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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:

The Dwelling Place Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2019-018
Scope and Contents

Photographs, scrapbooks, policies, and minutes of The Dwelling Place in Norfolk, Virginia. Many of the photographs depict events from the first two years of operation, including house dedication ceremonies and Christmas party reunions. The minutes from 2005-2015 include records from the Board of Directors, Executive Committee, and financial reports. The collection also includes newsletters from 2005-2013, correspondence, reports, proposals, and plans.

Dates: created: 1986-2015; Other: Date acquired: 04/03/2019

"The Historian"

 Collection — Box 2 - Periodical Newsletters and Publications
Identifier: MSS-0000-713
Content Description 47 volumes of "The Historian" newsletter published by the Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia between 2006-2020. There may be gaps in dates and volume, making this an incomplete run of the newsletter. The newsletter encompasses events and internal business of the Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia. Earlier issues of "The Historian" cover topics similar to meeting minutes, whereas later issues provide in-depth articles of community involvement,...
Dates: 2006-2020

Tidewater Bicycle Association Records

 Collection
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-056
Scope and Contents

More than 1,200 electronic files dating between 1972 and 2018 of the Tidewater Bicycle Association in Hampton Roads, Virginia. The files include agendas, articles of incorporation, bylaws, clippings, financial summaries, logo designs, membership applications, newsletters, photographs, and promotional materials. There are also histories of the organization and a list of contributors who are credited with compiling the collection.

Dates: created: 1972-2018; Other: Date acquired: 10/13/2018

United Order of Tents 50th Anniversary Souvenir Ribbon

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2017-027-d
Scope and Contents

One 1918 souvenir ribbon celebrating the 50th Anniversary and Golden Jubilee of the United Order of Tents in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1918; Other: Date acquired: 04/20/2017

Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-182
Scope and Contents Questionnaires completed by servicemembers and nurses who served during World War I from Norfolk, Virginia. Individual questionnaires ask for servicemembers' personal information, military service information, and thoughts and feelings about their service during the War. Questionnaires filled out by local churches and schools include statistical information and data on activities relating to financial contributions, general feelings, and patriotic activities implemented during the War. This...
Dates: created: 1919-1921; Other: Majority of material found in 1919; Other: Date acquired: 01/00/1968

Woman's Club of Norfolk Records

 Collection — 6 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-165
Scope and Contents This collection contains 10 yearbooks from the Woman’s Club of Norfolk from 1925-1927 and 1940-1954 and two yearbooks from the Junior Woman’s Club of Norfolk from 1948-1950. Included are three annual reports for 1922-1924 and two copies of the club's biennial report for 1927-1928 and 1929-1930. The collection also includes a souvenir program booklet for round table events sponsored by the Woman’s Club of Norfolk and overseen by the organization’s department of literature chairman, Mrs. F. R....
Dates: created: 1922-1954; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Woman's Reading Club Records

 Collection — 4 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-166
Scope and Contents

Minute books, bylaws, administrative records, yearbooks, correspondence, histories, speeches, poems, clippings, and memorabilia from the Woman's Reading Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The records date from 1905-1972, with gaps in the meeting minutes from 1916-1923 and 1928-1944.

Dates: created: 1905-1972; Other: Date acquired: 07/20/1972

World War II Norfolk USO Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-352
Scope and Contents

Ten 1943-1944 photographs of the Norfolk USO at the Norfolk Municipal Auditorium, also referred to as the Center Theater and the arena. Photographs include a first dance, exterior of the auditorium building, Centerettes, basketball game, fashion show, rally, and a boxing match.

Dates: created: 1943-1944; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014