A Guide to the VCU Libraries Richmond Subject Files M 561
A Collection in Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Collection number M 561
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VCU James Branch Cabell Library
Special Collections and Archives 901 Park AvenueRichmond, Virginia 23284
Business Number: (804) 828-1108
libjbcsca@vcu.edu
URL: https://www.library.vcu.edu/research-teaching/special-collections-and-archives/locations/#cabell
Jessica E. Johnson
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions on use.
Access restrictions
The collection is open for research
Preferred Citation
VCU Libraries Richmond Subject Files, Collection # M 561, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Acquisition Information
This collection has been created by the staff of VCU Libraries Special Collections and Archives.
Content Description
The VCU Libraries Richmond Subject Files, 1970-2010 consist of approximately 140 files of printed material and ephemera produced by businesses, organizations, and people in Richmond, Virginia. Materials in the files were collected and organized by Special Collections and Archives staff over the course of four decades to document the history and cultural life of the city. The collection contains newspaper and magazine clippings in addition to promotional materials such as advertising fliers, brochures, and mailers for businesses, organizations, and events. A significant portion of the collection consists of VCU undergraduate student papers from the early 1990s on the architectural history of buildings and residences surrounding the university.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by file title.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
- Richmond (Va.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
- Virginia Commonwealth University -- Monroe Park Campus
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Richmond (Va.) -- History -- 20th century.
- Richmond (Va.) -- Social life and customs -- 20th century.
Container List
1000 W. Franklin St.
1993
1006 W. Franklin St.
1991
1013 W. Franklin St.
1994
1015 W. Franklin St.
1991
1101 W. Franklin St.
1993
1218 W. Franklin St.
1992
1501 Grove Ave. [Designer House in the Fan, 1976]
1975-1976
1616 Monument Ave.
1994
1626 Monument Ave.
1994
1708 Gallery
undated, 1980s-2000s
2000 Monument Ave.
1994
2200 Monument Ave.
1994
2304 Monument Ave.
1994
900 block of W. Franklin St. [listing of indviduals who lived in specific houses on this block]
1994
926 W. Franklin St.
1991
932 W. Franklin St.
1994
6th Street Marketplace
undated, 1980s
Agecroft Hall
2000
Ambassodor Apartments, 1108 W. Franklin St.
1993
Authors
1920s-2000s
Bank of Virginia building, 800 E. Main St.
1992
Battlefields
1930s
Black History Museum
1980s-2000s
Blues Armory, 6th and Marshall St
1980s
Branch House, 2501 Monument Ave
1992
Carillon, Byrd Park
1932
Carpenter Theater at the Dominion Energy Center, 600 E. Grace St.
1983, 1992
Central National Bank building, 219 E. Broad St.
1977
Central Richmond Association
1980s
Chesterfield Apartment building, 900 W. Franklin St.
1991
Chesterman Place, 100 - 102 W. Franklin St.
1992, 1994
Church Hill
undated, 1990, 1999-2002
Churches
undated, 1970s-2000s
City of Richmond Annual Reports
1974-1975, 1980s-2000s
Civil War commemoration
undated, 1917, 1930, 1954 1959, 1960s
Collegiate Schools
1970s-1980s
Columbia building, 1301-1307 E. Cary St.
1993
Crozet House, 100 E. Main St.
1993
Debutantes Ball
1963, 1966, 1969, 1971-1975
Dooley Madison building, 212 W. Franklin St.
undated
Ellen Glasgow House, 1 W. Main St.
1993
Elmira Shelton House, 2407 E. Grace St.
1992
Emergency Shelter
1993-1994
Ethyl Corporation building, 300 S. 4th St.
1992
Family and Children's Service of Richmond
1970s
Fan District
1980s-1990s
Federated Arts Council of Richmond
1982
First English Lutheran Church
1992
Franklin Street Entrances
1995
Franklin Street Inlaid Wood Floors
1995
Franklin Street Interiors
1995
Franklin Street Mantels
1995
Frankln Street Staircases
1995
Grace and Holy Trinity Church
2000
Grace House
1969
Greater Richmond Transit Company (GRTC)
undated
Gresham Court apartment building, 1030 W. Franklin St.
