Bland County (Va.) Health and Medical Records, 1902-1980

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

Email: archdesk@lva.virginia.gov

Phone: (804) 692-3888

Web: www.lva.virginia.gov

Summary

Creator:

Bland County (Va.) Circuit Court

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

Bland County (Va.) Health and Medical Records, 1902-1980, consist of Board of Health Minutes and Records of Persons Adjudged Insane.

Biographical / historical:

Bland County is said to have been named for Richard Bland, a leader of colonial Virginia's resistance to Great Britain in the 1760s and 1770s. It was formed from Giles, Wythe, and Tazewell Counties in 1861, and another part of Giles was added in 1900. Its area is 369 square miles, and the county seat is Bland.

Acquisition information:

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Bland County.

Physical location:

State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia

Physical description:

6 v.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Public records--Virginia--Bland County.
Local government records--Virginia--Bland County.