribed contraceptives) and the elderly. He sponsored legislation (House Bill 1920)
to ensure that retirement communities for the elderly could not close without first setting up a relocation plan to help residents
secure other housing. There is correspondence with Gordon Walker and the Jefferson Board for the Aging (JABA) including a
letter from Walker to the Governor of Virginia, James S. Gilmore. Van Yahres also supported the proposal that at least one
resident of the retirement facility should serve on its board. There are also topical files on the Commmonwealth's handling
of a contracted transportation service for the elderly residents; Healthcare: Logisticare.
Van Yahres was a devoted supporter of education. There are topical files on higher education, which include some published
articles from the Association of American Colleges and Universities, and the Association of Governing Boards of Universities
and Colleges. There is information from the State Council of Higher Education (SCHEV), and educational institutions, particularly
George Mason University as well as a study from a commission on higher education (SJR 90). There is also an article about
an award winning SCHEV organization called "Technology Tamers" that helps disabled individuals excel in their careers by teaching
them computer skills.
Van Yahres' passionate interest in industrial hemp is well-documented. He was very active in attending conferences on hemp
and he was embroiled in a battle to save legal hemp products from being declared illegal by the Drug Enforcement Agency's
campaign, SABRE: Substance Abuse Reduction Effort, which set out to illegalize all products containing trace amounts of tetrahydrocannabinol
(THC). The files contain general information on hemp including a 1997 Briefing Book by Jon Gettman to Ken Patterson for a
joint committee on industrial hemp and information about conferences such as the North American Industrial Hemp Conference,
NAIHC. There is also correspondence with Senator John Warner, Thomas Bliley, Jr., Virgil Goode, and V. Earl Dickinson. Legislation
includes House Bill 1428, House Joint Bill 605, and House Joint Resolution 94.
Topical files on housing issues are also in the collection as well as legislation on various topics such as the affirmation
of marriage act abolished (House Bill 1633); blue laws (Senate Bill 6001-6002); restoration of civil rights to persons convicted
of felonies (HJ 582/583, SJ 307, SJ 252); drivers license suspension (House Bill 2772); migrant workers (annual reports of
the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry and the minutes of the Migrant and Seasonal Farm Workers Board); open source
software (House Bill 842); patents; photo-red (House Bill 1916, 974, 1860, 2197, 2270, SB 414); pill bill (House Bill 154);
recordation tax (House Bill 1845); and a water supply emergency ordinance (House Bill 1631).
There is also information on Christine Solem's struggle with state regulations and legislation regarding sanitization and
pasterurization of cheese and milk products from her goat farm in Albemarle County. (Senate Bill 1164 and House Bill 2030).
There is legislation that Van Yahres put forth for a commendation to the University of Virginia Pep Band (HJ 284) on their
30th year anniversary.
He also proposed legislation encouraging the members of the General Assembly to go on a welfare diet for two weeks. Although
they laughed at him, he argued that it was a good way for them to understand the needs of the people that use food stamps.
There is also information on his legislation regarding interstate wine distribution.
There are files containing photographs of Van Yahres at political events, and other poses of him for campaigns. There is also
a photograph album of Van Yahres in the General Assembly that was a gift from Bruce F. Jamerson, clerk of the House of Delegates.
There is a photograph of Van Yahres with former Governor Charles S. Robb and one of Van Yahres with former Governor Mark Warner.
There is also a signed photograph of former President William Jefferson Clinton.
In the topical files, there are notes from speeches and speech files; information on taxes; and several files on transportation
issues including the Meadowcreek Parkway; roundabouts; Route 29 Bypass; and the Transdominion Express , a study on new rail
travel. Correspondents include former Charlottesville mayors Maurice Cox and mayor Blake Caravati, Stephen D. Newman, L.
Preston Bryant, and Robert Hodous.
There is some information on the University of Virginia and legislation regarding its charter status. Correspondents include
University of Virginia faculty member Jeffrey Rossman, University of Virginia spokesperson Nancy Rivers, legislators Creigh
Deeds, Steven Landes and many others. There is also information on the University of Virginia Hospital including complaints
and a staff realignment and efficiency improvement plan.
There is also material showing the attempts of Mitchell Van Yahres to improve communication between the University of Virginia
and the City of Charlottesville. Van Yahres met several times with University of Virginia Board member William Crutchfield
to discuss ways that the University could share information with the city about its meetings, plans and activities.
