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Found in 69 Collections and/or Records:

Moses Myers Sketchbook

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-227
Scope and Contents One 1830s ledger containing sketches of houses in the borough of Norfolk, Virginia. This sketchbook is likely a mortgage foreclosure portfolio from 1836 to 1850. All properties included in the sketchbook were held by the Bank of Virginia. Entries include color paintings of the foreclosed properties, architectural drawings, and the street the property was located on. Many entries also contain information on the previous owner of the property, the property's value, what the property sold for...
Dates: created: 1830-1856; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Nauticus Records

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: RG 23-0000-001
Scope and Contents

Promotional materials for the opening of Nauticus in Norfolk, Virginia in 1994 and an annual report for 1998-1999.

Dates: created: 1994-1999; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Nicholas John Pope, Jr. Photograph Collection

 Collection — 1 Box
Identifier: 007-MSS 2024-014
Scope and Contents One hundred fifty-two photograph prints and one photograph album contained within this collection compiled by John Nicholas Pope, Jr.  The photographs and album includes images of various scenes throughout the City of Norfolk taken by John Nicholas Pope Jr. while he worked for NRHA, as well as photographs by various other photographers primarily between 1966-1973.  Common images include buildings, city landscapes, boats, aerial photography, and demolition and construction projects, such as...
Dates: created: 1919, 1945, 1958, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966-1973; Other: Majority of material found in 1964, 1966-1971; Other: Date acquired: 06/13/2024
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Norfolk Botanical Garden Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2015-044
Scope and Contents Records of the Norfolk Botanical Garden's history, facilities, daily operations, exhibits, gardens, plants, and various events from 1937-2015. Included are correspondence files, reports, ledgers, publications, news clippings, and photographs. Operations documentation includes internal correspondence, finances, and various committee records. The daily operations and income ledgers date from 1965-1993, with a gap from 1987-1988. Publications in the collection include ...
Dates: created: 1937-2015; Other: Date acquired: 11/18/2015
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Norfolk Public Library Architectural Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 12-0000-002
Scope and Contents

Architectural plans for Norfolk Public Library buildings in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes plans and drawings for each library building, plans and drawings for the Seaboard Building (Old Norfolk City Hall), and two project workbooks.

Dates: created: 1903-2007; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Norfolk Public Schools Photographic Slides

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RG 16-0000-005
Scope and Contents

Twenty-eight slides featuring prominently African American schools during the 1950s in Norfolk, Virginia. There are also images of prominent local figures during the ceremonies marking the demolition of S. C. Armstrong School in January 1953. Some of the slides have "Willie Mae Watson" printed on the reverse side.

Dates: created: circa 1953-1979; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1999
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Aperture Card Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 06-2015-003
Scope and Contents This collection includes approximately 14,000 aperture cards (a computer data card with a 35mm microfilm window) that cover major development projects and related activities in the City of Norfolk, Virginia from the 1940s through the 1970s. The cards are organized by neighborhood area or project, and in some cases, sub-organized by category of activity and information (site diagrams, architectural plans, roads and utilities, etc.). Aperture cards are an obsolete data storage and retrieval...
Dates: created: 1942-1980; Other: Date acquired: 04/23/2015
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Architectural Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: RG 06-2015-002
Scope and Contents

Architectural drawings and related materials of miscellaneous buildings in Norfolk, Virginia. Some of these buildings are historical in nature and local landmarks, such as the Royster Building in downtown Norfolk.

Dates: Other: Date acquired: 04/23/2015
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Miscellaneous Photograph Collection

 Collection — 6 boxes
Identifier: RG 06-2017-005
Scope and Contents

Photographic prints and negatives (mostly black and white) of various sections of the city of Norfolk, Virginia. Includes photographs of slums and redevelopment projects, construction of downtown buildings and roadways, and photographic documentation of buildings, commercial areas, and houses across the city. The collection also includes some aerial photographs.

Dates: created: circa 1860-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1960; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2017
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Miscellaneous Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 06-2015-001
Scope and Contents

Includes informational booklets (brochures, planning guides, studies, etc.), architectural drawings, photographs (including aerials) and three-dimensional models of various buildings, all relating to development programs in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1929-2010; Other: Date acquired: 12/10/2015
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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