Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no access restrictions

Preferred Citation

Records of the Communications Office of Governor Ralph Northam, 2018-2022, Accession 53535. State government records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Accession 53535 was transferred by the Office of the Governor, Jan 12, 2022.

Historical Information

The Communications Office is a division of the Office of the Governor in the Executive Branch of Virginia state government. During the administration of Governor Ralph Northam the Office was responsible for developing communication strategy, communicating with the public, handling relations with the press, providing advice/guidance on agency public communications, and prepping the Governor and staff for media engagements, press conferences, interviews and editorial board meetings, as well as coordinating messaging and leading the statewide communications response during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Office assisted with the creation of press releases, executive orders, proclamations and speeches.

Scope and Content

The Records of the Communications Office of Governor Ralph Northam, 2018-2021, consist of 3 archival boxes and are divided into 3 series. Series have been designated for (I) Elena Yarmosky, 2019-2021; (II) Chelyen Davis, 2018-2022; and (III) Grant Neely, 2019-2021. These records document the meetings, activities, discussions, policy decisions, and recommendations the Communications Office and include topical files, speeches and notes. The majority of each series consists of notes on meetings, issues, and projects, as well as notes on the creation of briefings, statewide messaging and speeches.