Norfolk (Va.)--Maps

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of administrative records from the Department of Neighborhood Services.  Most administrative records contained within come from the Division of Community Engagement within the department, and pertains to initiatives such as Neighbors Building Neighborhoods and Neighborhood Academy.  Records are also subdivided by specific neighborhoods and communities within the City of Norfolk.  Records included are meeting minutes, agendas, reports, presentations, surveys,...

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This collection contains resource materials, such as directories, maps, and reports pertaining to the City of Norfolk.  Specifically included is a directory entitled "A Guide to the Librariers of the Virginia Peninsula" as a resource guide for the Larchmont Branch Library in Norfolk, Virginia; a Master Street Index, revised march 1990 with maps; a flood insurance map for the City of Norfolk, Virginia; and, a final report entitled "Urban Land Institute Study of East Ocean View".

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Backup files of reports and plans contained on CD-ROM and USB storage.

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Three maps: one 1927 map of the Hampton Roads Port Area and two Norfolk and Vicinity maps dated 1935 and 1949 respectively from the City Planning Commission and Department of Public Works, Division of Surveys in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Five maps of the Norfolk, Virginia area and one 1932 Maury High School diploma of Gustav Edward Kiligas.

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...

Scope and Contents Maps, books, booklets, pamphlets, photographs, postcards, souvenir artifacts, newspapers, and other printed ephemera relating to Norfolk, Hampton Roads, and Virginia from the mid-nineteenth to early twenty-first centuries. Most of the materials date from the 1920s to 1970s, although a significant number of items relate to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907. Maps of the southside section of Hampton Roads and memorabilia of Norfolk and the Tidewater area make up a majority of items in the...

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Reports and documents detailing work by the Downtown Norfolk Redevelopment Committee, particularly from 1963 to 1984. Included are documents about Granby Mall, Nauticus, and the Waterfront area. Also included are clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to Rice's Department Store in the 1960s and 1970s and the sale of the chain in 1984.

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Four circa 1885-1915 maps of Norfolk, Virginia.

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Personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, programs, magazines, conference materials, ephemera, and scrapbooks belonging to Roy B. Martin, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. Boxes 2 and 3, and Scrapbook 2 in Box 4 primarily relate to General Douglas MacArthur and the MacArthur Memorial. Scrapbooks 1 and 3 through 8 cover Roy Martin's life, particularly his political career, professional development, and public service for the City of Norfolk.