Transfer Day: A Centennial of the Virgin Islands of the United States

March 31, 2017 is Transfer Day, a holiday observed in the Virgin Islands of the United States (St. Croix, St. John, St. Thomas). This year is particularly significant since it marks the 100th anniversary of the transfer of geopolitical jurisdiction from Denmark to the United States of America, and thus, the Dansk vestindiske became the US Virgin Islands/Virgin Islands of the United States. This guide seeks to recognize the event by highlighting library resources on the US Virgin Islands.

"Virgin Islands of the United States" from Putnam's Handy Volume Atlas of the World, with an Index of Cities and Towns Giving the Complete 1920 Census of the United States and Lists of the Countries and Cities of the World, With Latest Population Figures and Useful Statistical Information. 1921.

Provided by the Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection, University of Texas at Austin