Norfolk (Va.)--Commerce

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One 1953-1958 scrapbook containing Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia newspaper clippings and advertisements relating to the Building, Savings & Loan Associations of Norfolk, particularly the Commonwealth Building and Loan Association, Inc. The scrapbook includes articles on Edward E. Edgar and his column Fins, Furs & Feathers, and one page dedicated to Minnie Mangum.

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One archive report on Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. (1907-1989) based on a November 1, 2017 family account written by Edwin Robeson MacKethan III. The report includes a list of major life events of Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. and biographical information organized with a table of contents. It also includes photocopies of clippings, photographs, and other documents relating to the life of MacKethan and his banking career at Norfolk Savings & Loan Corporation.

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Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials originally belonging to Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. Topics are separated by theme: A. history of Norfolk banks, B. tunnels, bridges, and highways, C. other career items, D. banking, especially when MacKethan was President of the Trust Division of the American Bankers Association, and E. MacKethan's campaign for election to the Virginia House of Delegates. Most of the materials date from the 1950s to 1971.

Scope and Contents One October 1868 to December 1870 ledger belonging to George J. Rogers, Shipping and Commission Merchant, No. 26 Rowland's Wharf in Norfolk, Virginia. The ledger includes business account information for merchandise, cash, expenses, insurance, commission, interest, freight, wharfage, produce sales, and bills receivable and payable. Also one 700-page correspondence book dated February to August 1869 with business letters written by George J. Rogers notifying customers of the payment and...

Scope and Contents The Henry Clay Hofheimer II Papers include correspondence, invitations, event programs, speeches, newsletters, periodicals, reports, conference materials, Future of Hampton Roads, Inc. records, documents relating to the economic development of Hampton Roads, certificates and resolutions, photographs, scrapbooks, clippings, family mementos, and other ephemera. Most of the materials date from the 1940s through the 1980s and relate to Henry Clay Hofheimer II's involvement in Norfolk and the...

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One typed manuscript for Thomas J. Wertenbaker's 1931 classic book on the history of Norfolk. The manuscript places emphasis on the first two centuries of Norfolk's history and outlines the time period from 1880 to 1930. Each page is stamped with a date of returned proof.

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Twenty-three 1859-1876 invoices, two receipts dated 1876 and 1881, thirteen letters dating between 1809 and 1876, and one envelope, from Rowland and Brothers, a wholesale grocer and commission merchant in Norfolk, Virginia. The invoices, receipts, and correspondence were sent to Paul C. Cameron, a planter from Hillsboro, North Carolina.

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Newsletters published from March 1936 through August 1939 by the Norfolk Junior Chamber of Commerce. Some copies in this collection belonged to Carroll H. Walker, while other copies belonged to James A. Rives, Jr.

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One 1920s-1930s scrapbook of clippings relating to local political and economic topics, several relating to Thomas P. Thompson, of Norfolk, Virginia.

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One 1800-1803 account ledger belonging to William Vaughan (1753-1811) of Norfolk, Virginia. Also, one 1803 edition of The Book of Common Prayer, with inscriptions on the family of James Briggs Vaughan (1780-1828) of Gloucester County, Virginia and his wife Susan Hancock Hoggard (1788-1814).