RG 04. City Clerk

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Correspondence of the City of Norfolk City Clerk from 1988-1990 relating to establishing Toulon, France and Wilhelmshaven, Germany as sister cities with the City of Norfolk, Virginia. The materials include details of delegation visits by both Toulon and Wilhelmshaven officials to Norfolk. The collection also includes bylaws of the Norfolk Sister City Association from 1990.

Scope and Contents Minutes, correspondence, clippings, and publications of the Sulgrave Committee of Norfolk, Virginia. The purpose of the group was to organize events and entertain guests during the October 5-7, 1920 ceremonies commemorating the House of Burgesses, Mayflower Compact, and landing of the pilgrim fathers. The object was to acknowledge peace and friendship between Great Britain and the United States. October 5 was Cape Henry and Norfolk Day, October 6 was Williamsburg Day, and October 7 was...

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Correspondence of the City Clerk of Norfolk, Virginia from 1914 and 1990.

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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Annual reports covering the years 1903-1931, with gaps, published by the State Corporation Commission of Virginia in Richmond. Most volumes include stamps on the front and/or back inside pages from the Office City Clerk of Norfolk, Virginia.

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Commemorative records primarily from 2008-2009 of the desegregation of Norfolk City Schools in 1959, which marked the end of Virginia's massive resistance campaign against federally-mandated desegregation. Included are histories of massive resistance and the related closures of Norfolk Public Schools during 1958-1959, records of the city commission created to mark these events 50 years later, records of various public events, correspondence, and news clippings.

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This collection includes three VHS tapes, seven CDs, and nine DVDs from 1989-2008. Topics include sister cities, gangs, state of the city addresses, art, and history of Norfolk, Virginia.

Scope and Contents Research files of the City of Norfolk City Clerk relating to busing, race relations, Jesse Jackson, and biographical information of former City Manager Charles Barney Borland of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, court cases, statistics, photographs, and research materials. The biographical materials on City Manager Borland were compiled by City Clerk Breck Daughtrey to create Borland's biography in volume 2 of Dictionary of...

Scope and Contents Historical volumes recording the history of the Borough and City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, primarily from 1736 to the 1920s. These materials include records of Common Council, Common Hall, Select Council, and the Finance Committee of City Council. Also included are records concerning the formation and development of the Town of Berkley from 1890-1923, as well as the organization of Atlantic City Ward from 1890-1898. This collection also includes a record of city ordinances,...