Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Privacy protected and confidential information is restricted from public access for 75 years (Code of Virginia 42.1-78). Types of records restricted include but are not limited to: personal information (2.2-3801). These records have been minimally processed and it will be necessary for an archivist to review and remove or redact confidential records or information before the records can be used by patrons for research purposes or before any copies can be made. If you are planning to use these records, please contact Archives Reference Services for more details prior to planning your research trip.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Correspondence and subject files of the Director of the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management, 1995-2009. [Cite specific accession number]. State government records collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va.

Acquisition Information

Accession 50781 transferred by Anne F. Waring, James Monroe Building, 101 N. 14th St., Richmond, Va., 15 March 2013.

Accruals

The Library of Virginia has multiple accessions for the correspondence and subject files of the Director of the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management and will continue to receive accruals for this ongoing series.

Processing Information

This finding aid contains multiple accessions for the correspondence and subject files of the Librarian of Virginia and new accruals will be added to the finding aid as they are received. Each new accession will begin with Box 1.

This collection has been processed using minimal processing standards: the original arrangement has been maintained, the container list is brief and simple, and the records have not been refoldered and fasteners have not been removed.

Biographical/Historical Information

The Division of Personnel was established by the provisions of the Virginia Personnel Act passed by the General Assembly on April 1, 1942. The Division was replaced by the Department of Personnel and Training in accordance with an act passed by the General Assembly on April 12, 1976. Another name change occurred as of July 1, 2000 when the Department of Personnel and Training was changed to the Department of Human Resource Management.

The department is charged with establishing a uniform and effective personnel management system for state employees based on objective methods of appointment, training, promotion, transfer, layoff, removal and discipline. The department also provides expertise in the areas of compensation, equal employment compliance, health benefits, grievance procedures and training. The Governor is the chief personnel officer of the state by statute, but his authority has been delegated to the director of the Department of Human Resource Management.

As part of a reorganization of the executive branch of state government, the Dept. of Employment Dispute Resolution was eliminated by the General Assembly (SB 678) effective July 2012 and its duties were transferred to the Dept. of Human Resource Management. This bill also eliminated the Virginia Council on Human Resources and authorized the Director of the Dept. of Human Resource Management to convene ad hoc working groups to address issues relating to the state workforce.

Scope and Content

Correspondence and subject files, 1995-2009, of the Director of the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management. Includes correspondence between the Director and other members of the government of Virginia as well as subject files relating to projects undertaken by the Virginia Department of Human Resource Management. There are also reports submitted to the General Assembly and material relating to various professional organizations in the field of human resources.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into the following series:

I. Correspondence and subject files

Wherever possible, the original order of the files has been maintained.