2024 Virginia Archives Month

Archival collections in repositories all over the commonwealth document different modes of self-expression. In the present, researchers and archivists alike often look to the archives for inspiration when exploring new modes of self-expression. They may be inspired by a cultural tradition documented in an oral history, by a sketch found in a manuscript, or by a photograph. To celebrate all of that expressiveness, this year’s Virginia Archives Month theme is The Art of Self: Expression in the Archives.