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Norfolk (Va.)--History

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

"100 Years of Norfolk" Scrapbook

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: MSS-0000-102
Scope and Contents

One scrapbook of clippings featured in a section of the newspaper titled "One Hundred Years of Norfolk." Each article includes the following description: "A Retrospective Glance Over the Local History of the Century Just Closed. - A Magnificent Record of Steady Advance Despite War and Pestilence - A Pen Picture of Norfolk in 1800 - What it Cost to Live Here a Century Ago - From Less than 8,000 Inhabitants to Our Present Busy City and Its Populous Suburbs."

Dates: created: circa 1900; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1870s-1880s Norfolk, Virginia Stereoview Photograph Collection

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: MSS-2016-067
Scope and Contents

Three 1870s-1880s stereoscopic photographs of buildings and streets in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1870s-1880s; Other: Date acquired: 08/16/2016

1920s Winona, Norfolk, Virginia Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 2016-077
Scope and Contents

Three circa 1920s photographs of street scenes in the Norfolk, Virginia neighborhood of Winona.

Dates: created: circa 1920s; Other: Date acquired: 11/15/2016

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

1940s Norfolk, Virginia Aerial View Negatives

 Collection — 1 envelope
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-350
Scope and Contents

Eleven circa 1941-1943 negatives featuring aerial views that appear to have been taken on a rooftop showing areas near Freemason, Ghent, and Atlantic City in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1941-1943; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Andre J. F. de Martineng Sketchbook

 Collection — 1 book
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2015-003
Scope and Contents

One 1815-1820 sketchbook containing nine pencil drawings by Andre Jules Francois de Martineng of St. Thomas, Fort Nelson, Fort Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, the United States Capitol, President's House, and Treasury, State, Navy, and War buildings in Washington, D. C. The sketchbook is labeled "Commodore Martineng" in gold lettering on the front near the spine.

Dates: created: 1815-1820; Other: Date acquired: 01/20/2015

Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, Norfolk Branch Records

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-184
Scope and Contents

One February 7, 1902 to November 23, 1958 minute book from the Norfolk Branch of the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities. The 235-page book includes meeting minutes, 1952 and 1956 membership lists, annual meeting summaries from the 1950s, a booklet for the preservation of the Adam Thoroughgood house, and a clipping about the unveiling of a historical marker in 1934 at the old lighthouse at Cape Henry.

Dates: created: 1902-1958; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Barron F. Black Papers

 Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: MSS-0000-005
Scope and Contents

Personal papers and correspondence. Business papers and correspondence related to the Norfolk Historic Foundation.

Dates: created: 1945-1974, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Bernard Ries Theater Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-230
Scope and Contents One 1902-1929 personal scrapbook containing editorial cartoons, playbills, and clippings from publications including The Theatre/Theatre Magazine, Harper’s Weekly, New York Star, New York Tribune, Liberty Magazine, and The Virginian-Pilot. Subject matter includes American and European theatrical...
Dates: created: 1902-1933; Other: Date acquired: 12/04/2012

City of Norfolk City Clerk Historical Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 04-2018-002
Scope and Contents Historical volumes recording the history of the Borough and City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, primarily from 1736 to the 1920s. These materials include records of Common Council, Common Hall, Select Council, and the Finance Committee of City Council. Also included are records concerning the formation and development of the Town of Berkley from 1890-1923, as well as the organization of Atlantic City Ward from 1890-1898. This collection also includes a record of city ordinances,...
Dates: created: 1736-2015; Other: Date acquired: 04/28/2018; Event: Date of conservation for items 1, 3, 4, and 26: 2025 July