THE PRESERVATION OF THE PAST. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE ASSOCIAT
by KENT, Charles W.
(VIRGINIA-PRESERVATION) KENT, Charles W. THE PRESERVATION OF THE PAST. AN ADDRESS DELIVERED BEFORE THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VIRGINIA ANTIQUITIES. Richmond: Wm. Ellis Jones, 1901. 8vo. Printed wrappers. Disbound. 16 pages. According to the notation on the reverse of the title page: "The substance of the within was delivered at Richmond, in the Hall of Delegates, under the auspices of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, the evening of March 14th, 1901. Though unwritten, at the time, it has been committed to paper for the publication by professor Kent, at the request of t Association, and may therefore differ in form, somewhat, from the address delivered." Charles Kent urged the House of Delegates to help the A.P.V.A. "reach a larger audience, summoning the people of Virginia to rally to the ai of your Association in its efforts to preserve the future and Commonwealth's glorious past." The A.P.V.A. is the one of the oldest historic preservations societies in America. (Inventory #: 38945)