Charters

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Charters and proposed charters of the City of Norfolk, Virginia dating between 1908 and 1959.

Scope and Contents Official records from the Norfolk Circuit Court Clerk's Office in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection consists of 317 volumes divided into three sections: General Index to Deeds (1916-1981), Charter Books (1915-1988), and General Index to Marriages (1853-1997). The deeds are divided into two parts: Grantors (1923-1981) and Grantees (1916-1981). Grantee books are labeled with volume numbers, No. 30-47. The charter books are labeled with volume numbers, No. 19-171. Charter books No. 19-82...

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Two 1950s to early 1960s scrapbooks from the Greenhill Farms Garden Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks contain magazine and newspaper clippings, yearbooks, photographs, exhibitor cards, membership lists, and other materials relating to the club's activities and events.

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Three ledgers/minute books dating from 1896-1953 and one book listing guests who stayed in the Ballentine Home for the Aged in Norfolk, Virginia from approximately 1907-1983. The collection also includes the charter of incorporation, bylaws, annual statements from 1945-1952, and miscellaneous meeting minutes from 1978-1981. Most of the documents are typed and pasted directly into the ledgers/minute books. Many of the meeting minutes are signed.