The Reynolds Business History Center at the Virginia Historical Society
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Collections
The RBHC's vast collection of Virginia business materials includes records, objects, photographs, paintings, and oral history audio files. View a list of major business record collections held at the VHS. Finding aids to select collections are also included. Learn more |
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Programs The RBHC offers programs for scholars, businesspeople, students, and the general public. Programs include lectures, travel opportunities, research fellowships, and the long-term exhibition Virginians at Work. Learn more |
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Services The RBHC offers services relating to preserving business records and materials and consults with interested parties regarding the acquisition of business and corporate collections. View a list of guidelines to help determine the value of your collection. Learn more |
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News View press releases relating to the Reynolds Business History Center and learn about upcoming and past events that are part of "The Business and Bounty of Virginia" series. Continue
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Resources The RBHC staff has compiled a basic bibliography for researching Virginia business and economic history. Also included are a list of book reviews relating to business and economic history of the state and online resources to aid in business research. Continue |
About the RBHC
Despite Virginia's origins as a commercial venture, until 2001 there was no central repository to document the state's four-hundred year business history and no organization actively collecting business records. That year, the VHS, with generous funding from the Richard S. Reynolds Foundation and Alcoa, filled that void with the creation of the Reynolds Business History Center. Continue
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