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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
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.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
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
Browse by Item:
[
Item 1: Artifact, Seal Embosser, circa 1902],
[
Box 1: Loose Materials from Minute Books, circa 1902-1907],
[
Box 2: Stockholders' Minute Book],
[
Box 3: Board of Directors Minute Book],
[
Box 4: Executive Committee Minute Book],
[
Box 5: Board of Governors Minute Book (Volume 1 of 3)],
[
Box 6: Board of Governors Minute Book (Volume 2 of 3)],
[
Box 7: Board of Governors Minute Book (Volume 3 of 3)],
[All]
- Item 1: Artifact, Seal Embosser, circa 1902
- Stamps official seal of the Jamestown Exposition Company, incorporated March 10, 1902.
- Box 1: Loose Materials from Minute Books, circa 1902-1907
- Folder 1: Loose Materials from Stockholders' Minute Book, circa 1902-1907
- 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 1902-1907
- Includes resolutions.
- Folder 3: Loose Materials from Executive Committee Minute Book, 1906
- Correspondence.
- Folder 4: Loose Materials from Board of Governors Minute Book, 1905-1907
- Includes correspondence, an invoice, and ink blotters.
- Box 2: Stockholders' Minute Book
- Item 1: Minute Book, Stockholders', 1902 April 16 - 1907 July 5
- 80 pages.
- Box 3: Board of Directors Minute Book
- Item 1: Minute Book, Board of Directors, 1902 May 7 - 1907 November 26
- 183 pages.
- Box 4: Executive Committee Minute Book
- Item 1: Minute Book, Executive Committee, 1902 August 26 - 1907 November 16
- 209 pages.
- Box 5: Board of Governors Minute Book (Volume 1 of 3)
- Item 4: Minute Book, Board of Governors (Volume 1 of 3), 1904 October 25 - 1906 June 15
- 297 pages.
- Box 6: Board of Governors Minute Book (Volume 2 of 3)
- Item 1: Minute Book, Board of Governors (Volume 2 of 3), 1906 June 19 - 1907 April 3
- 304 pages. Index is handwritten.
- Box 7: Board of Governors Minute Book (Volume 3 of 3)
- Item 1: Minute Book, Board of Governors (Volume 3 of 3), 1907 April 5 - August 8
- 125 pages. Index is handwritten.
