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Found in 37 Collections and/or Records:

James Barron Hope Papers

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-546
Scope and Contents

Photograph, correspondence, autograph, and two poems by James Barron Hope.

Dates: created: 1872, 1874, undated; Other: Date acquired: 09/27/1928
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

James McNally Old Dominion University Collection

 Collection — 13 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-154
Scope and Contents Periodicals, newsletters, correspondence, clippings, and other ephemera collected by James McNally, an English professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the materials date to the 1970s, but a considerable amount of materials date from the 1960s through 2010s. Subject matter includes University events, classes, the English Department, and faculty and staff. Additional materials collected by James McNally include materials on Harbor's Edge and theater programs from...
Dates: created: 1948-2018; Other: Majority of material found in 1970s; Other: Date acquired: 03/16/2016
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

James V. Trehy Elections Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-077
Scope and Contents

One 1909-1922 scrapbook of clippings relating to local politics in Norfolk, Virginia. Many articles from 1910 relate to Edward Everett Holland's election as a Democrat to the Second Congressional District of Virginia. Clippings also cover various local elections and emphasize James Trehy's influence in politics in the early 20th century.

Dates: created: 1909-1922, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1910; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Jean Curry Cooke Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-250
Scope and Contents

One book listing 327 individuals' names and gifts received from each for an engagement party or wedding shower of Jean Curry Cooke and Charles James Andrews of Norfolk, Virginia. Includes photographs, possibly from a honeymoon, used checks, newspaper clippings, and correspondence. Also included is a Christmas greeting card from Virginia McKnew in 1970.

Dates: created: 1903-1970; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Josephine Johnson Papers

 Collection — 5 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-220
Scope and Contents

Correspondence from publishers, friends, family, and fans sent to Josephine Johnson in Norfolk, Virginia. The correspondence sent from publishers include both acceptance and rejection letters for Johnson's poetry submissions. The letters from Arthur Stanley Roberts, which comprise a notable quantity of correspondence, have an amorous flair, and Roberts's salutations to Johnson typically begin "Dear Philomela." The collection contains poetry verses dispersed throughout the collection.

Dates: created: 1922-1969; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/2006
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Julia Johnson Davis Papers

 Collection — 8 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-214
Scope and Contents Essays, poems, notes, correspondence, and other personal papers and manuscripts of Julia Johnson Davis of Norfolk, Virginia. Many of her essays appear to be recollections of Davis's childhood, early life, and later international trips to Europe. Some correspondents include fellow writers Mary Sinton Leitch, John Richard Moreland, William Stanley Braithwaite, and Idella Purnell. Prominent categories for Davis's poetry include ballads, sonnets, lyrics, and "Negro dialect." The collection also...
Dates: created: 1909-1961; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Lawrence Fontaine Tucker Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-078
Scope and Contents

One circa 1890s-1900s scrapbook of clippings relating to the Tucker family in Norfolk, Virginia. Prominent individuals featured in the scrapbook include Reverend Beverly Dandridge Tucker and Henry St. George Tucker. Major topics include missionary work in China and Japan, Saint Paul's Church, and annual meetings of the Pickett-Buchanan Camp of Confederate Veterans.

Dates: created: 1892-1920, undated; Other: Date acquired: 05/17/2011
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Lena Woolford Confederate Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-083
Scope and Contents One early 20th century scrapbook primarily containing newspaper clippings from The Sun (Baltimore) related to the Confederacy during and after the Civil War, including articles on Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Jefferson Davis. The scrapbook was begun by Lena Woolford of Princess Anne, Maryland on approximately Saturday, August 17, 1907, and centers around the geographic locations of Virginia and Maryland. Woolford's scrapbook contains handwritten...
Dates: created: 1868-1922, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Louisa Venable Kyle Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-223
Scope and Contents

Two 1950s clipping scrapbooks of articles written by Louisa Venable Kyle of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The collection also includes a Kyle-Venable Family book of origins featuring genealogical research and photographs of ancestral homes and plantation houses, compiled by Louisa Venable Kyle in Summer 1968. There are also writings of and about Louisa Venable Kyle dating from 1950-1990 in the collection.

Dates: created: 1905-1990; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Margery Eldredge Howell Papers

 Collection — 3 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-219
Scope and Contents Poems by Mary Eldredge Howell from approximately 1907 to 1946. The collection contains both handwritten and typescript copies of her poems, with typescript materials frequently cross-referenced to the four handwritten composition books. Also, one September 1936 - May 1941 minute book from the Writers' Club of Norfolk and one 1899-1907 photograph album. The album contains photographs of Margery Eldredge Howell, family and friends, and various scenes in Norfolk, Virginia; Virginia Beach,...
Dates: created: 1899-1946; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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