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Speeches (documents)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 27 Collections and/or Records:

Albert L. Roper Retirement Dinner Stenographer's Notes

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2014-016
Scope and Contents One 86-page typescript titled "Transcript of stenographer's notes taken at a dinner given at the Monticello Hotel Thursday evening, September 11, 1924 by the citizens of Norfolk in honor of the Honorable Albert L. Roper. Upon his retirement as Mayor and Chairman of the Council." There is a table of contents showing addresses spoken by individuals with accompanying page numbers; addresses were given by H. H. Rumble, Thomas H. Willcox, James V. Trehy, Mrs. Frantz Nayor, Dr. J. W. Moore, Mr....
Dates: created: 1924; Other: Date acquired: 11/12/2014

Barrett

 File — Box 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Contents

Speech honoring Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, covering her life and accomplishments, in the presentation of the Dr. Kate Waller Barrett Memorial Gates to the College of William and Mary.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Barron F. Black Papers

 Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: MSS-0000-005
Scope and Contents

Personal papers and correspondence. Business papers and correspondence related to the Norfolk Historic Foundation.

Dates: created: 1945-1974, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Bernard M. Stanton Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-064
Scope and Contents

Booklets, correspondence, maps, city council records, clippings, and other materials relating to parking in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Most documents are from 1952-1953 and concern B. M. Stanton's initial refusal to sell off his land to the City of Norfolk for municipal parking.

Dates: created: 1948-1958, undated; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2016

City of Norfolk City Clerk Multimedia Materials

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: RG 04-2018-001
Scope and Contents

This collection includes three VHS tapes, seven CDs, and nine DVDs from 1989-2008. Topics include sister cities, gangs, state of the city addresses, art, and history of Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1989-2008; Other: Date acquired: 03/29/2018

City of Norfolk City Council Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 02-0000-008
Scope and Contents

Reports, booklets, ordinances, resolutions, and other materials created by City Council of the City of Norfolk, Virginia from 1880-2016.

Dates: created: 1880-2016; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

City of Norfolk City Manager Thomas F. Maxwell Speeches

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RG 01-0000-005
Scope and Contents

Typescript speeches of City Manager Thomas F. Maxwell from 1956-1970 in Norfolk, Virginia. Many of the speeches discuss progress in Norfolk and the role of city government. There are handwritten notes on some of the speeches.

Dates: created: 1956-1970; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Colonel Walter H. Taylor Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-233
Scope and Contents

Personal and business correspondence, notes, financial records, wills and deeds from his clients, booklets and pamphlets, newspaper clippings about the Civil War, and photographs. Also included in the collection are the personal papers of the Saunders family.

Dates: created: 1810 - 1916; Other: Majority of material found in 1810, 1837-1916; Other: Date acquired: 01/18/1964

Earl T. Gresham, Sr. Papers

 Collection — 16 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-396
Scope and Contents

1940s-1960s documents compiled by E. T. Gresham primarily relating to Norfolk General Hospital and Medical Center Hospitals in Norfolk, Virginia. Some documents also relate to the Norfolk United War Fund, The Community Chest, and the Red Feather Federation.

Dates: created: circa 1946-1976; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. Papers

 Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: MSS-2019-017
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials originally belonging to Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. Topics are separated by theme: A. history of Norfolk banks, B. tunnels, bridges, and highways, C. other career items, D. banking, especially when MacKethan was President of the Trust Division of the American Bankers Association, and E. MacKethan's campaign for election to the Virginia House of Delegates. Most of the materials date from the 1950s to 1971.

Dates: created: 1946-1984; Other: Date acquired: 01/05/2019