1991
Greyston Apartments, 1012 W. Franklin St.
1991
Guide Books
undated, 1950s-1980s
Historic Richmond Foundation
undated, 1979, 1980s, 1991, 1992
Home for Needy Confederate Women, 301 N. Sheppard St.
1993
Ions, Willoughby
1970s check
Jackson Ward
undated, 1978, 1982, 1990, 2000
Jacob House, 610 W. Cary St.
1990s
James River Film Festival
2004, 2013, 2015
Jamgochian, Hugh (architect)
1962-1963
Jewish Community
undated, 1990s-2000s
John Marshall House, 818 E. Marshall St.
1992
John Miller House, 617 S. Cherry St.
1996
June Jubilee
1986-1987
Junior League of Richmond
1963, 1973, 1983, 2000
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
2000-2006
Linden Row, 100 E. Franklin St.
1993
Maggie Walker House, 110 1/2 E. Leigh St.
2000
Main Street Station
1990s
Maps and guide books
undated, 1940s--1990s
Maymont Park and Foundation
1980s-2000s
Metropolitan Richmond Chamber of Commerce
1980s-1990s
Metropolitan Richmond Convention Center and Visitors Bureau
1980s-1990s
Monroe Park
undated, 1900--1990s
Monument Avenue
1990
Mosque building, 6 N. Laurel St.
undated, 1927, 1990s
Museum of the Confederacy
undated, 1918, 1960s, 1980s
Musical Programs
undated, 1918, 1923
Old City Hall
undated, 1993
Oregon Hill
undated, 1989
Pleasants Hardware
1976, 1994
Powhatan Courthouse, Old Buckingham Rd., Powhattan, VA
1992
Richmond Area Community Center
1992
Richmond Art Company building, 101 E. Grace St.
1992
Richmond City Chronology
1997
Richmond City Council
1970s, 1990s
Richmond City Music Association
undated, 1930, 1940s--1950s
Richmond Community Action Program (R-CAP)
1980s
Richmond Forum
1980s--2000s
Richmond International Airport
1980s--1990s
Richmond Jazz Society
1990s
Richmond Metropolitan Blood Service
1975
Richmond Opera Group, Inc.
undated, 1940s--1950s
Richmond Public Library
1970s--1980s
Richmond Public Schools
undated, bulk 1920s -- 1970s
Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority
1975
Richmond Regional Drug Information, Richmond City Health Department
1972
Richmond Regional Planning
1971, 1980s
Richmond Symphony Orchestra
1935-1936
Richmond Symphony
1950s--1960s, 1980s
ROSMY (Richmond Organization for Sexual Minority Youth)
undated, 1990s--2000s
Samuel Pleasants Parsons House, 601 Spring St.
1990s
Second Baptist Church building, Adams and Franklin Streets
1992
Second Presbyterian Church
undated, 1993
St. James Church, 1205 W. Franklin St.
1968, 1992
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
1980s, 1992
Stuart Court Apartments, 1600 Monument Ave.
1992
The James
1972
The Warsaw building, 1401 Floyd Ave
undated
Tobacco companies
undated, 1960, 1995
Tobacco Company Restaurant building, 1201 E. Cary St.
1992
Transportation (including trolleys and streetcars)
1940s, 1990
Tusca Villas Apartments, 507-509 N. Boulevard Ave.
1992
Union Station (Science Museum)
1992
Union Theological Society
1940s--1950s
University of Richmond
undated, 1920s--1960s
Virginia Holocaust Museum
1998--2000s
Virginia Trust Company building, 823 E. Main St.
1993
Visual Arts Center of Richmond
1980s--2000s
Watts Hall, Union Theological Seminary, 3401 Brook Rd.
1993
White House of the Confederacy, 1201 E. Clay St.
undated, 1992
Winston House, 103 E. Grace St.
1992