Col. James W. Roberts represented Norfolk from 1948 to 1968 in the Virginia House of Delegates. His papers consist principally of legislative correspondence for the period 1963-1964. The correspondence is arranged alphabetically according to its source. In addition there are two boxes of publications issued by agencies of state government and one box of other publications. Also included is the two-volume study, Debates Constitutional Convention 1901-1902 Virginia.
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James W. Roberts
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James Walker Roberts was born on December 2, 1891, in Alexandria, Virginia and was educated at the Friends (High) School in Washington, D.C. Roberts served in the U.S. Army in World War I and attained the rank of Captain in the Field Artillery. He returned to uniform during World War II as a Lt. Colonel commanding a Virginia State Guard Battalion. His service earned Col. Roberts the First Citizen Award of Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club in 1943.
Roberts enjoyed a successful business career in Norfolk which saw him become president and then chairman of the board of the Henry B. Gilprin Co., wholesale drug firm. His political career was equally successful. From 1948-1968 Roberts represented Norfolk in the Virginia General Assembly where he came to occupy a powerful position on the Appropriations Committee. Roberts also served on the Norfolk City Planning Commission and was appointed to several Governor's advisory committees.
Note written by James F. Walsh
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, "Reorganization of the Division of Ports," Legislative Study Commission Report, 1951, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Arranged alphabetically by sender.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, A, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, B, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, C-Part I, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, C-Part II, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, D, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, E, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, F, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, G, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, H,I,J-Part I, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, H,I,J-Part II, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, K,L, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, M, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, N,O-Part I, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, N,O-Part II, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, P,Q, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, R, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 1, S-Part I, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 2, S-Part II, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 3, T,U,V-Part I, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 4, T,U,V-Part II, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 5, W, 1963-1964, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 1, Did the Court Interpret or Amend? - A Commentary Prepared by the Commission on Constitutional Government, undated, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 2, Question and Answer - Citizens Committee for the Hoover Report, undated, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 3, Suggested State Legislation: Program for 1961 - Committee of State Officials on suggested State Legislation of the Council of State Governments, 1961, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 4, Virginia Corporation Law - Issued by the State Corporation Commission, undated, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 5, Virginia Tax Laws: A Brief Digest for Taxpayers, undated, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 6, We The States: An Anthology of Historic Documents and Commentaries thereon. Expounding the State and Federal Relationship--Issued by the Virginia Commission on Constitutional Government, undated, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 1, Supplement To the Regulations of the Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, undated, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 2, Opinions of the Attorney General and Report to the Governor of Virginia, 1952-1953, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 3, Annual Report of the Auditing Committee of the General Assembly, 1959, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 4, Virginia Election Laws, 1960, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 5, Annual Report--Virginia Department of Labor and Industry, 1963, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 6, Motor Vehicle Laws of Virginia, 1952, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 7, Manual on the Planning and Execution of State Capital Outlays, 1944, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 8, Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates, 1776-1955, 1955, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 9, Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Instruction, 1951-1952, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 1, Annual Report of the State Corporation Commission--Appendix I, 1948, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 2, Virginia Traffic Crash Facts, 1959, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 3, Department of Conservation and Development - The Board of Directors, The Director, Commissioners and Division Programs, 1956, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 4, Report of the Treasurer of Virginia, 1956, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 5, Virginia Retirement Plan For Public Employees, 1960, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 6, Virginia Welfare Bulletin, 1953 June, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Debates Constitutional Convention 1901-1902 Virginia, Vol. I, 1906, Box 7, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Debates Constitutional Convention 1901-1902 Virginia, Vol. II, 1906, Box 8, Colonel James W. Roberts Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.