Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

There are no restrictions.

Preferred Citation

Balz Family Memorabilia, MS 728, Albemarle Charlottesville Historical Society

Acquisition Information

This small collection of documents (deeds, leases, and St. Anne's School yearbooks) was donated to ACHS by Sarah G. Vicent, daughter of Dorothy and George Adam Balz, in 2024.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of deeds and leases of a property on Main Street Charlottesville.

Arrangement

The collection is boxed with MS 730 and MS 731. It is arranged alphabetically and chronologically.

f. 1: Accession folder

f. 2: Deeds, 1927, 1930

f. 3: Documents relating to 811-817 West Main Street, Charlottesville - lease agreements, correspondence between Balz family and Scouras family (who operated a restaurant on the property); blueprint of renovations (1941) to 811-817 W. Main Street, 1933-1974

f. 4: News-clippings, 1956-1965, n.d.

Printed Materials:

"Jinger Jar," presented by Senior Class of Saint Anne's School, 1930 [contains photographs of students and faculty]

"Jinger Jar," presented by Senior Class of Saint Anne's School, 1931 [contains photographs of students and faculty]

"A Book of St. Anne's Verses," 1932

"The Saint," Presented by the Senior Class of Saint Anne's School, 1933 [contains photographs of students and faculty]

A Second St. Anne's Book, St. Anne's School, Charlottesville, Virginia, 1933

Index Terms

Persons:

• Dorothy Balz
• George Adam Balz
• Patricia G. Balz

Family Names:

• Balz family

Corporate Names:

• St. Anne's School

Subjects:

• Albemarle County (Va.) -- History

Geographical Names:

• Virginia - Albemarle County
• Virginia - Charlottesville