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Inscriptions in Triumph: Tombstone Inscriptions from the Cemeteries of Mt. Calvary, Mt. Olive, Fisher's Hill and Potter's Field, Portsmouth, Virginia

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 24

Scope and Contents

The manuscript for the published 2001 book Inscriptions in Triump: Tombstone Inscriptions from the Cemeteries of Mt. Calvary, Mt. Olive, Fisher's Hill and Potter's Field, Portsmouth, Virginia by Dinah Walters and co-authored with Mae Breckenridge-Haywood. The manuscript includes sections such as author biographies; an introduction about cemetery records and research; listings of people buried in Mt. Calvary, Mt. Olive, Fisher's Hill and Potter's Field; photocopied photographs of tombstones and persons buried at Mt. Calvary, Mt. Olive, Fisher's Hill and Potter's Field; inscriptions of tombstones in Mt. Calvary, Mt. Olive, Fisher's Hill and Potter's Field; and, biographies of I.C. Norcom, Ida B. Barbour, and Jeffrey T. Wilson.

Dates

  • Creation: Majority of material found in 1990s-2010s

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open to all researchers.

Full Extent

From the Collection: 2.50 Linear Feet (Processed Extent) : 6 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Repository Details

Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository

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