The Library of Virginia
800 E. Broad Street
Richmond, Virginia
http://www.lva.virginia.gov/
Processed by: Trenton Hizer
Date completed: 25 October 2000
Organization Records Collection, Acc# 37327
Extent: 33 reels; Misc. Reels 2208 - 2240
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Provenance:
Lent for microfilming by the Virginia Fire and Police Museum, 23 November
1999.
Restrictions:
None
Preferred citation:
Virginia Fire and Police Museum. Collections, 1879-1985. Accession 37327. Organization records collection. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Separations:
None
HISTORY
The Virginia Fire and Museum was founded in 1976 and is located in the oldest standing firehouse in Richmond, Virginia. The building, which served as the home for Steamer Company number 5 from 1849 to 1968 and for the 3rd police station from 1865 to 1898, was slated for demolition in 1976. However, the building was saved to serve as the home for the museum. The museum offers visitors a lesson in police and firefighting architecture, uniforms, and equipment, and provides an educational program on fire and life safety.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTE
Collection, 1879-1985, of the Virginia Fire and Police Museum consisting of log books, supply books and lists, miscellaneous records, insurance brochures, reports on personnel and equipment, accounts and account books, requisitions, inventories, correspondence, house fund books, directories, lists of personnel, personnel histories, leave log books, Fireman's Mutual Aid Society records, burial funds, Fort Lee Fire Department time and attendance books, Board of Fire Commissioners meeting minutes, records of fires in Richmond, visitors register to the Virginia Fire and Police Museum, and miscellaneous loose papers. Log books contain company rosters, duties, watches, daily and monthly reports, alarms, equipment checks, leaves, absences, addresses and telephone numbers, supplies, accounts, weather observations, and other information. Loose papers consist of advertisements, calendars, department orders, receipts, vehicle reports, and other miscellaneous items.
CONTAINER LIST
| Misc. Reel | Contents |
|---|---|
| 2208 | Truck Co. No. 1 Log Book, 1 July 1903-1917 (target incorrect) |
| Truck Co. No. 1 Log Book, 30 September 1916-8 April 1928 (loose papers 1916-1935) | |
| Truck Co. No. 1 Log Book, 23 November 1916-16 September 1917 | |
| Truck Co. No. 1 Log Book, 1 February 1916-22 November 1916 | |
| Truck Co. No. 1 Log Book, 17 September 1917-30 March 17918. | |
| 2209 | Truck Co. No. 1 Supplies, January 1939-October 1941 (loose papers) |
| Engine Co. No. 3 Log Book, 1 July 1903-1914 (target incorrect) | |
| Engine Co. No. 3 Log Book, 1 February 1916-24 November 1916 | |
| Engine Co. No. 3 Log Book, 14 October 1916-31 December 1924 | |
| Engine Co. No. 3 Log Book, 2 September 1917-21 March 1918 | |
| Engine Co. No. 3 Log Book and Supplies, 1925-1933 | |
| 2210 | Engine Co. No. 3 and Truck Co. No. 1 Log Book 1 July 1931-21 April 1932 |
| Engine Co. No. 3 Log Book, 1 January 1925-1 September 1931 | |
| Engine Co. No. 3 and Truck Co. No. 2 Log Book, 16 October 1938-9 August 1939 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 August 1902-23 August 1905 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 July 1903-31 March 1907 | |
| 2211 | Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 April 1907-31 December 1910 |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 January 1911-31 March 1912 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4(?) Supplies, 27 July 1911-December 1914 (target incorrect) | |
| Engine Co. No. 4(?) Log Book, 1 July 1915-26 November 1916, and miscellaneous records, 1903-1937 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 February 1916-14 October 1916 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 14 October 1916-3 July 1917 | |
| 2212 | Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 26 January 1919-17 February 1920 |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 7 May 1919-13 May 1921 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 July 1915-25 November 1916 (target incorrect) | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 January 1922-31 January 1926 | |
| 2213 | Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 February 1926-31 August 1927 |
| Engine Co. No. 4(?) Log Book and miscellaneous records, 1920-1955 (target incorrect) | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 March 1927-1 March 1929 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 March 1929-31 December 1930 | |
| 2214 | Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 January 1933-31 July 1935 |
| Engine Co. No. 4 (?) Log Book, 31 July 1935-30 June 1939 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 July 1939-30 April 1940 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 January 1941-31 December 1942 | |
