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Postcards

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 71 Collections and/or Records:

Matilda Davis Postcards

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-466
Scope and Contents

Thirteen postcards featuring images of Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News, and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Most of the postcards are addressed to Miss Matilda Davis of Mars Bluff, South Carolina. Some of the postcards were sent by Will R. A.

Dates: created: circa 1907-1944; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2006

Miriam J. Claud Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-059
Scope and Contents

Two circa 1940 scrapbooks, one on Venetian art and the other on furniture, created by Miriam J. Claud. Includes prints taken from The University Prints, Boston, Massachusetts and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Also includes a 23-page handwritten paper titled "Venetian Art" and a 19-page handwritten paper titled "The Development of Furniture."

Dates: created: 1936-1941, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Norfolk Business and Professional Women's Club Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2015-050
Scope and Contents One 1969-1970 scrapbook of the Business and Professional Women's Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook appears to have been compiled by Club President Ann Diffee and includes photographs, programs, correspondence, and other materials relating to the club's activities and the national conference in St. Louis, Missouri. Topics in the index include: dedication, club officers and chairmen, club programs, national level, state level, district level, club level, retired members, year book,...
Dates: created: 1969-1970; Other: Date acquired: 12/21/2015

Norfolk Business Receipts and Printed Ephemera Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-270
Scope and Contents

Primarily 19th century receipts and printed ephemera from businesses in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes a number of items from the Drummond family.

Dates: created: 1817-1982; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-151
Scope and Contents

Administrative documents from the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club, a civic service oriented social club chartered in Norfolk in 1924, affiliated with Cosmopolitan International.

Dates: created: 1924-2004, undated; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation, Berkley Plant Order Books

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-126
Scope and Contents

Two 1943-1946 order books listing ships and dates as recorded by the Norfolk Shipbuilding & Drydock Corporation, Berkley Plant in Norfolk, Virginia. The first book lists ships, companies, and individuals, with the ships being listed alphabetically. The second book lists ships of the War Shipping Administration in chronological order. A few clippings, a small booklet, and a postcard are included with the order books.

Dates: created: 1943-1946; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook

 Collection — 10 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2017-073
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,...
Dates: created: 1951, 1970; Other: Date acquired: 12/21/2017

Norview Lions Club Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-153
Scope and Contents

Membership records, rosters, constitutions and bylaws, meeting minutes, secretary records, correspondence, newsletters, and awards from the Norview Lions Club. This collection also contains fliers from club fundraising events and records about the club’s involvement with national organizations for the disabled. Other records detail George T. Byrd, Jr.’s presidency of the Norview Lions Club and the Youth Exchange Program.

Dates: created: 1958-1996, undated; Other: Date acquired: 08/23/1997

Oliver Cromwell Family Papers

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-026
Scope and Contents

Various documents from 1928-1950 relating to Oliver Cromwell and his family. Included is correspondence (mostly between Oliver and his half-brother Albert A. Cromwell); assorted envelopes; tax and business-related statements; postcards; several snapshots; and miscellaneous newspaper clippings and advertisements. Other family members mentioned in the collection include Annie L. Cromwell (Oliver's stepmother) and Marshall Cromwell, Oliver's half-brother.

Dates: created: 1928-1950, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/02/2016

Patricia A. Garrett Collection on Garrett Winery

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2022-014
Scope and Contents

One circa 1900 business card, one 1907 postcard, two circa 2000s histories, and photocopied deeds and plats relating to Garrett Winery in Berkley, Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes one miniature booklet on the history of Virginia Dare and one small decorative mirror advertising Virginia Dare wine, produced by Garrett's American wines.

Dates: created: circa 1900-2001; Other: Date acquired: 08/10/2022