By Will Hopkins
Collection Overview
Title: Ghent Club Stock Certificates, 1904-1905
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-248
Creator: Ghent Club
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Arrangement: Copies are arranged chronologically. Original certificate is in a separate insert.
Date Acquired: 02/23/2012
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One 1904 original stock certificate and twelve 1904-1905 photocopies of stock certificates issued by the Ghent Club of Norfolk, Virginia.
Biographical Note
The Ghent Club was established around 1902 for the middle and upper classes in Norfolk, Virginia. The Club was originally held at 222 York Street, and its membership consisted largely of individuals from the German-Jewish community. In 1920, the Ghent Club moved to Virginia Beach, Virginia and became the Lynnhaven Country Club, but it did not last due to maintenance costs.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
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 Source:
Reed Matson and Margaret Rawls by donation
Acquisition Method:
The original stock certificate was donated by Mr. Matson; the remaining photocopied stock certificates are of unknown origin.
Preferred Citation:
Ghent Club Stock Certificates, MSS 0000-248, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed June 13, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
- Folder 1: Stock Certificates, 1904-1905
- Item 1: Original Stock Certificate, 1904 April 1
- Original stock certificate No. 65 issued to Max Pincus. Handwritten note in red ink on certificate face says "#90 issued in lieu hereof November 15, 1905."
- Item 2: Stock Certificate Copies, 1904 April 1 and 15 November 1904
- Twelve copies of stock certificates issued by the Ghent Club to the following people: J. L. Margolius, R. Margolius, Aaron Marx, Moses Marx, B. F. Metzger, Joseph Morris, J. Rotholtz, Issac Salamonsky, L. L. Stern, Nathan Metzger, Louis Seidler, and Roy Shulman. Handwritting across the face of each certificate indicates that the certificate was cancelled and replaced on November 15, 1905.
- Item 3: Original Stock Certificate, 1904 April 1
- MSS 2017-054. Original stock certificate No. 39 issued to D. E. Levy.