Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook
Scope and Contents
One January 6-16, 1951 scrapbook featuring pages relating to a Holland-America Line cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam to South America by the 21st Street Business Men's Cruise, Inc. The trip was advertised as the first South American cruise originating in and returning to Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily includes booklets featuring guests' names and brochures advertising goods or services in port. Places visited included Curacao; La Guaira, Venezuela; and Kingston, Jamaica. Some materials in the last folder relate to a Caribbean cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam in March 1970.
Dates
- created: 1951, 1970
- Other: Date acquired: 12/21/2017
Creator
- Smith, Elizabeth Camp (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
10.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
Arranged in original order. Most of the materials were originally paperclipped to blank scrapbook pages; these items have been disassembled into folders.
Source of Acquisition
Betsy Rawls Agelasto by donation
Processing Information
Processed January 10, 2018.
Genre / Form
- Booklets
- Brochures
- Certificates
- Circulars (fliers)
- Leaflets (printed works)
- Lists (document genres)
- Magazines (periodicals)
- Maps (documents)
- Memorandums
- Postcards
- Scrapbooks
Geographic
Topical
- Title
- Archon Finding Aid Title
- Author
- Sarah Osorio
- 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
