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Invitations

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

Alfriend and Vickery Families Papers

 Collection — 3 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2015-040
Scope and Contents

Contains genealogical information on the Alfriend, Vickery, Rolfe, Samuel, Bland, and Bolling families. Documents include newspaper clippings, photocopies of vital records, correspondence, photographs, and manuscripts.

Dates: created: 1918-2015, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1960; Other: Date acquired: 03/11/2016

Allmand Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-204
Scope and Contents

Primarily nineteenth century correspondence, legal documents, memorandums, photographs, and miscellaneous papers from the Allmand Family of Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes three 1828-1843 ledger books of John Allmand, one 1837-1840 letter book of John Allmand, and one book of religious interpretation, likely written by Reverend John Singer Wallace. This collection also includes legal documents from the Estate of William Keeling and the Stone family.

Dates: created: 1802-1972; Other: Majority of material found in 1830s; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1980

Assembly of Tidewater Virginia Women Minutes

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-290
Scope and Contents

Minutes of the Assembly of Tidewater Virginia Women from March 11, 1929 to January 16, 1937 in regard to preparing for the Cape Henry Pilgrimage at Cape Henry, Virginia. There are also two invitations to balls at the Cavalier Hotel in 1935 and 1936.

Dates: created: 1929-1937; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Ballentine Place Garden Club Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-087
Scope and Contents One 1947-1992 scrapbook containing clippings, photographs, correspondence, programs, certificates, and awards from the Ballentine Place Garden Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook documents the organization's activities and includes materials that show the club's involvement with the Norfolk Botanical Garden, participation in the International Azalea Festival, and certifies its membership in the Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. Additionally, the scrapbook shows the Garden Club's...
Dates: created: 1947-1992; Other: Date acquired: 07/20/2010

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

Beatrice Wynne Maury High School Scrapbook

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-084
Scope and Contents One 1928-1931 scrapbook containing photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous ephemera relating to Beatrice Wynne's experiences at Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook includes a table listing 42 names of classmates and friends, which also lists their home addresses, the date transcribed, and a section for quotes or "wise cracks." It also contains memorabilia from the United States Naval Academy and Virginia Military Institute. Wynne's scrapbook features photographs of...
Dates: created: 1928-1931; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Belle Tunstall Invitations

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-649
Scope and Contents

Twenty-two 1873-1890 invitations to Belle Tunstall for dances, balls, social club meetings, and the unveiling of the Robert E. Lee monument. Also includes one newspaper clipping, three envelopes addressed to Belle Tunstall, and an 1878 note from the Norfolk Treasurer's office for H. Proescher to attend a meeting of the Common Council.

Dates: created: 1873-1890; Other: Date acquired: 08/01/1955

Bertha Fanning Taylor Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-043
Scope and Contents

Includes 1970s drafts of Bertha Fanning Taylor's unpublished manuscript "Building Anew at Sixty Years in a Southern City," journals/diaries from 1968-1970, clippings and biographical materials relating to Bertha Fanning Taylor, artwork, and various miscellaneous materials.

Dates: created: 1935-1990, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1960s-1970s; Other: Date acquired: 09/20/1979

Brooke and Tucker Families Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-020
Scope and Contents Family papers and photographs from 1831-2001, including genealogical notes, family trees, crests, biographical sketches, and obituaries of the Brooke family of Norfolk, Virginia. Related surnames include Tucker, Andrews, Cary, Coleman, Custis, Dallas, Drummond, Hagan, Higgins, Lucas, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mercer, Ramsey, Randolph, Taliaferro, Walton, and Washington. Most of the materials in the collection relate to Lucy Borland Higgins Brooke, her husband David Tucker Brooke, and her...
Dates: created: 1831-2001; Other: Date acquired: 02/12/2002

Celestyne Diggs Porter Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-036
Scope and Contents

Personal papers, photographs, awards, certificates, and newspaper clippings belonging to Celestyne Diggs Porter of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection spans Porter's life, particularly her career as a schoolteacher for the public school system in Norfolk and a celebration of her life and accomplishments. Photographs include Porter as a young woman at Hampton University, school groups and local organizations associated with Porter, and family photographs.

Dates: created: 1880s-2011; Other: Date acquired: 10/27/2010