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Jamestown Exposition Minute Books, 1902-1907

By Sarah Osorio

Collection Overview

Title: Jamestown Exposition Minute Books, 1902-1907

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-175

Creator: Jamestown Exposition Company

Extent: 7.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Loose materials found in the front and back pockets of the volumes were separated into folders.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

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.

Biographical Note

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.

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: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Jamestown Exposition Minute Books, MSS 0000-175, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed September 6, 2018.

Other Note: The four folders listed in Box 1 are housed with MSS 0000-176 and MSS 0000-446.

Box and Folder Listing

Item 1: Artifact, Seal Embosser, circa 1902Add to your cart.
Stamps official seal of the Jamestown Exposition Company, incorporated March 10, 1902.
Box 1: Loose Materials from Minute Books, circa 1902-1907Add to your cart.
Folder 1: Loose Materials from Stockholders' Minute Book, circa 1902-1907Add to your cart.
Includes detailed lists of subscriptions to the common stock of the Jamestown Exposition Company.
Folder 2: Loose Materials from Board of Directors Minute Book, circa 1902-1907Add to your cart.
Includes resolutions.
Folder 3: Loose Materials from Executive Committee Minute Book, 1906Add to your cart.
Correspondence.
Folder 4: Loose Materials from Board of Governors Minute Book, 1905-1907Add to your cart.
Includes correspondence, an invoice, and ink blotters.
Box 2: Stockholders' Minute BookAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Minute Book, Stockholders', 1902 April 16 - 1907 July 5Add to your cart.
80 pages.
Box 3: Board of Directors Minute BookAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Minute Book, Board of Directors, 1902 May 7 - 1907 November 26Add to your cart.
183 pages.
Box 4: Executive Committee Minute BookAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Minute Book, Executive Committee, 1902 August 26 - 1907 November 16Add to your cart.
209 pages.
Box 5: Board of Governors Minute Book (Volume 1 of 3)Add to your cart.
Item 4: Minute Book, Board of Governors (Volume 1 of 3), 1904 October 25 - 1906 June 15Add to your cart.
297 pages.
Box 6: Board of Governors Minute Book (Volume 2 of 3)Add to your cart.
Item 1: Minute Book, Board of Governors (Volume 2 of 3), 1906 June 19 - 1907 April 3Add to your cart.
304 pages. Index is handwritten.
Box 7: Board of Governors Minute Book (Volume 3 of 3)Add to your cart.
Item 1: Minute Book, Board of Governors (Volume 3 of 3), 1907 April 5 - August 8Add to your cart.
125 pages. Index is handwritten.