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Julia Johnson Davis Papers

 Collection — Container: 8 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-214

Scope and Contents

Essays, poems, notes, correspondence, and other personal papers and manuscripts of Julia Johnson Davis of Norfolk, Virginia. Many of her essays appear to be recollections of Davis's childhood, early life, and later international trips to Europe. Some correspondents include fellow writers Mary Sinton Leitch, John Richard Moreland, William Stanley Braithwaite, and Idella Purnell. Prominent categories for Davis's poetry include ballads, sonnets, lyrics, and "Negro dialect." The collection also contains letters and materials relating to the Women's Voluntary Services for Civil Defence and photographs featuring buildings and people in England and Scotland.

Dates

  • created: 1909-1961
  • Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Creator

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

8.00 boxes

Language of Materials

English

Arrangement Note

Arranged by record type. Poems and essays are arranged in alphabetical order by title.

Source of Acquisition

Unknown

Processing Information

Processed June 16, 2020.

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

Contact:
Norfolk Public Library
235 East Plume Street
2nd Floor
Norfolk VA 23510 US
757-431-7429