Roanoke (Va.) Organization Records, 1897-1913

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 (Va.) Organization Records, 1897-1913 [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Roanoke County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Summary

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

Roanoke (Va.) Organization Records, 1897-1913 [series or volume title]. Local government records collection, Roanoke County Organization Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Background

Scope and content:

Roanoke (Va.) Organization Records, 1897-1913, is comprised of unprocessed, loose records. These 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 lodge and organization records dated from 1897-1913.

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: The City of Roanoke, in Roanoke County, was first known as Big Lick because of salt deposits found in the vicinity. The town of Big Lick was established in 1852 and was incorporated in 1874. Its name was changed to Roanoke in 1882, and it became a city in 1884. Roanoke was enlarged by annexation from Roanoke County in 1976.

Acquisition information:
These items came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of court records from the City of Roanoke in 2006 under accession number 42682.
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: December 2025.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into one series:

  • Series I: Roanoke (Va.) Organization Records, 1897-1913 [UNPROCESSED]

Physical location:
Library of Virginia
Physical description:
1 cubic foot (1 box)