Finding Aid to the Friends of the Lynchburg Public Library Central Virginia Asian Affairs Study

JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA 24501
(434) 846-0501
FRIENDS OF THE LYNCHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY
CENTRAL VIRGINIA ASIAN AFFAIRS STUDY
The collection includes correspondence and reports from a series of seminars,
speeches, and exhibits about various Asian countries. The study was sponsored by the
Friends of the Lynchburg Public Library to increase knowledge in the Lynchburg area
about Asia.
FOLDER 1 Objectives and Organization, Correspondence
FOLDER 2 Speeches, Clippings, etc.
CENTRAL VIRGINIA ASIAN AFFAIRS STUDY
The Central Virginia Asian Affairs Study was held from 30 January 1968 until 23
April 1968. The study was sponsored by the Friends of the Lynchburg Public Library,
area colleges and schools, the municipal government, local churches, military
organizations and civic clubs, as well as offices of the national government and the
Department of State. Headed by Dr. Carroll H. LIPPARD, of the Friends group, the
study received a grant from the Old Dominion Foundation to present seminars and
speakers on contemporary Asian problems.
[Friends of the Lynchburg Public Library, Central Virginia Asian Affairs Study, Mss., MS2070, Jones
Memorial Library, Lynchburg, VA.]

FRIENDS OF THE LYNCHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY
The Friends of the Lynchburg Public Library was organized in 1964, under the
leadership of James DODD of Babcock & Wilcox, to seek the establishment of the
Lynchburg Public Library. The Friends group has continued to actively support the
Library, with contributions for books and materials, library furniture, adult programs, and
summer reading programs for elementary school children. In addition to local support,
the group also serves as an advocate for the library on local, state, and national levels.
[Brochure, Friends of the Library (Lynchburg: Friends, n.d.); Interview, Mary Douglas Boldrick,
Lynchburg Public Library, 16 November 1995.]

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