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Page County (Va.) Business Records, 1818-1896 is comprised of various records created by individuals and companies in pursuit of documenting business activities in and around Page County (Va.) Represented records largely consist of bound volumes such as ledgers, daybooks, minute books, cashbooks, journals, and account books. One box of loose correspondence is also a part of the collection.

Page County (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1831-1914 (bulk 1871-1901), consists of cases concerning issues of equity brought largely by residents of the county and filed in the circuit court. These cases often involve the following actions: divisions of estates or land, disputes over wills, disputes regarding contracts, debt, divorce, and business disputes. Other less prevalent issues include freedom suits, permissions to sell property, and disputes concerning trespass. Predominant documents found in these chancery causes include bills (documents the plaintiff's complaint), answers (defendant's response to the plaintiff's complaint), decrees (court's decision), depositions, affidavits, correspondence, lists of heirs, deeds, plats, wills, records involving enslaved individuals, business records or vital statistics.

Materials in the Library of Virginia's collections contain historical terms, phrases, and images that are offensive to modern readers. These include demeaning and dehumanizing references to race, ethnicity, and nationality; enslaved or free status; physical and mental ability; religion; sex; and sexual orientation and gender identity.

Page County (Va.) Drought Relief Committee Receipts Ledger, 1930-1931, contains a record of drought relief given to families from December 1930 through May 1931. The ledger is divided into four districts: Luray, Marksville, Shenandoah, and Springfield. For each district, there is a list containing the name of the person receiving relief, number of persons in the household, and amount of money received each month. The ledger also contains a page of statistics and notes summarizing the amount of relief given in the county at large and in each district, the number of families and the number of persons receiving relief, and a list of committee officers, members, and investigators involved in distributing relief in each district (pages 18 and 20 of the second section of the ledger).

Page County (Va.) School Records, 1833-1895, consist of School Commissioner reports, minutes, accounts, and vouchers documenting disbursement of the county allotment for public education from the state Literary Fund and include information on teacher salaries, the number of schools in the county, number of poor children in need of aid to education, and the number of poor children educated with money from the literary fund. Annual and quarterly reports for tuition allotted to poor children contain the child's name, names of parents, days of school attended, amounts provided for tuition, branches of study, and occasionally the books and supplies used by the student.