There is information in the topical files on the University of Virginia and the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP), specifically a letter from Priscilla L. Whiting, Chair of Education at the Albemarle Charlottesville
branch of the NAACP to the University of Virginia President John Casteen where she strongly suggests that there is racial
disparity at the University.
There is extensive information on the University of Virginia's construction of the parking garage on Emmet Street and the
University's interactions with the City of Charlottesville. Relating to the construction of the parking garage, there is
significant correspondence between the University of Virginia, the City of Charlottesville, some of the state agencies of
Virginia and constituents in Charlottesville. Correspondents include University of Virginia President John Casteen; University
of Virginia Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Leonard Sandridge; University of Virginia Rector John P.
Ackerly III; University of Virginia Board of Visitor member William Crutchfield; University of Virginia spokesperson Nancy
Rivers; Director of University of Virginia facilities Robert P. Dillman; Virginia Secretary of Administration Sandra D. Bowen;
Department of Environmental Quality Ellie Irons; Director of Economic Development Aubrey Watts; former Charlottesville mayors
Maurice Cox, Blake Caravati and Meredith Richards; Congressman Creigh Deeds; President of the Lewis Mountain Neighborhood
Arthur Lichtenberger; Wilbur Smith Associates; Glatting Jackson Kercher Anlin Lopez Rinehart Consulting Firm; Parson Brinkerhoff
(traffic study); Virginia Department of Transportation representative Angel Deem; Virginia Director of Transportation Planning
and Environmental Affairs Jeffrey C. Southard; Virginia Department of Transportation representative Karen Kilby; Director
of Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Robert G. Burnley; Delegate John J. Davies III; House Appropriations committee
representative Tony Maggio (provides a timeline of parking garage issues) and the law firm Feil Pettit & William and attorneys
David B. Franzen and S. Craig Brown (city attorney). The files include drawings of the parking garage; a chronological account
of the developments; arguments for reviewing traffic studies; discussions about payment for delaying construction and the
need for cooperation between the University and the city, as well as correspondence from constituents and attorneys.
There is also information regarding other University of Virginia projects. There is a list of projects under the General Obligation
Bond including a heating plant, concert hall and thirteen other projects. Correspondence is included from the University of
Virginia Vice President for Management and Budget Colette Sheehy.
Other information concerning the University of Virginia consists of a letter written by Charles Bly complaining that his nuclear
physics PhD program was being abused by University of Virginia administrators and faculty. There is also information on the
termination of Dr. James S. McCarthy for his alleged misuse of University funds.
Also in the topical files are news clippings that Van Yahres collected by date from 1999 to 2004 and news clipping by topic
for the year 2001- 2002. The topics range from abortions and births, campaigns, community, education, eugenics, judicial,
miscellaneous, money, Photo-Red legislation, spanking by foster parents, to voting rights.
The topical files are arranged alphabetically by subject heading with the papers in chronological order within each folder.
The calendars, date books and trophies are organized by date.
There are also hand-made posters that were given to Van Yahres by unknown persons who appreciated his service to the community.
Box folder: 1:3
Campaign brochures,
n.d.
Box folder: 1:4
Campaigns: House of Delegates,
1999-2005
Box folder: 1:5
Campaign Reform,
1997-2003
Articles on campaign reform from the Horizon Institute, The Daily Progress , the Virginia Democracy Coalition and a Government Ethics paper titled, Why the Charlottesville Watchdog Committee Failed , by Jack Edwards (2003).
Box folder: 1:6
Charlottesville Downtown Mall,
1976; 2004
Including a broadside for the opening ceremonies (1976) and a design report of the mall.
Box folder: 1:7
Charlottesville Farmer's Market,
1999- 2002
Box folder: 1:8
Charlottesville Tomorrow,
2005
Box folder: 1:9
Commission on the condition and future of Virginia's cities.
1998-1999
Commission for Future Virginia Cities (named the MOSS Commission for House Speaker Thomas W. Moss, a judge who sponsored Resolution
432 creating the commission) which studied the development and growth issues of cities. Included are articles, notes from
summits and legislative recommendations that were reported to the Governor and the General Assembly.
