Charter books

Scope and content:

The charter books contain bound legal records documenting the creation, alteration, and dissolution of corporations and business partnerships in Charlottesville. These include charters, articles of incorporation, certificates, and statements of change.

Arrangement:

The clerks of the Charlottesville Corporation and Circuit Courts arranged the records in the books chronologically. In this series, the books are also arranged chronologically.

Related material:

Copies of many of the records in this series were sent to the Virginia State Corporation Commission. The Library of Virginia preserves copies of the Commission's charter books.

Access and use

Location of collection:
University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept.
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
University of Virginia
P.O. Box 400110
160 McCormick Rd
Charlottesville, Virginia 22904-4110
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Brenda Gunn
Phone: (434) 924-1037
Phone: (434) 243-1776
Fax: (434) 924-4968
Parent restrictions:
The commitment records in this collection are closed to researchers for 125 years after their creation. There are no access restrictions on the rest of the materials.
Parent terms of access:
The Commonwealth of Virginia may own the intellectual property in some of these records, and there may be restrictions on their reuse and republication.

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