Norfolk (Va.). City Council

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One 1802 book consisting of Acts of Assembly between 1682-1802, published by order of the Common Council in Norfolk, Virginia.

Scope and Contents Five oversized photographs taken by Neal V. Clark, Jr. at the Norfolk, Virginia City Council meeting on January 13, 1959. The photographs include council members Martin, Perkins, Abbott, Duckworth, Page, and Layton. There are two photographs showing members of the public in attendance, including Archie L. Boswell, Edmund D. Campbell, and Mrs. W. T. Mason (Vivian Carter Mason). Two of the photographs show attorney for the Norfolk Public Schools Committee Archie L. Boswell addressing the...

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Two books commemorating ship commissionings in Norfolk, Virginia and one album celebrating the 40th anniversary of NATO SACLANT in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Reports, booklets, ordinances, resolutions, and other materials created by City Council of the City of Norfolk, Virginia from 1880-2016.

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City of Norfolk, Virginia Code Books with charters, ordinances, supplements, and amendments, dating between 1920 and 1993.

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Circa 1970s-1990s photographs featuring Norfolk City Councilman Mason C. Andrews.

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Thirteen metal printing blocks, 11 stamps, one traffic guard badge, four City of Norfolk mace pins (two small, one medium, one large), and one pair of mace earrings from the City of Norfolk, Virginia. Along with the mace pins and earrings is a small booklet about Norfolk's historic mace. Most of the stamps feature the city seal of the City of Norfolk.

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Two 1930s-1960s scrapbooks primarily containing newspaper clippings concerning local city politics, nominations, campaigns, elections, redevelopment, and the economy in Norfolk, Virginia. Many of the articles relate to Lawrence C. Page, who served on Norfolk City Council from 1938 to 1942 and from 1950 to 1960.

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Correspondence of Norfolk City Councilman Mason C. Andrews, primarily from 1995-2000. Subject matter includes downtown Norfolk development, Empowerment Zones, Nauticus, MacArthur Center, and historic memorials such as the Armed Forces Memorial, Cannonball Trail, Historic Houses, and Windows on History.

Scope and Contents One 1926-1946 scrapbook primarily containing newspaper clippings from 1929-1930 from the Norfolk-Ledger Dispatch, Virginian-Pilot, and The Portsmouth Star relating to local politics and government in Norfolk, Virginia. Common topics include the city budget, spending, taxes, voting and elections for City Council, actions taken by City Manager Truxton, and the re-election of Mayor S. Heath Tyler....