In conjunction with the Sherwood Anderson Festival, the Smyth-Bland Regional Library will feature a unique and very special Sherwood Anderson exhibit from September through November, 2007. The exhibition will include Anderson’s first edition books, letters to Eleanor Copenhaver Anderson, original Anderson art, periodicals, newspapers, oral history collections, photos, the typewriter that Anderson used and which he took on the S.S. Santa Lucia to Chile where he died in 1941, and many other artifacts.

The Sherwood Anderson archive is the area of Smyth-Bland Regional Library dedicated to housing all Anderson artifacts. It is located on the ground floor beside the Rose Greer Akers reference area.

The Sherwood Anderson Archive of the Smyth-Bland Regional Library seeks to document the life and works of Sherwood Anderson. A real sense of Sherwood Anderson's presence still pervades Marion. The surrounding town and countryside were Sherwood Anderson's haunts during the last twelve years of his life. The Sherwood Anderson Archive in the Smyth-Bland Regional Library offers what other libraries cannot, immediate access to Sherwood Anderson’s world in Southwest Virginia. Sherwood spent his life searching for utopia and probably came closest to finding happiness in these mountains among the people he so enjoyed.

Collections and materials in the Sherwood Anderson Archive cover the life and works of Sherwood Anderson. Subjects collected include his novels, short stories, essays, literary criticisms of his work, biographies, family histories, and other aspects of Anderson's life and writings. Types of material collected include (but are not limited to) books, manuscripts, periodicals, newspaper clippings, oral history, pamphlets, and photographs. Of special interest are first editions of his works.



Contributions to the Sherwood Anderson Archive of the Smyth-Bland Regional Library are invited. They may consist of books by or about Sherwood Anderson, letters to or from Mr. Anderson, or other literary artifacts, including photographs, relating to him.

The first contribution was from Dr. Hilbert H. Campbell, and it included, among other items, some original letters written by Anderson. Another notable contribution was a complete set of The Works of Sherwood Anderson, second edition, published in Japan, received through the courtesy of Dr. Kichinosuke Ohashi, Editor.








The Sherwood Anderson Archive of the Smyth-Bland Regional Library is open to all patrons during normal library hours.

1.	Materials in locked bookshelves and locked file cabinets may be used after retrieval by staff member. Patrons must sign Rare Material Request Form giving title/name of material, call number or identification number, patron name and date. Patrons must notify staff member when finished with material. Library staff will return all materials to shelves and/or cabinets.
2.	Only pencils may be used with materials in locked bookshelves or file cabinets.
3.	Parents must provide adequate supervision for their children.
4.	All material in the Sherwood Anderson Archive is non-circulating and must not be removed from the Archive.
5.	Patrons are required to leave briefcases, bags and other non-essential research items in a designated area.

1.	Patrons are responsible for obtaining necessary publication rights and/or copyright clearances before any publication.
2.	When incorporating in a publication information obtained from materials peculiar to the Sherwood Anderson Archive (such as manuscript collections and photographs), patrons must seek permission from and acknowledge the Library or, in the case of a permanent loan, the owner.
3.	In cases where publication of materials held by the Library is restricted by covenant with the donor and stated in the Deed of Gift or Agreement of Permanent Loan or Agreement of Temporary Loan, the patron must request permission and acknowledgement from donor.