| 2215 | Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1 January 1937-1946 |
| Engine Co. No. 4 Log Book, 1943-1949 (target incorrect) | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 2 September 1906-14 December 1912 | |
| Various Reports on Facilities, Personnel, and Equipment, 1912-1934 (target incorrect) | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 1 July 1909-30 December 1914, (loose papers, 1911-1912, 1941) | |
| Engine Co. No. 5(?) Supplies, 1 January 1913-3 April 1918 | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book 16 July 1916-25 November 1916 | |
| 2216 | Engine Co. No. 5(?) Log Book, 1 January 1916-18 September 1917 |
| Engine Co. No. 5(?) Log Book, 21 April 1920-22 May 1921 | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 and Truck Co. No. 1 Log Book, 1 January 1925-24 October 1925 | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 20 May 1924-13 March 1925 (loose papers, 1924-1925) | |
| 2217 | Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 21 July 1923-19 May 1924 (loose papers, 1924-1925) |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 1926 | |
| Steamer Co. No. 5 Log Book, 1926 | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 24 October 1926-27 August 1927 | |
| 2218 | Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 1 January 1926-31 December 1931 (miscellaneous records, 1903-1933) |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 23 June 1928-13 April 1929 | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 14 April 1929-7 February 1930 | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 21 May 1933-15 March 1934 | |
| 2219 | Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 1 January 1935-30 May 1938 |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Various Reports on Facilities, Personnel, and Equipment, 1934-1937 | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 1 September 1931-30 April 1939 | |
| Engine Co. No. 5 Log Book, 1 September 1943-31 December 1944 | |
| Steamer Co. No. 5 Requisitions, 21 April 1890-3 May 1901 | |
| 2220 | Engine Co. No. 5 Log of Vehicle Repairs, etc., 1960-1970 (loose papers, 1964) |
| Engine Co. No. 6 Log Book, 1 February 1916-19 November 1916 | |
| Engine Co. No. 6 Log Book, 6 May 1919-8 June 1920 | |
| Engine Co. No. 6 Log Book, 1 November 1925-15 August 1926 | |
| 2221 | Engine Co. No. 6 Log Book, 1 January 1931-31 December 1932 |
| Engine Co. No. 6 Log Book, 1 January 1944-31 December 1944 (loose papers, 1941-1943) | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 1 April 1913-23 April 1921 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book and miscellaneous information, 4 October 1909-1 April 1913 | |
| 2222 | Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 19 June 1917-5 January 1918 |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 20 July 1918-5 February 1919 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 10 May 1932-28 February 1933 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7(?) Supplies, 1919-1936 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 7 January 1925-1 November 1925 | |
| 2223 | Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 24 August 1926-10 June 1927 |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 5 April 1928-30 January 1929 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 30 January 1929-26 November 1929 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 22 September 1930-19 July 1931 | |
| 2224 | Engine Co. No. 7 Automatic Sprinkler Cut-off Log and Personnel Information, 1928-1936 |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 10 June 1927-3 April 1928 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 26 November 1929-21 July 1930 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 25 December 1933-21 October 1934 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 2 November 1935-1 December 1936 | |
| 2225 | Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 1 August 1942-23 May 1943 |
| Truck Co. No. 7(?) Inventories and Address Reports, 1937-1945 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 20 August 1939-10 June 1940 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 23 May 1943-14 March 1944 | |
| Engine Co. No. 7 Log Book, 16 November 1908-1 February 1916 (loose papers) | |
| 2226 | Engine Co. No. 3 Log Book, 22 March 1918-29 September 1918 |
| Engine Co. No. 12 Log Book, 2 April 1918-22 October 1918 | |
| Engine Co. No. 12 Log Book, 23 October 1918-6 May 1919 | |
| Engine Co. No. 12 Log Book, 1 February 1916-26 November 1916 | |
| Engine Co. No. 12 Log Book, 19 September 1917-31 March 1918 | |
| Engine Co. No. 12 Log Book, 3 November 1923-21 March 1925 | |