Box folder: 1:10
Commission on the condition and future of Virginia's cities,
1998-1999
Box folder: 1:11
Commission on the condition and future of Virginia's cities,
1998 June- October
Box folder: 1:12
Commission on the condition and future of Virginia's cities,
1999
Higher Education: publications: The Association of American Colleges and Universities; Association of Governing Boards of
Universities and Colleges,
2002-2004
Box folder: 9:2
Higher Education: George Mason University,
2005
Box folder: 9:3
Higher Education: State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV),
2005
Higher Education: Study Commission I-IV (SJR 90),
2004 October 12
Box folder: 9:6
Higher Education: Study Commission V (SJR 90),
2004 October 12
Box folder: 9:7
Housing: Virginia Housing Development Authority,
2001
Box folder: 9:8
Legislation: Affirmation of Marriage Act Abolished HB 1633,
2004-2005
Box folder: 9:9
Legislation: Blue Laws (SB 6001-6002),
2004
Box folder: 9:10
Legislation: Restoration of civil rights for persons convicted of felonies (HJ 582, HJ 583, SJ 307, SJ 252),
1999-2001
Box folder: 9:11
Legislation: Restoration of civil rights for persons convicted of felonies (HJ 582, HJ 583, SJ 307, SJ 252),
2001-2003
Box folder: 9:12
Legislation: Restoration of civil rights for persons convicted of felonies (HJ 582, HJ 583, SJ 307, SJ 252) E-mails,
2000-2001
Box folder: 9:13
Legislation: Restoration of civil rights for persons convicted of felonies (HJ 582, HJ 583, SJ 307, SJ 252) News clippings,
2000-2001
Box folder: 9:14
Legislation: Drivers license 180 day suspension (HB 2772),
2005
Box folder: 9:15
Legislation: Migrant workers: Annual reports of the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry and minutes of the migrant and
seasonal farm workers board,
1997-2003
Box folder: 10:1
Legislation: Open Source Software HB 842,
2003-2004
Box folder: 10:2
Legislation: Patents (correspondence and research),
2003-2004
Bly was a University of Virginia nuclear physicist who charged that the administration and faculty abused his nuclear engineering
PhD program. The folder contains his letter to the University, the Federal government and state politicians.
Box folder: 12:8
University of Virginia: Budget; State,
2004 January 1
Box folder: 12:9
University of Virginia: Charter,
2004-2005
Correspondents include University of Virginia faculty member Jeffrey Rossman, University of Virginia spokesperson Nancy Rivers,
Legislators Creigh Deeds, Steven Landes and many others.
Box folder: 12:10
University of Virginia: City of Charlottesville,
2002-2003
There is material showing the attempts of Mitchell Van Yahres to improve communication between the University of Virginia
and the City of Charlottesville. Van Yahres met several times with University of Virginia Board member William Crutchfield
to discuss ways that the University could share information with the city about its meetings, plans and activities.
Box folder: 12:11
University of Virginia: Heating Plant,
2002
Box folder: 12:12
University of Virginia: Hospital Complaints,
2002
Box folder: 12:13
University of Virginia: Living Wage,
2002
Box folder: 12:14
University of Virginia: Dr. James S. McCarthy,
2001-2002
Includes a report by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) concerning the dismissal of Dr. James S. McCarthy
based on a charge that he misused grant monies. The report includes a rebuttal letter from University of Virginia President
John Casteen. The folder also contains correspondence between McCarthy and Mitchell Van Yahres. McCarthy was a tenured professor
of physics and Director of the university's Institute of Nuclear and Particle Physics.
Box folder: 12:15
University of Virginia: NAACP,
2002
There is information in the topical files on the University of Virginia and the National Association for the Advancement of
Colored People (NAACP), specifically a letter from Priscilla L. Whiting, Chair of Education at the Albemarle Charlottesville
branch of the NAACP to the University of Virginia President John Casteen where she strongly suggests that there is racial
disparity at the University.
