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Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:

A Collection of Acts of Assembly Relative to the Town and Borough of Norfolk Book

 Collection — 1 book
Identifier: RG 02-0000-001
Scope and Contents

One 1802 book consisting of Acts of Assembly between 1682-1802, published by order of the Common Council in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1802; Other: Date acquired: 07/26/1972
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia Books

 Collection — 32 books
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-456
Scope and Contents

Acts of the General Assembly of Virginia, with gaps, dating from 1752 to 1938.

Dates: created: 1794-1938; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-130
Scope and Contents Local, state, and national-level promotional materials and publications from the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976. Prominent newsletters in the collection include Norfolk Bicentennial News (1975-1976), Virginia Bicentennial Newsletter (1971-1977), and Bicentennial Times (1974-1976). The collection also includes kits of promotional materials compiled by The American Revolution...
Dates: created: 1955, 1970-1981, 1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1975-1976; Other: Date acquired: 06/00/1975
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Brief Abstract of Norfolk County Wills Manuscripts

 Collection — 4 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-114
Scope and Contents

Three handwritten manuscript volumes consisting of No. 19, 20, and 21 of Brief Abstract of Norfolk County Wills. The volumes cover 1636-1716, 1710-1753, and 1753-1766 respectively. Also includes one copy of Some Emigrants to Virginia belonging to C. F. McIntosh with handwritten inscriptions.

Dates: created: 1636-1766; Other: Date acquired: 11/02/1931
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

C. J. and Marcia Rice Lindemann Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-068
Scope and Contents

Two aerial photographs of Fort Norfolk, one circa 1950 aerial photograph of the Hermitage Museum and Gardens, one circa 1950 poster featuring burlesque star Rose La Rose, one bird's-eye view of Hampton Roads featuring the original James River Bridge, and one print of the Hampton Roads Rowing Club. Also includes one book: The Melvin Gutman Collection of Antique Jewelry.

Dates: created: 1934, 1950s, undated; Other: Date acquired: 08/16/2016
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

City of Norfolk Charter Books

 Collection — 28 books
Identifier: RG 02-0000-003
Scope and Contents

Charters and proposed charters of the City of Norfolk, Virginia dating between 1908 and 1959.

Dates: created: 1908-1959; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

City of Norfolk Circuit Court Assessment of Property Book

 Collection — 1 book
Identifier: RG 19-0000-004
Scope and Contents One book titled "Assessment of Property, 1846-1858" for the City of Norfolk, Virginia. The handwritten book records residents alphabetically by last name and includes monetary values for their assets, including houses, lots, watches, clocks, furniture, musical instruments, plates, and slaves. Houses are typically identified as either brick or wood and include house numbers and streets on which the properties connect. The book also includes income, reveals a person's occupation, and discloses...
Dates: created: 1846-1858; Other: Date acquired: 09/00/2010
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

City of Norfolk City Clerk Sister City Records

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: RG 04-0000-002
Scope and Contents

Correspondence of the City of Norfolk City Clerk from 1988-1990 relating to establishing Toulon, France and Wilhelmshaven, Germany as sister cities with the City of Norfolk, Virginia. The materials include details of delegation visits by both Toulon and Wilhelmshaven officials to Norfolk. The collection also includes bylaws of the Norfolk Sister City Association from 1990.

Dates: created: 1988-1990; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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