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Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century

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Found in 70 Collections and/or Records:

1920s-1930s Norfolk and Augusta County Photograph Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-333
Scope and Contents One circa 1920s-1930s scrapbook of photographs featuring people and scenes in Norfolk and Mount Sidney, Augusta County, Virginia. Many of the photographs in the scrapbook depict ships, one of which is labeled Gaza-Lisboa. Notable shots of Norfolk include the Medical Arts Building, Barney's Market, Gulf gas station, and Jerusalem Baptist Church off of Brambleton Avenue in downtown Norfolk. One photograph with handwriting on the back identifies Miss Margaret Rimel in Mt. Sidney, Va, and...
Dates: created: 1920s-1930s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

1930s Norfolk Family Photographs Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-328
Scope and Contents One circa 1930s scrapbook of family photographs taken primarily in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Individuals and groups are photographed in various scenes including the beach and neighborhoods in front of houses. Some photographs of a parade on Granby Street feature Norfolk Post 392 of the VFW and the businesses of Russell, Etheridge & Pritchard Dry Goods, Oriental Chop Suey, Truitt's Pharmacy, and Carr, Mears & Dawson. Other photographs of scenes in Norfolk include Ghent,...
Dates: created: 1930s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

1936-1940 Norfolk Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-327
Scope and Contents One 1936-1940 scrapbook containing newspaper clippings relating to the history of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Popular topics include plays, engagements, weddings, deaths, notable visitors, Norfolk Botanical Garden, and the First Citizen award. The scrapbook contains one playbill from the 1937 theatrical production of The Lost Colony. Non-local topics in the scrapbook include news on the movie Gone With the Wind and the...
Dates: created: 1936-1940; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

1942-1943 Norfolk Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-329
Scope and Contents

One 1942-1943 scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to World War II, local history, organizations, social events, engagements, marriages, and deaths in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook includes one playbill from the Bristow Hardin School of Music in Folder 12.

Dates: created: 1942-1943; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

A. B. Jackson Art Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-605
Scope and Contents Thirty-five black-and-white photographs and four negatives featuring art created by A. B. Jackson, an African American painter who lived in Norfolk, Virginia. Each photograph is labeled on the back with information on the artist, title and date, media and size, credit line, and Chrysler Museum inventory number if applicable. The original artwork was created using a variety of media including woodcut, charcoal, oil, acrylic, chalk, watercolor, and ink, and most of the artwork features...
Dates: created: 1948-1979; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Academy of Music Ledger

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-183
Scope and Contents

September 27, 1906 to June 13, 1908 box office statements for the Academy of Music in Norfolk, Virginia. The statements note the attraction, opposition (if any) at the Granby, Majestic, and Colonial Theaters, weather, date, number of different types of seats sold along with profits, and verifying signatures.

Dates: created: 1906-1908; Other: Date acquired: 04/30/2009
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Adams Family Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-598
Scope and Contents

Four circa 1900-1910 photographs of the Adams family in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1900-1910; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Albert J. and Flora Odell Photograph

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-612
Scope and Contents

One 1902 photograph of Albert J. and Flora Odell in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1902; Other: Date acquired: 11/04/2008
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Amelia E. Hitchings Collection on Ruby Martha Etheridge

 Collection — 5 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-419
Scope and Contents

Primarily includes papers from the 1990s collected or written by Amelia E. Hitchings relating to her mother, Ruby Martha Etheridge. The papers relate to Etheridge's life and character, mostly as remembered by her daughter. A majority of materials are photocopies and include handwritten and typed correspondence, certificates, clippings, and published materials.

Dates: created: 1931-1998, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

American Red Cross Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-096
Scope and Contents

Four 1939-1948 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings related to the Norfolk Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross. The scrapbooks include information on activities and services, annual drives for membership and monetary donations, war relief, aid to servicemen, and advertisements.

Dates: created: 1939-1940, 1945-1948; Other: Date acquired: 10/21/1987
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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