Box folder: 13:1
University of Virginia: Parking Garage: news clippings and complaints,
2002
Box folder: 13:2
University of Virginia Parking Garage: Van Yahres notebook,
2002 May-July
Box folder: 13:3
University of Virginia: Parking Garage,
2002 January-June
There is extensive information on the University of Virginia's construction of the parking garage on Emmet Street and the
University's interactions with the City of Charlottesville. Relating to the construction of the parking garage, there is
significant correspondence between the University of Virginia, the City of Charlottesville, some of the state agencies of
Virginia and the constituents of Charlottesville. Specifically the correspondents are University of Virginia President John
Casteen, University of Virginia executive vice president and chief operating executive Leonard Sandridge, University of Virginia
Rector John P. Ackerly III, University of Virginia Board member William Crutchfield, University of Virginia spokesperson Nancy
Rivers, Director of University of Virginia facilities Robert P. Dillman, Virginia Secretary of Administration Sandra D. Bowen,
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Ellie Irons, Virginia Director of Economic Development Aubrey Watts, former mayor
Maurice Cox, former mayor Blake Caravati, former mayor Meredith Richards, Congressman Creigh Deeds, President of the Lewis
Mountain Neighborhood Arthur Lichtenberger, Wilbur Smith Associates, Glatting Jackson Kercher Anglin Lopez Rinehart Consulting
Firm, Parson Brinkerhoff (traffic study), Virginia Department of Transportation representative Angel Deem, Virginia Director
of Transportation Planning and Environmental Affairs Jeffrey C. Southard, Virginia Department of Transportation representative
Karen Kilby, Director of Virginia Department of Environmental Quality Robert G. Burnley, Congressman John J. Davies III, House
Appropriations Committee representative Tony Maggio (provides a timeline of parking garage issues) and the law firm Feil Pettit
and William and attorneys David B. Franzen and S. Craig Brown (city attorney). The files include drawings of the parking
garage; a chronological account of the developments; arguments for reviewing traffic studies; discussions about payment for
delaying construction and the need for cooperation between the University and the city, as well as correspondence from constituents
and attorneys.
Box folder: 13:4
University of Virginia: Parking Garage,
2002-2003
Box folder: 13:5
University of Virginia: Projects,
2002
There is information regarding the University of Virginia on other projects. Under the General Obligation Bond there are plans
for a heating plant, concert hall and thirteen other projects. Correspondence is included from the University of Virginia
Vice President for Management & Budget Colette Sheehy.
Box folder: 14:1
Van Yahres: news clippings,
1999-2000
Box folder: 14:2
Van Yahres: news clippings,
2001 February- December
Box folder: 14:3
Van Yahres: news clippings,
2002 January- May
Box folder: 14:4
Van Yahres: news clippings,
2002 June-December
Box folder: 14:5
Van Yahres: news clippings,
2003 January- June
Box folder: 14:6
Van Yahres: news clippings,
2003-2004
Box folder: 14:7
Van Yahres: news clippings,
2004 February- March
Box folder: 14:8
Van Yahres: news clippings (Abortion/birth, campaign, community),
2002-2002
Box folder: 14:9
Van Yahres: news clippings (topic) ,
2001-2002
There are topics including abortion/births, campaign, community, education, eugenics, judicial, miscellaneous, money, photo/red,
spanking by foster parents, and voting rights.
Box folder: 15:1
Van Yahres: news clippings miscellaneous,
1968-1975
Box folder: 15:2
Van Yahres: news clippings miscellaneous,
n.d.; 1981-2005
Box folder: 16:1
Calendars,
1987-1993
Box folder: 16:2
Calendars,
1994-1998
Box folder: 16:3
Datebooks monthly,
1999-2001
Box folder: 16:4
Datebooks monthly,
2002-2004
Box folder: 16:5
Datebooks yearly,
2003
Box folder: 16:6
Datebooks yearly,
2004
Box folder: 16:7
Pocket datebooks,
1994-1995
Box folder: 16:8
Pocket datebooks,
1996
Box folder: 16:9
Pocket datebooks,
1997
Box folder: 17:1
Pocket datebooks,
1998
Box folder: 17:2
Pocket datebooks,
1999
Box folder: 17:3
Pocket datebooks,
2003
Box folder: 18:1
Letters of congratulations for receiving the McIntire Award,
1975-1976
Box folder: 18:2
Outstanding Legislator Award/Virginia Young Democrats,
1983
Box folder: 18:3
1988-2005
Certificates/awards: Virginia Young Democrats; Equality Virginia; Childcare Provider Recognition Day; Legislator Hero/Virginia
League of Conservation Voters; Second Sight Club; Organ tissue and donation
Box folder: 18:4
Outstanding service on the House Joint Resolution no. 24 providing Airport Safety Zoning/Virginia Department of Aviation,
1989 August 24
Box folder: 18:5
Outstanding service to young children in Virginia/Virginia Association for Early Childhood Education,
