Excerpt from Handbook of the Virginia State Library
The Library Building, which houses the Virginia State Library, is located at the eastern end of the Capitol Square, Richmond, Virginia. Under the south wing of the building, its location conveniently provided by the natural slope of the ground, is the State Museum, which contains exhibits of the mineral and timber resources of Virginia, as well as speci mens in natural history and various relics of historical interest.
On the first and second floors of the building are the offices of a num ber of departments and agencies of the State government. The second floor also accommodates the Supreme Court of Appeals, and the Law Library, which is under the direct jurisdiction of the court. The entire third floor is taken up by the State Library. In the rear Of the building, reached by entrance on the first floor, is the new Archives annex, which houses the manuscripts collection of the State Library.
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