Manuals (instructional materials)

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,...

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Reports, booklets, ordinances, resolutions, and other materials created by City Council of the City of Norfolk, Virginia from 1880-2016.

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Appraisal reports from the Office of the Real Estate Assessor of the City of Norfolk, Virginia from 1952-1967. The collection includes a 1951 manual and a 2000-2001 annual report.

Scope and Contents Correspondence, diaries, and manuscripts of Eleanor Shipp Johnson from circa 1900s-1940s. The correspondence includes letters written by Anna Cogswell Wood in Florence and Montreux during the 1920s and letters from various publishers either accepting or rejecting Johnson's manuscripts for publication, roughly from 1900-1935. Johnson's notebooks and loose manuscripts contain materials that appear to be primarily written by her; many of these literary works portray racial stereotypes of...

Scope and Contents Personal papers and photographs of Louis Lee Guy, Sr. and his son, Louis Lee Guy, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes seven clippings scrapbooks from May 1949 to February 1953 relating to local and state politics, particularly involving Virginia House of Delegates member Louis Lee Guy, Sr. Topics include annexation, parking, elections, liquor laws, poll taxes, segregation, redistricting, and Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel construction. The collection also includes certificates...

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Administrative documents from the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club, a civic service oriented social club chartered in Norfolk in 1924, affiliated with Cosmopolitan International.

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Publications from the Norfolk Police Department in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes annual reports, programs, newsletters, and other published materials ranging in date from 1919-2013.

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Primarily 20th century publications produced by Norfolk Public Schools in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes promotional materials, newsletters, and photographs.

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Correspondence, blank forms, promotional materials, news releases, public service spot announcements, and clippings related to the Norfolk Voter Registration Council and the Norfolk Committee for Neighborhood Voter Registration. Most documents in this collection are dated 1966, but the Norfolk Committee for Neighborhood Voter Registration covers 1967 and 1968. These materials relate largely to promoting voter registration in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Membership records, rosters, constitutions and bylaws, meeting minutes, secretary records, correspondence, newsletters, and awards from the Norview Lions Club. This collection also contains fliers from club fundraising events and records about the club’s involvement with national organizations for the disabled. Other records detail George T. Byrd, Jr.’s presidency of the Norview Lions Club and the Youth Exchange Program.