Virginia Department of Treasury, Division of Unclaimed Property, 1822-1991

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888
Restrictions:

Privacy protected information closed for [x] years after date record created. Restrictions vary. See individual catalogue records for nature of restriction.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Virginia. Department of Treasury. Unclaimed personal property papers. [Cite specific lot and accession used]. State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
23.59 cu ft (60 boxes and 2 volumes)
Creator:
Virginia. Department of Treasury.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Virginia. Department of Treasury. Unclaimed personal property papers. [Cite specific lot and accession used]. State Records Collection, The Library of Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Each unclaimed property lot has been catalogued separately.

Oversized.

Oversized.

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Consists of the M. F. W. Speers and W. A. Thomas Papers.

Oversized.

Biographical / historical:

The Treasurer is the custodian of the property presumed abandoned and remitted to the State's custody for safekeeping. The property is retained by the Treasurer after being declared unclaimed property, for eventual delivery to persons claiming an interest in such property pursuant to Sections 55-210.20 through 55-210.22 of the Code of Virginia. Per LVA schedule 152-006, records are retained by the Dept. of Treasury for 20 years and then transferred to the Library of Virginia.

Acquisition information:
Virginia Department of Treasury, Division of Unclaimed Property, 101 North 14th Street, Richmond, VA 23219, transferred 9 June 1982 (accessions 31473 and 32981); Accession 42943 transferred 2 November 2006 and accessioned 6 November 2006; Accession 43250 transferred 14 May 2007 and accessioned 7 June 2007; Accession 50624 transferred 3 October 2012 and accessioned 8 November 2012; Accession 52072 transferred 23 August 2017 and accessioned 30 August 2017.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by accession and then by lot number.

By lot number

By lot number

By lot number.