Directories

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Records, both original and copied, pertaining to the Baum family of North Carolina. Additional materials include a directory of the Class of 1925 of Moyock High School, articles about the Baum family, research about the Lost Colony, and copies of various land records, gravesites, and other research material.

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Rosters and directories created by the Department of Human Resources in the City of Norfolk, Virginia from 1942-2005. The collection also includes two issues of the newsletter Volunteers, two brochures, and a circa 1970s master plan for drug control.

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Reports relating to the City of Norfolk Department of Human Services in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes annual and other reports from the Norfolk Social Service Bureau / Norfolk Division of Social Services / Department of Public Welfare from 1923-1974 along with lists and directories of local social relief services.

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This collection contains resource materials, such as directories, maps, and reports pertaining to the City of Norfolk.  Specifically included is a directory entitled "A Guide to the Librariers of the Virginia Peninsula" as a resource guide for the Larchmont Branch Library in Norfolk, Virginia; a Master Street Index, revised march 1990 with maps; a flood insurance map for the City of Norfolk, Virginia; and, a final report entitled "Urban Land Institute Study of East Ocean View".

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One 1905-2007 history of the Woman's Club of Norfolk, Inc., membership directories, and yearbooks for the Woman's Club of Norfolk, Inc. The materials date from 2003-2017.

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Circa 1900-1930s photographs of the Hobbs and Thomas families in Martinsburg, West Virginia and Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the photographs identify Thomas family members in Martinsburg, and include other individuals with surnames Baker, Beall, Beck, Parker, and Potter. The collection also includes working cards, a baby book, postcard, directory, pair of eyeglasses, and letter written in shorthand.

Scope and Contents Twenty-one scrapbooks of Norfolk and Virginia Beach-related genealogy, the history of Norfolk and the Hampton Roads region, and the construction of tunnels and highways in the 1950s-1960s in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Five scrapbooks cover genealogy, five scrapbooks cover general history (international, national, state, and local), and the remaining 11 scrapbooks cover Norfolk and Hampton Roads history. Four of the genealogy scrapbooks primarily focus on the Thoroughgood family, while...

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...

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The Joan Byrnes Wright Collection contains Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads related books and maps.

Scope and Contents Primarily 1960s-1970s reports, correspondence, minutes, memorandums, and other materials belonging to John S. Thiemeyer, Jr. relating to the formation of Eastern Virginia Medical School in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes administrative records of the Mayor's Advisory Committee On the Establishment of a Medical College in the Tidewater Area and the Committee on Academic Policies and Procedures. It also includes materials related to the Joint Committee on House Staff Procurement and...