2005
Box folder: 18:6
President's Award in appreciation of outstanding service/Virginia League of Social Services Executives,
2000 April 12
Box folder: 18:7
Virginia Housing Coalition recognizes the Honorable Mitchell Van Yahres for his leadership in promoting affordable housing,
2000 September 14
Box folder: 18:8
Community service award/ Beta Kappa Chapter-Sigma Theta Tau International,
2002
Box folder: 18:9
A.L. Philpott Award for Outstanding Service/Democratic Party of Virginia,
2002
Box folder: 18:10
Recognizing his commitment to Serving Children and Family in Virginia/Jefferson Area CHIP,
2005
Box folder: 18:11
Tribute to Mitchell VanYahres in honor of dedication and service to the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexia,
2005 April 25
Box folder: 18:12
In Appreciation for 24 years of Dedicated Service to the Albemarle County Police Department,
2005 May 12
Box folder: 18:13
Thanks/Region Ten Community Service Board,
2005 July 3
Box folder: 19
Audiocassette: 0605 Community Focus: Virginia Festival of the Book,
n.d.
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605 Community Focus: Monticello Virtua Village; Sprint Centel Community Service,
April 1, 1995
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-a Community Focus: Qualchoice for State Employees; Tobacco Communities Project,
April 1, 1995
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-b Community Focus: Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic ,
1995
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-c Community Focus: Neighborhood Playgrounds,
1995
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-d Community Focus: Housing and Urban Development,
1996
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-e Community Focus: Neighborhood Association,
1996
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-f Community Focus: Piedmont Council of the Arts,
1997
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-g Community Focus: Tourism,
1997
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-h Community Focus: Camp Holiday Trails,
1997
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-i Community Focus: March of Dimes; Discovery Museum; Tourism,
1997
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-j Community Focus: Paul Lombardo,
2001
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-k Community Focus: Public Defender,
2001
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-l Community Focus: Bob De Mauri;Lindy Cockman,
2001
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-m: Community Focus: Region X; Peter Sheras and Jim Peterson,
2003
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-n: Virginia: Outreach Virginia; Maureen Wellen; Laura Hawthorn,
2002-2003
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-o: Community Focus: Laurie McDade; Roseanne Simeone,
2002
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-p: Community Focus: MACAA Monticello Area Community Action Agency,
2003
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-q: Community Focus: Creigh Deeds,
2003
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-r: Community Focus: CATEC Charlottesville Albemarle Technical Education Center,
2003
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-s: Community Focus: Tom Vanderer; Herman Key; Independent Research Center,
2003
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-t: Community Focus: Mental Health Association,
n.d.
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-u: Community Focus: Mary Ann Elwood; Malcolm Jarrell; Marcia Invernizzi,
n.d.
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-v: Community Focus: Lee Danielson,
n.d.
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-w: Community Focus: Opportunity Knocks,
n.d.
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-x: Peter Way/Ubben Campaign,
1997
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-z: WVPT Consider This,
n.d.
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-aa: VCTA Cable Reports from the Virginia General Assembly; Creigh Deeds, Van Yahres,
n.d.
Box folder: 19
Videocassette: 0605-ab: General Assembly Adjournment,
n.d.
Box folder: 1
Photographs of Mitch Van Yahres; one photograph of David Toscano,
n.d.
O.S.
Box folder: 2
Newspaper advertisement campaigns,
n.d.
O.S.
Box folder: 3
Newspapers: The Daily Progress and The Tribune,
n.d.
O.S.
Box folder: 4
Official certificates for member of House of Delegates and Governor appointed trustee of Board of Chippokes Plantation Farm
1982-2002
O.S.
Box folder: 5
Poster to Re-Elect Van Yahres; hand-made posters saying thank you to Van Yahres for his visit from Clark School and Mrs. Akers
class,
n.d.
O.S.
Box folder: 6
Map of 57th House District,
n.d.
O.S.
Box folder: 7
Map of Branchlands Precinct 57th House District,
2001