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Clippings (information artifacts)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 222 Collections and/or Records:

Virginia Gordan Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-218
Scope and Contents

Two 1860-1864 scrapbooks created by Virginia Gordan of Norfolk, Virginia containing clippings detailing the events of the Civil War, particularly the Confederacy. Scrapbook 1 was originally a circa 1852 account book belonging to Virginia Gordan's father, John Dozier Gordan, for his banking business at 29 Market Square.

Dates: created: 1852, 1860-1864, 1917-1931; Other: Majority of material found in 1860-1864; Other: Date acquired: 06/03/1980

Virginia Old Papers

 Collection — 7 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-195
Scope and Contents

Personal school records and correspondence of Virginia Old and memorabilia relating to the Norfolk College for Young Ladies and the Granby Street Chapter of the Epworth United Methodist League in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1889-1932; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Virginiana Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-100
Scope and Contents Eighteen scrapbooks compiled by Rev. W. H. T. Squires, primarily consisting of clippings relating to people, places, and events in Virginia. There is a notable emphasis on Virginia during and after the Civil War. Series 1 consists of 15 scrapbooks that cover Virginia history generally, while the remaining 3 scrapbooks that make up Series 2 consist of clippings taken from the 75th anniversary edition of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot on June 26, 1940. The subject...
Dates: created: 1862-1947; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

W. H. T. Squires "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-106-c
Scope and Contents

Thirteen 1936-1948 scrapbooks featuring the column "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" by W. H. T. Squires. Topics include individuals, buildings, ships, notable events, holidays, transportation, and politics. The scrapbooks also include personal notes and correspondence. Volume 1 is missing.

Dates: created: 1935-1948; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

W. H. T. Squires Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-232
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook volumes 1-4 of W. H. T. Squires's "Norfolk in By-Gone Days," published in the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch from March 15, 1935 to April 8, 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks are accompanied by seven volumes of indexes. The collection also includes Squires's manuscript Virginia: Victor Tho Vanquished (1947).

Dates: created: 1946-1947; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1946

W. J. Stanworth Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2021-002
Scope and Contents

One circa 1913-1931 scrapbook of W. J. Stanworth of Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily consists of clippings relating to historic Norfolk and Princess Anne, Virginia. There are also nature photographs featuring areas near Broad Bay, Long Creek, and White Hill in Virginia Beach.

Dates: created: circa 1913-1931; Other: Date acquired: 08/19/2021

Walter Carl Spencer Norfolk Police Department Book and Clippings

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS-0000-697
Scope and Contents

One circa 1910 incomplete copy of History of Norfolk Police Department and circa 1925-1930 clippings primarily relating to Walter Carl Spencer's career as a detective on the police force in Norfolk, Virginia. A few clippings are pasted directly to the pages of the book.

Dates: created: circa 1910-1930; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2016

Werth & Associates Memorial Fund Records

 Collection — 5 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-426
Scope and Contents Circa 1980s photocopies of materials relating to Samuel Werth and his non-profit organization Werth & Associates Memorial Fund, dedicated to surveying Jewish gravesites in the Tidewater area and the state of Virginia. The collection includes correspondence primarily sent to Samuel Werth, documents relating to the purpose of the organization, and published materials relating to surveying Jewish cemeteries, particularly in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes three maps (pages...
Dates: created: 1937, 1963, circa 1980-1985; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

William and Joan Swan Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2019-022
Scope and Contents

This collection primarily includes published materials relating to ships and maritime-related subjects. It includes booklets, nautical charts, and small magazines, with most materials dating between the 1930s and 1960s. Topics include the International Naval Review in Hampton Roads, Virginia, the S. S. United States, and training materials from the New York State Maritime Academy.

Dates: created: circa 1900-1985; Other: Majority of material found in 1930s-1960s; Other: Date acquired: 05/20/2019

William Benjamin Beauchamp Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2017-019
Scope and Contents

The William Benjamin Beauchamp Family Papers primarily include circa 1918-1931 correspondence from William Benjamin Beauchamp's daughter, Dorothy Murden, to her husband, Virginius B. Murden, Jr. The collection also includes newspaper clippings, various ephemera relating to finances, travel, and education, and family photographs.

Dates: created: 1907-1991; Other: Majority of material found in 1920-1924; Other: Date acquired: 03/24/2017