The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; Volume 30

Volume 30 of The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography was published in 1922 by the Virginia Historical Society. This scholarly journal has been a continuous publication since 1893, serving as a vital repository for primary source documents, genealogical records, and peer-reviewed research concerning the commonwealth's past. The volume reflects the society's mission during the early twentieth century to preserve and promote the colonial and post-colonial legacy of Virginia through the digitization and analysis of land grants, family papers, and legislative journals.

The publication's design is typical of early twentieth-century academic periodicals, favoring a dense, text-heavy layout intended for institutional libraries and historical researchers. The editorial focus at this time was overseen by the leadership of the Virginia Historical Society, which aimed to establish a rigorous standard for Southern historiography. Because the content was largely comprised of transcriptions and vetted contributions from historians of the era, it was received primarily as an authoritative reference work for scholars and those tracing ancestral lineages, rather than as a mass-market commercial product.