VCU Libraries: Inside The Collection

Harris Stilson’s films offer rare scenes of Richmond a century ago A century ago, Richmonder motorman Harris H. Stilson ran one of the city’s now-defunct streetcars along the Old Clay Street line for 25 cents an hour. An amateur photographer, he brought his camera along to work and shot footage across the Richmond area. Traversing […]

Collaboration is a common practice in collection development in Special Collections and Archives, which houses records for many of Richmond’s seminal organizations. This year marks the centennial of the founding of the Junior League of Richmond, which has entrusted thousands of documents, images, scrapbooks, memorabilia and other materials to VCU Libraries’ care. More than 10 […]

VCU Libraries has licensed access to Science of Synthesis (SOS) by Thieme. It is a collection of curated, evaluated organic synthetic methods, available as an e-book series and searchable database. SOS provides critical reviews of synthetic methodology in organic and organometallic chemistry, organized systematically and logically by main functional groups. It provides an overview of an area, […]

VCU Libraries has upgraded access to AccessAnesthesiology, AccessEmergencyMedicine, AccessMedicine, and AccessSurgery from five simultaneous users to unlimited users.  This upgrade brings all of VCU Libraries’ McGraw-Hill Medical subscriptions to unlimited user licenses, broadening institutional access to core health sciences content in clinical and educational settings. Other McGraw-Hill Medical subscriptions include AccessPharmacy, AccessPhysiology, and JAMAevidence.  Ebook […]

VCU Libraries Special Collections & Archives added several new, exciting artist books to their collection in 2025. Here are a few highlights: The things we take (and the things we couldn’t) (2024), edition of 16 By Gino Romero, published by Booklyn, New YorkWooden box, 4 artworks, relief print, sticker, screws, glue, packing paper “I did […]

The VCU Gay Alliance of Students digital collection contains legal documents, correspondence, applications, and other materials related to the VCU Gay Alliance of Students (GAS) and its court case against the university from 1974 to 1976. The case, Gay Alliance of Students v. Matthews, was one of the first LGBTQ+ student organizing cases to reach […]

Still images from reels (left to right, top to bottom): A 1965 voting rights march; an anti- and pro-Vietnam War protest, 1967; a 1966 American Nazi Rally; the previous Vietnam War protest; and footage from the trial of Jamil Al-Amin, 1968. A new digital collection offers a rare window into Richmond’s civil rights era and […]

VCU Libraries offers free access to the Financial Times, recognized internationally for its authority, integrity and accuracy. This daily London-based newspaper covers the world’s leading business, economic, political and world affairs news. Business leaders rely on the Financial Times to keep them informed about the events that really matter. To access this resource: For further assistance, feel free […]

January 1st is Public Domain Day in the United States. This year copyrighted works from 1929 become free for all to copy, share, and expand upon. Why is the public domain so significant? According to Duke University’s Center for the Study of the Public Domain, the public domain 1) benefits the arts by allowing artists […]

Compiled by Karen Cary VCU Libraries recently acquired new online materials featuring game architecture, the complete Wall Street Journal archive, transcripts of European and American witch trials, and much more. Take a look to see what’s newly available to you. These databases may be accessed using the A-to-Z Database guide. Animation Practice Collection:  A collection of resources […]