Grace Parker Tazewell Collection on the Parker, Brooke, and Waldrop Families
Scope and Contents
Personal correspondence of the Parker, Brooke, and Waldrop families. Much of the correspondence is between Mr. and Mrs. James H. Parker from 1937-1976. Other prominent correspondents include Ellen Douglass Waldrop, Ellen Brooke, Ellen Parker, and Warren L. Brooke. Also included are financial and travel records, wills and deeds, certificates, photographs, and miscellaneous records and artifacts such as academic papers and military uniform insignia. The collection also includes a circa 1880-1934 scrapbook belonging to Maria Shelby Fassman and a 1951-1952 scrapbook of Mr. and Mrs. James Harrison Parker relating to the United World Federalists of Virginia and Daughters of the American Revolution.
Dates
- created: circa 1860-1993
- Other: Date acquired: 03/01/2009
Creator
- Tazewell, Grace Parker, 1955- (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Full Extent
19.00 boxes
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type, in original order and by date.
Source of Acquisition
Grace Parker Tazewell by donation
Accruals and Additions
August 11, 2010.
Processing Information
Processed in October 2019; August 17, 2020.
Subject
- Tazewell family (Person)
- Parker family (Family)
- Brooke family (Family)
- Waldrop family (Family)
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Will Hopkins
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
Part of the Sargeant Memorial Collection Repository
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
2nd Floor
Norfolk VA 23510 US
757-431-7429
localhistory@norfolk.gov