Jamestown Exposition Minute Books, 1902-1907
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Brief Description: 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 heavy metal logo embosser of the Jamestown Exposition Company seal.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-175
Created by: Jamestown Exposition Company
Volume: 7.0 Boxes
Acquired: 00/00/0000.
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Loose materials found in the front and back pockets of the volumes were separated into folders.
Biographical Note for Jamestown Exposition Company : The Jamestown Exposition Company was incorporated on March 10, 1902. Its purpose was to organize a grand exposition of international scale in Tidewater Virginia for the 300th anniversary of the permanent English-speaking settlement at Jamestown, Virginia in 1607.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)
Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Genres/Forms of Material
Advertising blotters
Bylaws (administrative records)
Cultural artifacts
Minute books
Minutes (administrative records)
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes: Unknown
PreferredCitation: Jamestown Exposition Minute Books, MSS 0000-175, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.