Roanoke County (Va.) Organization Records, 1899-1905, 1926

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:

Roanoke County (Va.) Organization Records, 1899-1905, 1926 [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Roanoke County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Roanoke County (Va.) Organization Records, 1899-1905, 1926 [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Roanoke County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Roanoke County (Va.) Organization Records, 1899-1905, 1926, 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 trustees from 1899-1905 and substitution of trustees dated 1905.

Includes organization records from 1926.

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: Roanoke County was named for the Roanoke River, which in turn was derived from the English colonists' misunderstanding of the Indian word for the shell beads worn as personal adornment or used for trade. The county was formed from Botetourt County in 1838, and part of Montgomery County was added in 1849. The county courthouse is in the city of Salem, and the administrative offices are in the county.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from Roanoke 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: November 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into one series:

  • Series I: Roanoke County (Va.) Organization Records, 1899-1905, 1926 [UNPROCESSED]

Physical location:
State Records Center
Physical description:
0.9 cubic feet (2 boxes)