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Formally founded by the Virginia General Assembly in 1823, the Library of Virginia organizes, cares for, and manages the state's collection of books and official records, many of which date back to the early colonial period. It houses what is believed to be the most comprehensive collection of materials on Virginia government, history, and culture available anywhere. Wikipedia*

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Library of Virginia has hosted 20 events in the C-SPAN Video Library; the first program was a 2000 Speech. The year with the most events was 2018 with two events. The year with the highest average number of views per video was 2004 with an average of 2,737 views per video. Most appearances with S. Waite Rawls III (26), Christy S. Coleman (8), John M. Coski (6). Most common tags: Civil War, Parks and Monuments, Early American History (1600-1850).

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