PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi044511::A Guide to the Staunton (Va.) Election Records, 1896-1950 (Bulk 1920-1948))//EN" "vi04451.xml" A Guide to the Staunton (Va.) Election Records, 1896-1950 (Bulk 1920-1948) Staunton (Va.) Election Records, 1896-1950 (Bulk 1920-1948) 1124144, 1124146-1124150. J. Porter Library of Virginia © 2013 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

Conditions of Use

Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Joanne Porter, 22 October 2013 Description is in English 2013-11-21 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Staunton (Va.) Election Records, 1896-1950 (Bulk 1920-1948) A Collection in the Library of Virginia 1124144, 1124146-1124150 J Porter

Library of Virginia 2013 Library of Virginia Staff Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary Library of Virginia Staunton (Va.) Election Records, 1896-1950 (Bulk 1920-1948) 1124144, 1124146-1124150 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia 6 boxes English Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court Administrative Information Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Staunton (Va.) Election Records, 1896-1950 (Bulk 1920-1948), Local government records collection, Staunton (City) Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from the city of Staunton.

Historical Information

The City of Staunton, in Augusta County, was named, according to tradition, for Rebecca Staunton, wife of Sir William Gooch, lieutenant governor of Virginia from 1727 to 1749. Staunton was laid out in 1748 at the site of the Augusta County courthouse and was established as a town in 1761. It was incorporated as a town in 1801 and as a city in 1871.

Scope and Content

Staunton (Va.)Election Records, 1896-1950 (Bulk 1920- 1948), consists of Voter Registration records.

Adjunct Descriptive Data Related Material

Additional Staunton Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

 Index Terms Corporate Names: Staunton (Va.) Circuit Court. Subjects: Public records -- Virginia -- Staunton. Geographical Names: Staunton (Va.) -- History. Genre and Form Terms: Local government records -- Virginia -- Staunton. Contents List Records, 1902-1950

Lists of Colored Voters Registered includes the following 5 volumes: List of Colored Voters Registered, 1906-1948; Roll of Colored Voters, 1907-1950; List of Colored Voters Registered, 1902-1903; 1902; and 1902.

Records, 1902-1950

Lists of White Voters Registered includes the following 3 volumes: Roll of White Voters Registered, 1904-1920 and List of White Voters Registered, 1902-1950 and 1904-1930.

Records 1902-1948

General Voter Registration and Lists of White Voters Registered includes the following 4 volumes: General Voter Registration, 1902-1948; List of White Voters Registered, 1902-1903; 1902-1920; and 1905-1948.

Records, 1896-1950

Lists of White Voters Registered contains the following 4 volumes: List of White Voters Registered, 1904-1948; 1904-1950; 1896-1902; and Roll of White Voters Registered, 1902-1905.

Records, 1896-1950

Lists of Colored Voters Registered includes the following 6 volumes: List of Colored Voters Registered, 1896-1902; 1907-1948; Roll of Colored Voters Registered, 1902-1903; List of Colored Voters Registered, 1902-1948; 1902-1928; and 1907-1950.

Records, 1902-1931

Lists of White and Colored Voters Registered includes the following 4 volumes: List of White Voters Registered, 1902-1924; 1902-1931; 1902-1931; and List of Colored Voters Registered, 1904-1920.