City of Norfolk City Clerk Historical Records
Scope and Contents
Historical volumes recording the history of the Borough and City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, primarily from 1736 to the 1920s. These materials include records of Common Council, Common Hall, Select Council, and the Finance Committee of City Council. Also included are records concerning the formation and development of the Town of Berkley from 1890-1923, as well as the organization of Atlantic City Ward from 1890-1898. This collection also includes a record of city ordinances, resolutions, licenses, stock receipts, insurance records, City Clerk appropriations, 1922 annexation proceedings, building lines, and a volume of Norfolk servicemen receiving medals for their service in World War I. Other miscellaneous materials include an 1884 volume on the history of Norfolk, England, three scrapbooks from the Norfolk, Virginia City Clerk Louis S. Hudgins (covering the years 1958-1995), various commemorative artifacts from Norfolk's sister cities, the seals of Norfolk Borough and the City of Norfolk, two CD-ROMs, and various oversized materials relating to Norfolk, Virginia.
Dates
- created: 1736-2015
- Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2018
- Event: Date of conservation for items 1, 3, 4, and 26: 2025 July
Creator
- City of Norfolk (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Full Extent
103.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged by series, roughly in chronological order.
Source of Acquisition
R. Breckenridge Daughtrey by transfer, City Ordinance 47,204
Separated Materials
Many volumes in this collection indicate they were microfilmed by staff at the Library of Virginia in the late 1970s / early 1980s; both the Library of Virginia and Norfolk City Clerk's office are likely to contain these microfilms in their holdings.
Other Descriptive Information
Items 1-73 and 98-100 are housed on open shelving. Items 74-97 are housed in three boxes. Items 101-103 are housed in one oversized folder.
Processing Information
Processed February 3-10, 2020.
Genre / Form
- Administrative records
- Bonds (legal records)
- Compact discs
- Cultural artifacts
- Drawings (visual works)
- Financial records
- Government records
- Manuals (instructional materials)
- Minutes (administrative records)
- Municipal government records
- Ordinances
- Pins (jewelry)
- Reports
- Resolutions (administrative records)
- Scrapbooks
- Seals (artifacts)
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the City of Norfolk City Clerk Historical Records
- Author
- Sarah Osorio
- Date
- 2020 February 3 - 2020 February 10
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Revision Statements
- 2026 January 6: Incorporation of conservation notes pertaining to Items 1, 3, 4, and 26.
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- Container: Item 101-103 (Text)
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- Container: Item 74-98 (Text)
Repository Details
Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
2nd Floor
Norfolk VA 23510 US
757-431-7429
localhistory@norfolk.gov