Government records

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Large-scale prints from an aerial photographic mission flown over the city of Norfolk on March 22, 1974. The prints are arranged by frame number and bound in nine large books. The Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation of Lansing, Michigan conducted the mission. The prints are scaled at 1 inch = 100 feet.

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Commemorative records primarily from 2008-2009 of the desegregation of Norfolk City Schools in 1959, which marked the end of Virginia's massive resistance campaign against federally-mandated desegregation. Included are histories of massive resistance and the related closures of Norfolk Public Schools during 1958-1959, records of the city commission created to mark these events 50 years later, records of various public events, correspondence, and news clippings.

Scope and Contents Historical volumes recording the history of the Borough and City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, primarily from 1736 to the 1920s. These materials include records of Common Council, Common Hall, Select Council, and the Finance Committee of City Council. Also included are records concerning the formation and development of the Town of Berkley from 1890-1923, as well as the organization of Atlantic City Ward from 1890-1898. This collection also includes a record of city ordinances,...

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Full-frame (9"x9") contact prints from an aerial photographic mission flown over Norfolk and the surrounding areas on March 22, 1974. The Abrams Aerial Survey Corporation conducted the mission. Also included are the original print envelopes (printed with mission information).

Scope and Contents One reinspection report on the properties of the City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, submitted in September 1949 by Dobie, Bell & Henderson, Inc. of Norfolk, Virginia. The report includes a table of contents listing city-owned buildings in alphabetical order and their accompanying page numbers. It was created as an addenda to a report submitted in 1938 and lists the present day sound value of the buildings along with any discrepancies from good fire protection practices. There are...

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Records relating to the planning, design, and construction of a new downtown civic center (including a city hall, courts, a city jail, and administrative offices and buildings) and new cultural center (including various public buildings and spaces) in the area near the current Chrysler Museum. Included are planning reports, City Planning Commission records, city correspondence, and internal city memorandums and documents.

Scope and Contents Daily correspondence to the Norfolk Station, Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce, Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, for the years 1871 and 1877. Includes official letters, memoranda, and telegrams from the Division and Office; official correspondence from other Army departments and the United States Navy; and correspondence between the Station and local civilian entities. Most of the materials deal with daily administrative directives, expenditures,...

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Records of the Department of City Planning, Norfolk, Virginia. The records include Department documents, surveys and reports; aerial photographs (prints) over Norfolk and the surrounding areas; ground photographs (slides, negatives, and prints) of local areas; miscellaneous ephemeral materials; and planning-related documents and materials from other city departments and commercial entities (such as reports, surveys, and contractual documents).

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One 1788 document granting Richard Smith a tract of land in Russell County, Virginia.

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Army-related records of Hope Powell, including correspondence, certificates, reports, orders, financial documents, and other personal records. Most of the records cover Powell's military service from 1941 to 1946.