New digital collection: VCU Gay Alliance of Students
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 […]
VCU Libraries launches digital collection of Richmond Civil Rights-era films
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 […]
Public Domain Day 2025
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 […]
Graphic medicine texts now available at Health Sciences Library
The Health Sciences Library offers a new collection of 22 graphic medicine titles available for checkout. Available titles are listed in the Graphic Medicine at VCU guide. These are part of VCU Libraries’ general collection and can be checked out by anyone in the VCU community. The guide also includes links to webcomics and resources […]
