Finding Aid to the Lynchburg Public Library Charter
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JONES MEMORIAL LIBRARY
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
LYNCHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY CHARTER
The charter for the Lynchburg Public Library was received and entered into record in
charter book No. 2, Lynchburg (Va.) Circuit Court, on Feb. 16, 1897, by S.G. Wingfield, Clerk.
The charter was presented to Judge S.G. Whittle, by Charles M. Blackford, John W. Craddock,
F.S. Kirkpatrick, Anna L. Jones, and A.R. Long.
The purpose for which the corporation, to be known as the Lynchburg Public Library,
was formed for “the establishment and maintenance of a public library in the City of Lynchburg,
which shall be for the use of the white people of the said City.” The corporation had a capital
stock of $500 and the amount of real estate to be held “shall be so much as may be necessary for
the location and construction of a proper building for its purposes,” but not to exceed $500,000.
A board of governors of thirty members was to establish “by-laws, rules and regulations and [a]
system of management as it may deem best for the interests of the institution.”
MS1334
2311 MEMORIAL AVENUE
LYNCHBURG, VA 24501
(434) 846-0501
LYNCHBURG PUBLIC LIBRARY CHARTER
The charter for the Lynchburg Public Library was received and entered into record in
charter book No. 2, Lynchburg (Va.) Circuit Court, on Feb. 16, 1897, by S.G. Wingfield, Clerk.
The charter was presented to Judge S.G. Whittle, by Charles M. Blackford, John W. Craddock,
F.S. Kirkpatrick, Anna L. Jones, and A.R. Long.
The purpose for which the corporation, to be known as the Lynchburg Public Library,
was formed for “the establishment and maintenance of a public library in the City of Lynchburg,
which shall be for the use of the white people of the said City.” The corporation had a capital
stock of $500 and the amount of real estate to be held “shall be so much as may be necessary for
the location and construction of a proper building for its purposes,” but not to exceed $500,000.
A board of governors of thirty members was to establish “by-laws, rules and regulations and [a]
system of management as it may deem best for the interests of the institution.”
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Dublin Core
Title
Finding Aid to the Lynchburg Public Library Charter
Subject
Finding aids
Lynchburg Public Library (Lynchburg, Va.)--records
Description
Finding aid to a copy of the Lynchburg Public Library Charter, held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The charter dates to 1897 when a corporation to be known as the Lynchburg Public Library was formed to establish a segregated library in the city.
Creator
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Publisher
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Date
2023
Rights
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)
Format
pdf
Language
English
Identifier
MS1334FA
Collection
Citation
George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.), “Finding Aid to the Lynchburg Public Library Charter,” Digital Collections, accessed April 27, 2024, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/386.