Answer of Lewis Lanier to Jane's Bill of Complaint
Source
Petersburg City (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1803-1960, Jane v. Admr. of Edwin Lanier etc., 1840-066. Local Government Records Collections, Petersburg City Court Records, Library of Virginia. 730-1840-066-0010/0011.
Petersburg City (Va.) Chancery Causes, 1803-066. Local Government Records Collections, Petersburg City Court Records, Library of Virginia. 730-1840-066-0007/0008.
In an application for a marriage license, one had to indicate not only that he or she was not "a habitual criminal, idiot, imbecile, hereditary epileptic or insane person," but but also whether he or she was "white, colored, or mixed."
Source
Rockbridge County (Va.) Clerk's Correspondence, 1912-1943. Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records. The Library of Virginia. 12-1245-002.
Application for Marriage License (Charlie Sorrells and Sophia Jane Woods)
Description
In his application for a marriage license, Charlie Sorrells indicated that both he and his fiancee, Sophia Jane Woods, were white. A.T. Shields, the same clerk of the court who denied Atha Sorrells' right to marry, signed the license. The Sorrells' name was later placed on a list of "mixed negroid" families living in Rockbridge, Virginia.
Source
Rockbridge County (Va.) Clerk's Correspondence [Walter A. Plecker to A.T. Shields], 1912-1943. Local Government Records Collection, Rockbridge County Court Records. The Library of Virginia. 10-0477-001/002.
Pen and ink drawing of a wood and brick house surrounded by trees. Artist's signature, "Edward A. Darby," appears in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing.
Aubrey E. Strode, Author of Virginia's Sterilization Law
Description
Aubrey E. Strode drafted the 1924 sterilization law and acted as legal counsel to the Board of Directors of the Virginia State Colony. He was paid $750 to represent the Board in each of the appeals of Carrie Buck's case.
Pen and ink drawing of a brick house surrounded by trees and landscaping. Artist's signature, "Edward A. Darby," appears in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing.
Pen and ink drawing of a wood house showing a tree in front of the house. Artist's signature, "R. M. Allyn 35," appears in the lower left-hand corner of the drawing.