19th Century Prints: Richmond historical print collection
Find It As the capital of the Confederacy, national and international attention were focused on Richmond, Va., throughout the mid-19th century. In a period when photography was still a new medium, news magazines relied on drawings and paintings for visual coverage of these scenes and events. The Richmond Nineteenth-Century Print Collection includes more than 140 […]
Poictesme: VCU student literary publications
Find It VCU has a long history of student publications, many of which are available through VCU Libraries. Now you can access the full archives of Poictesme, a student literary journal, through VCU Libraries’ digital collections. Poictesme publishes undergraduate students’ prose, poetry and artwork once a year. The journal was started in 1980 by the […]
Rarely Seen Richmond: Never seen before sights
Find It Visitors to Capital Alehouse, a popular restaurant located in downtown Richmond, may have noticed some unique pictures of the city hanging on the walls. What they probably don’t know is that these pictures are actually prints of Richmond postcards that Virginia Commonwealth University has been collecting for years. The images came from a […]
VCU News Publications: 30 years of VCU history
Find It Nearly 30 years of VCU history are represented in VCU Libraries newest digital collection, “VCU News Publications.” The Office of University Relations produced these publications, which carried different titles over the years. These periodicals tell VCU’s official story in news articles, features, calendars and images of students, staff, faculty and leaders. Departments and schools submitted articles […]
