Minute books

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One February 7, 1902 to November 23, 1958 minute book from the Norfolk Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. The 235-page book includes meeting minutes, 1952 and 1956 membership lists, annual meeting summaries from the 1950s, a booklet for the preservation of the Adam Thoroughgood house, and a clipping about the unveiling of a historical marker in 1934 at the old lighthouse at Cape Henry.

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One minute book of the Borough Club in Norfolk, Virginia containing typescript pages pasted into the volume dating between June 28, 1911 and December 28, 1915. The book also contains the organization's constitution, bylaws, forms, membership lists, correspondence, and autographs of members.

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One June 18, 1879 to January 30, 1901 record book containing the Constitution, by-laws, meeting minutes, financial statements, and member lists of the Chesapeake Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The book also includes lists of house-related items on pages 230-237 likely used to settle liabilities when the Club was purchased by Leigh and Cooke.

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One 1872-1896 handbook and two minute books dating from 1901-1986 of the Howard Association in Norfolk, Virginia. The records include historical and financial accounts of the Association.

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One 1944-1956 minute book of the Portsmouth, Virginia chapter of the International Molders' and Foundry Workers' Union of North America, local union number 278. The minutes are usually recorded monthly, although meetings from 1944 and 1945 were usually held bi-monthly. Special meetings held are also recorded throughout the minute book.

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Two 1904-1944 minute books and eight circa 1930s-1940s ledgers of the J. E. Etheridge Lumber Company in Norfolk, Virginia. The records contain accounting information for the business including an employee roster, business orders and expenditures, bills and accounts payable, and other business-related transactions.

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One 1818-1830 minute book of the James River Steam Boat Company, consisting of stockholders of the steamboats Richmond and Powhatan. The book records meeting minutes, accounting information, resolutions, and other related activities.

Scope and Contents Six 1902-1907 minute books of the Jamestown Exposition Company in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes typed minutes of the stockhholders (i.e. incorporators), Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and Board of Governors. Each minute book includes an alphabetical index of topics in the front. The Board of Governors minutes are contained within three volumes. The minutes are sometimes signed by the recording secretary and approved by the chairman. This collection also includes a...

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Two 1921-1963 minute books of the Lydia Roper Home for the Aged in Norfolk, Virginia.

Scope and Contents Poems by Mary Eldredge Howell from approximately 1907 to 1946. The collection contains both handwritten and typescript copies of her poems, with typescript materials frequently cross-referenced to the four handwritten composition books. Also, one September 1936 - May 1941 minute book from the Writers' Club of Norfolk and one 1899-1907 photograph album. The album contains photographs of Margery Eldredge Howell, family and friends, and various scenes in Norfolk, Virginia; Virginia Beach,...