Buildings

The collection consists of approximately 21,000 35mm color photographic slides of various neighborhoods and development projects around Norfolk, Virginia. Also covered are historical sites around the city, copy images of historical drawings and photographs, informational presentations, maps, and NRHA meetings and events. Most slides date from 1960-1990, although historical content dates to circa 1900-1920.

Two copies of a print featuring the United States Post Office and Court House in Norfolk, Virginia.

One circa 1900 book titled Norfolk, Va., illustrated in photo-gravure, copyright by A. Wittemann, The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, New York. The book features photographs of local landmarks in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Hampton, Virginia.

Thirteen color prints of buildings and proposed buildings in Norfolk, Virginia from American Architect and Building News dating between November 28, 1891 and December 24, 1898. Some of the prints also include floor plans.

Four scrapbooks relating to the Norfolk United War Fund from 1941-1945 and the USS Hotel Fairfax Residential Club, circa 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes a volume titled Record of Publicity, Office of Civilian Defense that largely includes clippings of civil defense activities in Norfolk. Also in the collection is correspondence relating to air wardens and Smith Street U. S. O., along with negatives of local civil defense personnel and facilities.

One circa 1910s-1920s oversized photograph labeled "Old Dominion Marine Railway Corporation, Norfolk (Berkley) VA." The photograph features 35 men and two automobiles in front of a brick building where both the blacksmith and boiler shops are identified. The back of the photograph is labeled "Arthur C. Keeter, 19 Wellington Avenue, South Norfolk, Virginia."

One 1966 scrapbook of newspaper clippings from The Virginian-Pilot, Ledger-Star, The Richmond News Leader, and Richmond Times Dispatch about planning for the Norfolk Coliseum, or Scope, by Italian engineer Pier Luigi Nervi. There are also many articles about the beginnings of the Richmond Coliseum.

Thirty-four architectural drawings and two contractual documents relating to houses at 904 Jamestown Crescent, 1111 Westover Avenue, and 1115 Hanover Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia.

Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, magazines, conference materials, ephemera, and scrapbooks belonging to Roy B. Martin, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. Boxes 2 and 3, and Scrapbook 2 in Box 4 primarily relate to General Douglas MacArthur and the MacArthur Memorial. Scrapbooks 1 and 3 through 8 cover Roy Martin's life, particularly his political career, professional development, and public service for the City of Norfolk.