PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vivi06246::A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912)//EN" "vivi06246.xml" A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912 Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912 Jennifer Taylor Library of Virginia © 2025 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Jennifer Taylor, 7 November 2025 Description is in English A Guide to the Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912 A Collection in the Library of Virginia

Library of Virginia 2025 LVA Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912 State Record Center-Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 0.9 cubic feet (2 boxes). English Norfolk County (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

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Use Restrictions

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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.

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.

 Historical Information

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.

 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.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged into one series: Series I: Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912 [UNPROCESSED]

 Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Norfolk County (Va.) court records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

Contents List Norfolk County (Va.) Organization Records, circa 1779-1912[UNPROCESSED] State Records Center 0.9 cubic feet (2 boxes)

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

 County Administrative Records, Election Records, Military and Pension Records, Organization Records, School Records, Wills circa 1779-1905 Organization Records; Business/Corporations/Partnerships Records; Board of Supervisors 1807-1938

Includes appointment of trustee records, dated 1850-1912.