Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912

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:

Chesapeake/Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Summary

Extent:
0.9 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Creator:
Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Chesapeake/Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912, [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Norfolk County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912 is comprised of various records created by groups in Norfolk County. Represented records consist of unprocessed, loose records. The 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.

Includes appointment of trustee records, dated 1850-1912.

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: Norfolk County (extinct) 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 a transfer of court papers from Chesapeake/Norfolk 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 J. Taylor: November 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into one series:

  • Series I: Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912 [UNPROCESSED]

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