A Guide to the Mathews County (Va.) Organization Records, 1908-1960, undated Mathews County (Va.) Organization Records, 1908-1960, undated 1006218-1184613 circa

A Guide to the Mathews County (Va.) Organization Records, 1908-1960, undated

A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers: 1006218-1184613 circa


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Repository
Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
1006218-1184613 circa
Title
Mathews County (Va.) Organization Records, 1908-1960, undated
Physical Characteristics
24 boxes and or volumes.
Collector
Mathews County (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Mathews County (Va.) Organization Records, 1908-1960, undated, Local government records collection, Mathews County Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Va. 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in a shipment of court papers from Mathews County.

Historical Information

Mathews County was named for Thomas Mathews, of Norfolk, the Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1790 when the county was formed from Gloucester County.

Most records were burned in Richmond on 3 April 1865, where they had been moved for safekeeping during the Civil War.

Scope and Content

Mathews County (Va.) Organization Records, 1908-1960, undated, consist of files and correspondence from the Civil War Commission; general Red Cross records and Red Cross Hurricane Relief records; flags, correspondence, minute books, and other records from the Sally Tompkins chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy; and WPA/Emergency Relief Administration correspondence and reports.

Related Material

Additional Mathews County Records can be found on microfilm at the Library of Virginia. Consult "A Guide to Virginia County and City Records on Microfilm."

See the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available at Virginia Memory.

For more information and a listing of lost records localities see Lost Records research note .

Index Terms

    Corporate Names:

  • Mathews County (Va.) Circuit Court.
  • Subjects:

  • Public records -- Virginia -- Mathews County.
  • Geographical Names:

  • Mathews County (Va.) -- History.
  • Genre and Form Terms:

  • Local government records -- Virginia -- Mathews County.