A Guide to the Virginia Press Association records, 1860-1988 M 269
A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Collection number M 269
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Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for use without restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Box/folder, Virginia Press Association, M 269, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University
Acquisition Information
Biographical / Historical
The Virginia Press Association represents virtually every newspaper in Virginia--more than 145 community weekly and daily newspapers as well as more than 100 associate and sustaining members. The association was founded in the late 19th century and was incorporated by a special act of the Virginia General Assembly in 1882. VPA has its offices in Ashland, Virginia. The business affiliate of VPA is Virginia Press Services, Inc. The VPA provides such member services as a clipping bureau, a classified ad network, awards programs, and state lobbying.
Scope and Contents
Correspondence, minutes of the Board of Directors and various committees, reports, slides, newspaper clippings, convention information, and other papers concerning the operation of the association. Most materials date from 1935-1988; there are some materials from as early as 1860.VPA bulletins (including the Bulletin, Confidential Bulletin, Information Bulletin, and Special Information Bulletin) have been placed in the Periodicals section under "B."
Arrangement
Manuscript materials are arranged alphabetically by subject in Boxes 1-3. Non-manuscript materials are arranged randomly in Boxes 4-6. Series I--General Files (1935-1988), misc. dated earlier; Series II--Board Meeting Records; Series III--Scrapbooks.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Journalism -- history. -- Virginia
- Virginia Press Association
Container List
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Advertising Award winners1983-1986
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Advertising Award winners1986, 1988
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Advertising Linage Reports1971-1975
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Advertising Linage Reports 1975-19791975-1979
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Advertising Linage Reports1979-1980
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Advertising Linage Reports1980-1982
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Audit--Correspondence: Smith, Robert B., Secretary-Manager VPA1936-1938
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Audit data, Auditor's Reports1929-1934
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Audit data, Auditors Reports1937-1938, 1943
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Better Newspaper Contest1982-1985
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Board of Directors1980-1982
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Capital City News Letters1935-1936
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Clippingslate 1800's
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Clippings, Richardson's Almanac1891, 1860
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Committees1938
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention1936
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention1936
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention1937
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention1937
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention1.20
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention1939
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention1957
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention1983, 1988
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention1988
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Convention programs1936-1947
- Mixed Materials box: 1
Conventions, contests, awards, notices19737-1939
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Correspondence: Bottom, Major Raymond B., President VPA1935-1936
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Correspondence: Bottom, Major Raymond B.1936
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Correspondence: Bottom, Major Raymond B.1937
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Correspondence: Bottom, Major Raymond B.1937-1938
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Correspondence: miscellaneous1936-1937
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Correspondence: newspaper mail boxes1936
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Cruise1945
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Drunk driving campaign1952
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Executive Committee1940
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Market Data and Rate Book1938
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Members1935-1936
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1936-1944
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1945-1953
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1953-1961
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1961-1969
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1969-1974
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1974-1976
- Mixed Materials box: 2
minutes1976-1979
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Minutes1979-1983
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Miscellaneous1936-1988
- Mixed Materials box: 2
Newspaper interns1981-1985
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Newspapers, miscellaneous, n.d.1981, 1988
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed material: API, A Personal Remembrance1980
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed material: Beating the Odds (Washington Times)1983
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed material: Chauncey Durden (Richmond Times-Dispatch)1986
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed material: Excursion (Natl. Editorial Assoc.)1891
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed Material: Extra-Extra (Smithsonian Institution), n.d.
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed Material: Helping High School Journalists (Southern Newspaper Publisher's Assoc.)1986
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed material: miscellaneous, n.d.,1979, 1982
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed material: The Sweet Season (University of Richmond)1988
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed Material: Tales of the Hill City (Lynchburg)1986
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed material: VPA advertisement1988
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Printed material: VPA-published1976, 1983-1988
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Proceedings1912-1918
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Proceedings, calling cards, receipts1855, 1857, 1890-1896
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Promotion conferences1981-1982
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Proof: Boston Globe1985
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Secretary-Manager, full time: Applications1936
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Secretary-Manager, full time: arguments pro and con1935
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Special Fund1936
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Telephone bills, memos1935-1936
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Virginia Newspaper DirectoriesScope and Contents
1936, 1937, 1939-45, 1955, 1960
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Virginia Newspaper Directories1982-1984
- Mixed Materials box: 3
Virginia Press, Dec-July1985-1986
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Print blocks (4) of VPA logo
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Videocassette: VPA Creative Advertising Awards1988
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Audio cassette: "The SAU Revolution "
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Box of ribbons, medals, buttons, n.d.1889-1928
- Mixed Materials box: 4
VPA stickers/labels
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Slides: newspaper pages, photographs, winning entries, etc.1976-1981-1983
- Mixed Materials box: 7
April Board Meeting1987
- Mixed Materials box: 7
April Board Meeting1987
- Mixed Materials box: 7
July Board Meeting1987
- Mixed Materials box: 7
October Board Meeting1987
- Mixed Materials box: 7
October Board Meeting1987
- Mixed Materials box: 7
February Board Meeting1988
1926-29 (two copies), 1929-32, 1933-37, 1943-49, 1950-52, 1956-57
July 1949-Dec. 1951, 1952-56, 1957, 1959, 1960-62, July 1963-1976
1936-39, July 1940-June 1945
1940, 1944-46, 1956, 1958-59, July 1968-June 1970, 1971-76, plus a folder of miscellaneous issues from 1935, 1937, 1938, 1953
- Mixed Materials box: 1 os
Virginia Conservation Commission1945
- Mixed Materials box: 1 os
The Farmville Mercury1879
- Mixed Materials box: 1 os
The Press Convention Scrapbook1874-1881
- Mixed Materials box: 1 os
Halifax Records1883
- Mixed Materials box: 2 os
Loose Clippings
- Mixed Materials box: 2 os
Scrapbook1930's-1940's
- Mixed Materials box: 2 os
Map of Virginia
- Mixed Materials box: 3 os
Scrapbook1938-1940s
- Mixed Materials box: 3 os
Loose Newspaper Articles from the above scrapbook
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Scrapbook1939-1942
- Mixed Materials box: 4
Loose Newspaper Articles
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Roanoke 100, Centennial Edition
- Mixed Materials box: 5
The Courier Journal; Highlights and Shadow ; Louisville Kentucky1930s
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Miscellaneous Clippings1925-1940
- Mixed Materials box: 5
Copy of Will of Martha Washington1788
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Scrapbook1937-1938
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Loose Clippings1937-1938
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Scrapbook1945
- Mixed Materials box: 6
Loose Clippings1945
- Mixed Materials box: 7
Richmond Times Dispatch , Richmond News Leader1959-1960s