The Library 's subscription databases are available to all users in the Library's reading rooms. Virginia residents can access the databases remotely after registering for a library account. For resources that can be accessed remotely by all users, please visit Virginia Memory.
Available to Virginia residents. Requires a Library of Virginia library card or online account.
Available for use only at the Library of Virginia.
Available to Virginia residents. Does not require a Library of Virginia library card or online account.
Archival and published resources regarding the history of American Indian tribes (1500s to 1900s) and the Indians Rights Association (1882-1986), the first organization to advocate for Native American rights. Includes 53 collections from American and Canadian institutions which contain manuscripts, monographs, journal and newspaper articles, photographs, maps, artwork, and Indigenous language items such as dictionaries, religious texts, and primers.
A digital collection that includes the Atlanta Daily World (1931–2010), Baltimore Afro-American (1893–2010), Chicago Defender (1909–2010), Cleveland Call and Post (1934–2010), Kansas City Call (1946-2008), Los Angeles Sentinel (1934–2010), Louisville Defender (1951–2010), Michigan Chronicle (1939–2010), New York Amsterdam News (1922–2010), Norfolk Journal and Guide (1916–2010), Philadelphia Tribune (1912–2010), Pittsburgh Courier (1911–2010), and Saint Louis American (1949–1994).
Provides quick and easy access to current and historical census data and demographic information. Enables users to create maps and reports to help visually analyze and understand demography and social change throughout history.
Freely accessible historical archive of Virginia newspapers (18th–20th centuries) with full text searching and digitized images of over 3 million pages.