Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions. Fourteen maps were removed from the collection and added to the Map Room. The maps are individually cataloged under the Carlton collection 35133. Includes maps of Charles City, Chesterfield, Hanover, Henrico, and New Kent Counties, and Richmond, Virginia.

Preferred Citation

Helen Sue F. Carlton Collection, 1788-1967. Accession 35133, Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Helen F. Carlton, Richmond, Virginia, 5 April 1995.

Biographical/Historical Information

Resident of Richmond, Virginia.

Scope and Content Information

Includes business records, county and state government records, and personal papers. The business records contain mostly accounts and invoices from various Richmond, Virginia, businesses. The county and state government records include accounts, appointments, commissions, deeds, and letters from various Virginia counties and state agencies. The personal papers contain correspondence and accounts. There is also a medical register of Dr. Broadie S. Herndon of Fredericksburg, Virginia, dated 1861-1867, as well as a receipt book and tobacco production log from Manchester, Virginia, dated 1851-1866.