State Prison Cemetery Reports

Tom Nash filed this request with the Virginia Department Of Historic Resources of Richmond, VA.
Submitted Dec. 17, 2018
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From: Tom Nash

Subject: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: State Prison Cemetery Reports

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Virginia Freedom of Information Act, I hereby request the following records:

- Any draft or final reports related to cemetery/burial grounds at the Virginia State Prison demolished in 1992. The reports are described in this video: https://www.facebook.com/RVAArchaeology/videos/275677553302648/
- Any log, index of items from these graves held by DHR
- Any photos of the items themselves

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 5 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Tom Nash

From: Virginia Department Of Historic Resources

Subject: Re: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: State Prison Cemetery Reports

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Good afternoon,
DHR is in receipt of your FOIA request. We will do our best to respond by
COB Wednesday, December 26, 2018. If more time is needed to compile the
records or if there will be a fee, I will let you know in advance.
Thank you,
Stephanie Williams
FOIA Officer

Stephanie B. Williams

Deputy Director

VA Department of Historic Resources

2801 Kensington Avenue

Richmond, Virginia 23221

804-482-6082

www.dhr.virginia.gov

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From: Virginia Department Of Historic Resources

Subject: VDHR FOIA Request

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Mr. Nash,
I write to communicate that staff has assessed the documentation requested,
and a large portion is not in digital format; therefore, there will be a
fee incurred to process this request of an estimated $295.92.

Please let me know if you agree to pay the fee, and staff will move forward
with your request.

This email, if you move forward with the request, serves also to invoke our
right to a 7-working day extension. The documents to be scanned are
extensive, and given the holiday season, we will need the additional time.
We would, therefore, have the records to you no later than COB January 8,
2018.

You are, of course, welcome to visit our Collections and view any of the
materials free of charge.

Another option is for me to send you only the digital records; this would
not incur a fee and could be done by the end of the week.

I have attached a records list to this email which I thought might be
helpful in determining whether or not you'd like staff to scan the hard
copy files.

Thank you,
Stephanie Williams
FOIA Officer

Stephanie B. Williams

Deputy Director

VA Department of Historic Resources

2801 Kensington Avenue

Richmond, Virginia 23221

804-482-6082

www.dhr.virginia.gov

Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/*VADHR*
<http://www.facebook.com/VADHR>

From: Tom Nash

Subject: None

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Thanks so much! I'll check this out.

From: Tom Nash

Subject: RE: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: State Prison Cemetery Reports

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Thanks so much! I'll check this out.

From: Tom Nash

Subject: RE: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: State Prison Cemetery Reports

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Hi Ms. Williams,

I just chatted with Ellen Chapman a bit about this request -- it sounds like the digital records would make sense for now. Having this list of items/documents will help people get a sense of what else is there, and that's also very appreciated.

If possible, excluding any photos of human remains would be appreciated.

Thanks!

From: Virginia Department Of Historic Resources

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Mr. Nash, attached are the digital files of the images from 44HE0778 and 2 pdf documents. Unfortunately, the 204 digital file treatment records will have to be sent during the first week of January. Although they are digital files, they are organized in such a way that uploading them easily and quickly now by the end of the day is not possible. I will get them to you by COB January 8, 2019 but hopefully the first week of January at the latest. So sorry for the delay. Thank you.

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From: Virginia Department Of Historic Resources

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Mr. Nash, staff in shining armor came to my rescue. I hope that you can open and access the records via this zip folder. Please let me know if not.
Thanks so much,
Stephanie

From: Tom Nash

Subject: RE: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: State Prison Cemetery Reports

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Hi Stephanie,

Thank you so much for all this -- and the quick reply! I really appreciate your working on this this past week.

Happy holidays!
Tom

From: Virginia Department Of Historic Resources

Subject: Thank you RE: Virginia Freedom of Information Act Request: State Prison Cemetery Reports

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Thank you for your email. I am out of the office returning Wednesday, January 2, 2019. I will respond to your email as soon as possible when I return.

Thank you,
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Stephanie B.Williams Deputy Director VA Department of HistoricResources 2801 Kensington Avenue Richmond, Virginia 23221 804-482-6082 www.dhr.virginia.gov (http://www.dhr.virginia.gov) Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ (http://www.facebook.com/VADHR) VADHR

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