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Virginia Court Clerks Association - Organizational Materials (VCCA001)
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Title
Virginia Court Clerks Association - Organizational Materials (VCCA001)
Subject
Virginia Court Clerks Association--Virginia@Virginia Court Clerks Association--History@Circuit courts--Virginia@Clerks of court--Virginia--History@Court administration
Description
Administrative, financial, historical, and instructional materials documenting the operations, professional development, and legislative tracking of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) from 1910 through the early 2020s.
The collection comprises administrative papers including the association's constitution, by-laws, committee lists, directories, and presidential speeches; extensive financial records such as membership dues ledgers, checkbooks, receipts, invoices, and treasurer’s reports; and educational and procedural guides detailing uniform clerk fees, local court practices, and equity procedures. It highlights continuous professional training via the proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conferences held at the University of Virginia. Additionally, the collection documents legislative tracking through various General Assembly bill summaries, summaries of the Acts of Assembly of interest to clerks, and government relations contracts. Commemorative files comprise resolutions of respect and memorials for deceased clerks, retirement proclamations, and materials from the association's 50th and 100th anniversary milestones.
The collection comprises administrative papers including the association's constitution, by-laws, committee lists, directories, and presidential speeches; extensive financial records such as membership dues ledgers, checkbooks, receipts, invoices, and treasurer’s reports; and educational and procedural guides detailing uniform clerk fees, local court practices, and equity procedures. It highlights continuous professional training via the proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conferences held at the University of Virginia. Additionally, the collection documents legislative tracking through various General Assembly bill summaries, summaries of the Acts of Assembly of interest to clerks, and government relations contracts. Commemorative files comprise resolutions of respect and memorials for deceased clerks, retirement proclamations, and materials from the association's 50th and 100th anniversary milestones.
Creator
Virginia Court Clerks Association
Publisher
JMU Libraries
Date
1910 - Present
Contributor
VCCA Historians
Rights
This work has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Format
PDF
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
VCCA001
Provenance
Collected and maintained by the historians of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (VCCA) since the organization's inception. The records were held by Fauquier County Circuit Court Clerk Gail Barb during her tenure as association historian, and were subsequently transferred to her successor, Rockingham County Circuit Court Clerk Chaz W. Haywood, who serves as the current historian.
Collection Items
Virginia Court Clerks' Association Meeting Minutes, Volume 1
Official record of meeting minutes, proceedings, resolutions, committee reports, and officer rosters of the Virginia Court Clerks Association from its foundational meeting at Murphy's Hotel in Richmond, Virginia, on January 12, 1910, through its…
Virginia Court Clerks' Association Meeting Minutes, Volume 2
Official proceedings, committee reports, addresses, financial statements, and memorial resolutions of the Virginia Court Clerks' Association (1954-1961). Features the Report of the Committee on Preservation of Non-Essential Records under HJR 21…
Virginia Court Clerks Association Constitution, By-Laws, and Papers
Booklet containing various organizational materials including the association constitution, by-laws, committees, and VCCA president speeches, and submitted papers for annual Court Clerk's Conventions.
VCCA Secretary Report
Typed document containing a report of the transactions of the VCCA since the August 1918 VCCA Convention.
A Guide for the use of Court Clerks in Virginia in making up Fee Bills in Certain Cases
A pamphlet created to instruct Virginia court clerks in preparing fee bills. According to the introduction, J N Bosang first compiled the guide for his own use, then issued it in pamphlet form for distribution to clerks across the state. He later…
VCCA Treasurers Account Ledger, 1933-1954
Ledger documenting the treasurer’s accounts of the Virginia Court Clerks Association from 1933 to 1954. Maintained by J N Bosang, Clerk of the Circuit Court of Pulaski County, it records receipts, disbursements, and other routine financial activity…
A Guide for the use of Court Clerks in Virginia in making up Fee Bills in Certain Cases
Pamphlet prepared in 1939 by the Committee of the Virginia Court Clerks Association and approved in 1940. It lists clerk fees for common civil actions, including divorce, liens, deeds of trust, real estate partition, debt, confession of judgment,…
Record of Expenses by Secretary Advanced Virginia Court Clerks' Association
A notebook recording financial transactions in the account of George R. Walters, secretary of the Virginia Court Clerks Association. Includes fees, payments, and expenses such as telephone calls, stationery, postage, committee costs, flowers for…
Constitution and By-Laws
Revised booklet on the Virginia Court Clerks' Association's Constitution and By-Laws. This revision was approved by the association at Roanoke, Virginia on August 11, 1945. Printed in 1946.
Commonwealth of Virginia List of Judges and Officers in Counties and Cities
Booklet with lists of judges, clerks of court, Commonwealth's attorneys, treasurers, Commissioners of Revenue, Directors of Finance, Sheriffs, City Sergeants, and High Constables.
Proposed Modifications of Practice and Procedure in 1. Suits of Equity 2. Actions at Law 3. Pretrial Conference 4. Upon Approval with Explanatory Notes and Comments
Booklet on Practice and Procedure in Suits in Equity, Actions at Law, Pre-Trial Conference, and Upon Appeal
A Statement of Fees and Taxes Frequently Used by Court Clerks and List of Code Sections, Old and New, Governing Some Matters Handled by Clerks
Pamphlet providing Virginia court clerks with a reference for commonly used fees and taxes, along with relevant old and new code sections in the 1950 Code of Virginia. Covers fees for chancery and law actions, appointments including those for poor…
Proceedings of the Local Government Officials' Conference, June 25-28, 1952: A Cooperative Training Program
Proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conference held June 25–28, 1952, documenting a cooperative training program. Includes training materials and statistical information for county supervisors, court clerks, sheriffs, commissioners,…
Laws Relating to Compensation of Attorneys for the Commonwealth, Clerks of Court, Commissioners of the Revenue, High Constables, Sheriffs and Sergeants, Treasurers
Booklet regarding the laws listed in the Virginia Code of Virginia (1950) for the compensations and lists of duties of county and city officers and administrators in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Proceedings of the Local Government Officials Conference, August 31-September 2, 1953
Proceedings of the Local Government Officials’ Conference, August 31–September 2, 1954, documenting a cooperative training program. Includes training materials, statistics, and printed photographs for county supervisors, court clerks, sheriffs,…
Marginal Release of Liens given by the Hon. W. Hodges Baker
A copy of the speech given by the late Honorable W. Hodges Baker on Marginal Release of Liens from the VCCA Convention in 1943-1944.
Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates 1776-1955
Book on Speakers and Clerks of the Virginia House of Delegates 1776-1955.