Norfolk (Va.)--Newspapers

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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.

Scope and Contents This collection is comprised of printed material and photographs collected by Harry E. Paul.  Included are four Speed Victory newspapers from the Norfolk Naval Shipyard between 1944 and 1945; one undated newspaper clipping featuring an image of Harry E. Paul; one letter from the Quartermen and Leadingmen's Association of the Norfolk Navy Yard dated August 6, 1945; and, one photograph with envelope of Louis Edwards, a porter for New York, Philadelphia, and...

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Three pre-Civil War newspapers from The Day Book, photographs, booklets, and a cookbook collected by the Hathaway family of Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

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A typescript of newspaper articles from the Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger, published from June 9-13, 1808. Barron made an appeal to the publisher of the paper, John Cowper, to publish his defense before the court martial regarding the 1807 Chesapeake-Leopard Affair, which took place off the coast of Norfolk, Virginia.

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Photograph, correspondence, autograph, and two poems by James Barron Hope.

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...

Scope and Contents The unabridged circa 1967 manuscript Salt Water and Printer's Ink, along with speeches, writings, and other materials written or compiled by Lenoir Chambers of Norfolk, Virginia. Subject matter of the writings include the South, Stonewall Jackson, local newspaper history, and desegregation of Norfolk's public schools. There are also separate files of materials on Norfolk Academy and Norfolk Public Library. The collection also includes clippings about Lenoir...

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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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Local newspapers published between 1976 and 1998 featuring information relative to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community in 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.