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The Business of Virginia Has Always Been Business by Paul A. Levengood
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On September 13, 2007, Dr. Levengood delivered a Banner Lecture on his book, Virginia: Catalyst of Commerce for Four Centuries. He was president-elect...
The Byrd Machine in Virginia: The Rise and Fall of a Conservative Political Organization
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On January 19, 2023, author and journalist Michael Lee Pope traced the history of Harry Byrd’s conservative political organization, which ran Virginia...
The Cabinet: George Washington and the Creation of an American Institution
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On November 26, 1791, after waiting two and a half years into his presidency, George Washington convened his department secretaries―Alexander Hamilton...
The Central Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Inc.
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The Christopher Werle Collection
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The Civil War
The Civil War at a Crossroads: The Seven Days
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The Civil War's Most Valuable Diarist
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On Friday, April 29, James I. Robertson, Jr., delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Civil War's Most Valuable Diarist."
At the Confederate States...
The Closing of Prince Edward County's Schools
The Commonwealth and the Great War
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The Constitution of Virginia: Defining the Political Community
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In this October 7, 2021, lecture, A. E. Dick Howard discussed the evolution of Virginia’s Constitution from 1776 to the present day.
Virginia’s...
The Crooked Road to Civil War, 1861
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On March 29, 2007, Dr. Nelson D. Lankford delivered the Stuart G. Christian, Jr., Lecture.
In early March 1861, civil war loomed. By late April...
The D.P. Newton Civil War Collection
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The Darling of Miller & Rhoads
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The Deadliest Enemy?
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The Devil’s Half Acre – Book Talk and Discussion with Kristen Green and Dr. Carolivia Herron
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On September 19th, 2022, best-selling author and journalist Kristen Green joined Dr. Carolivia Herron to discuss the subject of Green’s book and...
The Diamond: Miracle on the Boulevard
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On May 16, 2018, Bobby Ukrop and his coauthors participated in a moderated discussion about their book, “The Diamond—Miracle on the Boulevard.” Born...
The Diary of a Public Man and Abraham Lincoln
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On March 3, 2011, Daniel Crofts delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "The Diary of a Public Man and Abraham Lincoln."
"The Diary of a Public Man,"...
The Dooleys of Richmond: Two Generations of an Irish Immigrant Family in the Old and New South
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On July 13, 2017, at noon, Mary Lynn Bayliss delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “The Dooleys of Richmond: Two Generations of an Irish Immigrant...
The Extremes of Virginia: Two Commonwealths, Separated and Unequal
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On August 3, 2017, at noon, August Wallmeyer delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “The Extremes of Virginia: Two Commonwealths, Separated and Unequal.”...