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A Guide to the James City County/Williamsburg, City of (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1925-1989 James City County/Williamsburg, City of (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1925-1989 0007843291-0007843292

A Guide to the James City County/Williamsburg, City of (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1925-1989

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Barcode numbers: 0007843291-0007843292


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Barcode numbers
007843291-0007843292
Title
previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1925-1989
Physical Characteristics
3 cubic feet (2 boxes)
Collector
previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of (Va.) Circuit Court
Location
State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of (Va.) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1925-1989. Local government records collection, previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit Court Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, VA 23219.

Acquisition Information

These items came to the Library of Virginia in shipments of court records from previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of under accession numbers 52038 in 2017 and 53845 in 2023.

Processing Information

Encoded by Greg Crawford, 2017; Updated by Vincent T. Brooks, 2023.

Historical Information

Locality History: previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit was named for King previous hit James  next hit I. It was one of the eight shires, or previous hit counties  next hit, enumerated in 1634. Williamsburg was founded in 1699 and declared a “ previous hit city  next hit Incorporate” by a royal charter in 1722, although its actual status was that of a borough. Beginning in 1770, the courts of previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit and Williamsburg shared a common courthouse. During the Civil War, the records of both localities were transferred to Richmond for safekeeping, but were destroyed by fire there on April 3, 1865.

Scope and Content

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit (Va) Public Buildings and Grounds, 1925-1989, consists of two oversize boxes. Box 01 contains architectural drawings and plans for alterations to the previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg Courthouse on Francis Street, as well as plats for the courthouse property, 1925-1967. Box 02 contains drawings for the demolished previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit Administration Building and demolished Mosquito Control Operations Building, 1973-1988. Also included in Box 02 are architectural drawings for alterations to the previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg Courthouse on Monticello Avenue, 1989.

Arrangement

This collection is unprocessed.

Related Material

Additional Accomack previous hit County  next hit Court Records can be found on microfilm at The Library of Virginia. See A Guide to Virginia previous hit County  next hit and previous hit City  next hit Records on Microfilm

previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City  next hit of (Va.) are Virginian Lost Records Localities. Additional previous hit James  next hit previous hit City  next hit previous hit County  next hit/Williamsburg, previous hit City of (Va.) records may be found in the Lost Records Localities Digital Collection available the Library of Virginia website.

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