Norfolk County (Va.) Business Records, 1889-1927

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:

Norfolk County (Va.) Business Records, 1889-1927. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
3 volumes
Creator:
Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Norfolk County (Va.) Business Records, 1889-1927. [include volume title]. Local government records collection, Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Norfolk County (Va.) Business Records, 1889-1927, is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies is pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Norfolk County (Va.). Represented records largely consists of letter books and a minute book.

Biographical / historical:

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

Locality History: Norfolk County was created in 1691 when Lower Norfolk County was divided into Norfolk County and Princess Anne County. Norfolk County became extinct on 1 January 1963, when it was consolidated with the city of South Norfolk to form the city of Chesapeake. The county seat was Portsmouth.

Acquisition information:
These records came to the Library of Virginia in transfers of court papers from Chesapeake, City of/Norfolk County in an undated accession.
Processing information:

The records in this collection were processed in 2010 by Bari Helms.

Prior to 2024, the various business records in this collection were originally described as individual records, but they have been consolidated into one large business record for the locality.

Encoded by J. Taylor, May 2024

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into two series:

  • Series I: Business Records of the Dinwiddie Realty Corporation, 1910-1927
  • Series II: Business Records of James A. Kerr, 1889-1907

Physical location:
State Record Center-Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Physical description:
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