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 Virginia Historical Society. Finding aids to select collections are also included. Learn more

Programs
The RBHC offers programs for scholars, businesspeople, students, and the general public. The broadest program is the long-term exhibition Virginians at Work, which demonstrates how changes in business and the economy have affected how Virginians have worked for 400 years. Learn more

Services
The RBHC offers a variety of 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

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.
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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

Upcoming Event
Don't miss the July 10 lecture by Laura Kamoie of the U.S. Naval Academy. She will deliver a talk on her recent book, Irons in the Fire: The Business History of the Tayloe Family and Virginia's Gentry, 1700–1860. Learn more