United States--History

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...

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One August 8, 1840 United States passport allowing Richard Dickson passage to France.

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Correspondence, writings, poems, speeches, publications, and clippings written by or about Robert M. Hughes.

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One January 5, 1833 certificate for the appointment of Samuel Winchester as a Third Lieutenant Cutter in the service of the United States, for the Protection of the Revenue, signed by President Andrew Jackson.

Scope and Contents Circa 1955-1957 survey reports created by Dr. George H. Reese for the Virginia 350th Anniversary Celebration Corporation, Colonial Records Project, which describe original colonial manuscripts related to the colony of Virginia. The survey reports include name of the home depository, control number of the document, date or date range of materials, date document was examined and ordered for copying onto microfilm, references, and a summary of the materials assessed. The survey reports in this...