| 2227 | Engine Co. No. 12 Log Book, 17 August 1943-28 April 1945 |
| Engine Co. No. 13(?) Log Book and miscellaneous records, 1922-1935 (target incorrect) | |
| Engine Co. No. 15 Log Book, 1 January 1937-30 June 1938 | |
| Engine Co. No. 15 Log Book, 1 April 1933-31 August 1934 (loose papers (1936-1937) | |
| 2228 | Engine Co. No. 15 Log Book, 14 March 1944-6 January 1945 |
| Hook and Ladder Truck Co. No. 2 Log Book, 1 April 1883-28 December 1900 | |
| Engine Co. No. 4(?) Requisitions and Supplies, 1900-1910 | |
| Richmond Fire Department, Unidentified Firehouse Account Book, 1901-1904 (undated loose papers) | |
| Richmond Fire Department, Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 12 May 1907-31 December 1907 | |
| 2229 | Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 11 May 1911-22 November 1915 |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Account Book, 1915-1930 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 1 January 1914-1 July 1915 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 26 November 1916-5 March 1918 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 4 July 1917-21 December 1918 | |
| 2230 | Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 3 April 1918-10 August 1918 (entries, November 1931) |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 18 June 1918-25 January 1919 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 20 April 1919-20 May 1920 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 18 February 1920-2 January 1921 | |
| 2231 | Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 2 January 1921-25 November 1921 |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Personnel and Apparatus Records, 1929-1945 | |
| 2232 | Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 19 July 1931-10 May 1932 (silent alarms, 1944-1945) |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 16 May 1930-17 November 1935 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 1 May 1940-31 December 1940 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 12 September 1940-17 December 1940 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 10 October 1941-31 July 1942 | |
| 2233 | Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book and List of Alarm Calls, 1 September 1944-17 December 1955 |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse House Fund, 1921-1924 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Unidentified Firehouse Log Book, 3 September 1918-20 March 1919 (target incorrect) | |
| Directory of Personnel, 1907-1912 | |
| Richmond Fire Department List of Personnel, 1 July 1912-1 July 1915 | |
| 2234 | Richmond Fire Department Personnel Histories (loose pages: index), 1915-1918 |
| Richmond Fire Department Personnel Histories, 1919-1926 | |
| Sick, Injured, Furlough and Special Leave Log Book, 1921 | |
| Sick, Injured, Furlough and Special Leave Log Book, 1922 | |
| Sick, Injured, Furlough and Special Leave Log Book, 1923 | |
| Sick and Injured Lists, 1924 | |
| Sick, Injured, Furlough and Special Leave Log Book, 1925 | |
| Sick, Injured, Furlough and Special Leave Log Book, 1926 | |
| Fireman's Mutual Aid Society, Richmond Roll of Contributing Members, loose papers, 1921-1923 | |
| Richmond Fire Department Burial Fund, 1935-1958 | |
| 2235 | Fort Lee Fire Department Time and Attendance, July 1945-February 1953 (September 1957) |
| Motor Apparatus Installed and Transferred Since January 1919, Log Book 1919-1932, loose papers, 1915-1927 | |
| Alarms Received, 1 July 1900-31 December 1908 | |
| Alarm Box Log and Regular Log Book, 1938-1945 | |
| Fire Department Burial Fund, 1942-1946 | |
| Apparatus Inspections, 1942-1946 | |
| Supplies Ordered, 1941-1954 | |
| Supplies Ordered and Log Book, 1947-1953 | |
| Account Ledger, 1926-1929 | |
| 2236 | Supplies Ordered Log Book, 1926-1929 |
| Virginia Fire and Police Museum Steamer Co. No. 5 Visitors Log, 7 October 1978-18 May 1985 | |
| Board of Fire Commissioners, Minutes of Meetings, 2 July 1888-31 December 1894 | |
| Index to Proceedings of the Board of Fire Commissioners of Richmond, Virginia, Commencing January 8 1894 Ending December 31 1894 | |
| 2237 | Board of Fire Commissioners, Minutes of Meetings, 14 January 1895-24 June 1907 |
| Board of Commissioners, Index to Minutes of Meetings | |
| Board of Fire Commissioners, Minutes of Meetings, 10 November 1913-17 November 1918 | |
| 2238 | Richmond Fire Department Records of Fires, 24 January 1879-29 December 1896 |
| Richmond Fire Department Official Records of Fires, 1 January 1897-1 January 1916 | |
| 2239 | Richmond Fire Department Record of Fires, 1 January 1916-27 December 1924 (loose papers, 1921) |
| Richmond Fire Department Record of Fires, 1 January 1925-31 December 1931 (loose papers, 1931-1940) | |
| 2240 | Directory of Personnel Listed by Companies, 1903-1913 |