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Norfolk (Va.)--History

 Subject

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Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

Russell S. Dawson Memoir

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-518
Scope and Contents

Memoir recounting Russell Dawson's boyhood memories of the Civil War, particularly the capture of Norfolk, Virginia by the Union in May 1862.

Dates: created: 1932; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Sargeant Memorial Collection Norfolk Ephemera Collection

 Collection
Identifier: 001/01/MSS 0000-NEC
Scope and Contents

Contains a variety of ephemeral materials relating to Norfolk history and culture. Prominent subjects in the collection include Biographies, Buildings, Businesses, Churches, Clubs and Organizations, Colleges, Museums (especially the Chrysler Museum), Neighborhoods, and Schools. The bulk of the materials are from the 1950s-1980s, although there is a strong representation of materials dating from the 1920s to 2014.

Dates: 1682-2016
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Church Directories

 Collection — 1 Folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2024-038
Scope and Contents Two church directories of Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Church that discuss its long-standing history in the City of Norfolk, and includes a listing of senior leadership and church members. Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Church is located on Tidewater Drive, formerly known as Cottage Toll Road, since 1951 in the Lafayette/Winona neighborhood of Norfolk.  It began on May 1,1982 in the Brambleton section of Norfolk up until this time.  Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Church was named for Charles Haddon...
Dates: created: 1992, undated; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/2024
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Steve Mansfield Collection

 Collection — 7 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2019-008
Scope and Contents

Various booklets and ephemera collected by Steve Mansfield dating from the late 1890s to early 1980s relating to Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1897-1982; Other: Date acquired: 01/00/2019
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Thomas B. Rowland Scrapbooks

 Collection — 4 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-231
Scope and Contents Three scrapbooks containing late-18th-century to early-20th-century clippings of Norfolk, Virginia history, along with handwritten notes by Thomas B. Rowland. The clippings primarily focus on ships, buildings, and local historical events, and many of the clippings include images. Volumes 1 and 3 were originally ship logs for the Virginia Pilot Association, featuring pilot boats Relief and William A. Graves; many pages in these...
Dates: created: 1793-1917; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Virginia Old Papers

 Collection — 7 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-195
Scope and Contents

Personal school records and correspondence of Virginia Old and memorabilia relating to the Norfolk College for Young Ladies and the Granby Street Chapter of the Epworth United Methodist League in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1889-1932; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

W. H. T. Squires "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-106-c
Scope and Contents

Thirteen 1936-1948 scrapbooks featuring the column "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" by W. H. T. Squires. Topics include individuals, buildings, ships, notable events, holidays, transportation, and politics. The scrapbooks also include personal notes and correspondence. Volume 1 is missing.

Dates: created: 1935-1948; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

W. H. T. Squires Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-232
Scope and Contents

Scrapbook volumes 1-4 of W. H. T. Squires's "Norfolk in By-Gone Days," published in the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch from March 15, 1935 to April 8, 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbooks are accompanied by seven volumes of indexes. The collection also includes Squires's manuscript Virginia: Victor Tho Vanquished (1947).

Dates: created: 1946-1947; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1946
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

W. J. Stanworth Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2021-002
Scope and Contents

One circa 1913-1931 scrapbook of W. J. Stanworth of Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily consists of clippings relating to historic Norfolk and Princess Anne, Virginia. There are also nature photographs featuring areas near Broad Bay, Long Creek, and White Hill in Virginia Beach.

Dates: created: circa 1913-1931; Other: Date acquired: 08/19/2021
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

William Scott Forrest Portrait

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-427
Scope and Contents

One portrait of William Scott Forrest (1817-1878), who was one of Norfolk, Virginia's earliest historians. The print was created by Faber in 1918.

Dates: created: circa 1870s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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