NS Sends Archives to Richmond

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What precisely does this mean for the Archives and our current collections? 
 
Brent Stevens
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Subject: NS Sends Archives to Richmond
 
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) today announced its donation of the complete collection of historical documents and archives from predecessor company Norfolk and Western Railway to the Virginia Museum of History & Culture (VMHC).
The collection dates to the 1840s and includes thousands of photographs and glass plate negatives, as well as business records, annual reports, blueprints, plans, bridge drawings, advertisements, portraits, and three-dimensional artifacts from predecessor railroads that together provide a fascinating look into the growth of rail transportation across the eastern United States. The company will also donate $750,000 to support the collection in perpetuity.

More here:
http://www.nscorp.com/content/nscorp/en/news/norfolk-southern-donates-norfolk-and-western-railway-archives---.html
 
Per the release,
The Virginia Museum of History & Culture is owned and operated by the Virginia Historical Society - a private, non-profit organization established in 1831. The historical society is the oldest cultural organization in Virginia, and one of the oldest and most distinguished history organizations in the nation. For use in its state history museum and its renowned research library, the historical society cares for a collection of nearly nine million items representing the ever-evolving story of Virginia.
 
[Nasty comments withheld].
 
Bruce in Blacksburg
 


 
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