Wise County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1850-1950

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:

There are no restrictions.

Terms of access:

There are no restrictions.

Preferred citation:

Wise County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1850-1950, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

Creator:
Wise County (Va.) Circuit Court.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Wise County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1850-1950, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Wise County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Wise County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1850-1950, is comprised of various records created by groups in Northumberland County. Represented records largely consist of unprocessed loose records. These records typically consist of appointments of trustees, minutes, and miscellaneous records of religious organizations, fraternal organizations, independent associations, and cooperatives.

Includes boxes containing material identified as organization records. These records may be flat filed or foldered but not fully processed.

Biographical / historical:

Context for Record Type: Organization Records, both volumes and loose records, are in some cases transferred to the Library of Virginia as components of court record transfers. These organization records in some cases were simply stored in the local court building for safe keeping by business owners. In other cases, organization records (particularly ledgers, account books, etc.) may have been filed in a court case as an exhibit. These organization record exhibits appeared both in chancery causes and in judgments, these records serving as exhibits for business dissolution cases, debt suits, and contract disputes.

Locality History: Wise County was named for Henry Alexander Wise, governor of Virginia from 1856 to 1860. It was formed in 1856 from Lee, Scott, and Russell Counties. Its area is 415.6 square miles, and the county seat is Wise.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Wise County under an undated accession.
Processing information:

Prior to 2025, the various organization records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large organization record for the locality. Since 2025, these records additionally include identified but not processed records.

Encoded by E. Woodward: 2021; updated by J. Taylor: October 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into one series:

  • Series I: Wise County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1850-1950 [UNPROCESSED]

Physical location:
State Records Center
Physical description:
4 cubic feet (4 boxes)