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Correspondence

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 283 Collections and/or Records:

Boy Scout Troop 5 Scrapbooks

 Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-189
Scope and Contents Four 1936-1949 scrapbooks of Boy Scout Troop 5 from Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks include photographs and hike records detailing the date of trips, place, officers in charge, weather, list of boys in attendance, summary of the event (salient facts), menu, and supplies purchased. Also, one 1942-1945 scrapbook of Rover Crew 5, a group started during World War II when many of the scouts in the troop were called to military service and wanted to continue scouting while in service. This last...
Dates: created: 1936-1949; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Brooke and Tucker Families Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-020
Scope and Contents Family papers and photographs from 1831-2001, including genealogical notes, family trees, crests, biographical sketches, and obituaries of the Brooke family of Norfolk, Virginia. Related surnames include Tucker, Andrews, Cary, Coleman, Custis, Dallas, Drummond, Hagan, Higgins, Lucas, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mercer, Ramsey, Randolph, Taliaferro, Walton, and Washington. Most of the materials in the collection relate to Lucy Borland Higgins Brooke, her husband David Tucker Brooke, and her...
Dates: created: 1831-2001; Other: Date acquired: 02/12/2002

C. W. Urlin Letter

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-571
Scope and Contents

One 1864 letter about daily life at Fort Delaware, including news about an effort to obtain a special exchange for Lieutenant Whitehurst and himself.

Dates: created: 1864; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Capeview Garden Club Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-054-a
Scope and Contents

Two 1990s-2010s scrapbooks of the Capeview Garden Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks include photographs, correspondence, and memorabilia of the club's activities, including volunteer work for Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1992-2012, 2016; Other: Date acquired: 07/05/2016

Captain W. D. Reynolds Correspondence

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-265
Scope and Contents

Two 1864-1865 books containing copies of correspondence written by Captain W. D. Reynolds of the Subsistence Department in North Carolina. Also contains one 1865 receipt signed by James Sloan and one circa 1865 list of officers of the late Confederate States Navy.

Dates: created: 1864-1865; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Cason (1 of 2)

 File — Box 4, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents

Research correspondence that include family trees and other reference sources pertaining to the Cason family of Virginia and North Carolina.

This is folder 1 of 2.

Dates: 1600 - 2000

Celestyne Diggs Porter Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-036
Scope and Contents

Personal papers, photographs, awards, certificates, and newspaper clippings belonging to Celestyne Diggs Porter of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection spans Porter's life, particularly her career as a schoolteacher for the public school system in Norfolk and a celebration of her life and accomplishments. Photographs include Porter as a young woman at Hampton University, school groups and local organizations associated with Porter, and family photographs.

Dates: created: 1880s-2011; Other: Date acquired: 10/27/2010

Charles Burr Todd Letters

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-570
Scope and Contents

Two 1902 letters from Charles Burr Todd to Elizabeth Roberts, professing his love in the first letter and expressing continued friendship in his second letter.

Dates: created: 1902; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Charles Hatcher Letter

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-541
Scope and Contents

One 1839 letter regarding the sender's inquiry to hear about the case of Captain Thomas Hubert.

Dates: created: 1839; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Circus Saints and Sinners Club of America, Consolvo Tent Records

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-091
Scope and Contents

Mid-1940s correspondence, largely from secretary Don C. Harrison regarding memberships and annual dues to the Charles H. Consolvo Tent of the Circus Saints and Sinners Club of America in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes a few ephemeral items from 1940 to 1951 including a menu, booklet, and newspaper clipping.

Dates: created: 1938-1951, undated; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/2016