Washington (D.C.)

Scope and Contents One circa 1930s scrapbook of family photographs taken primarily in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, Virginia. Individuals and groups are photographed in various scenes including the beach and neighborhoods in front of houses. Some photographs of a parade on Granby Street feature Norfolk Post 392 of the VFW and the businesses of Russell, Etheridge & Pritchard Dry Goods, Oriental Chop Suey, Truitt's Pharmacy, and Carr, Mears & Dawson. Other photographs of scenes in Norfolk include Ghent,...

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One 1815-1820 sketchbook containing nine pencil drawings by Andre Jules Francois de Martineng of St. Thomas, Fort Nelson, Fort Norfolk, Norfolk, Virginia, the United States Capitol, President's House, and Treasury, State, Navy, and War buildings in Washington, D. C. The sketchbook is labeled "Commodore Martineng" in gold lettering on the front near the spine.

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Photographs of prominent United States buildings made using aquia freestone. Includes a historical explanation on the use of aquia freestone on the inside back cover. Most of the featured buildings are centered in Washington, D. C.

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Correspondence and notes relating to the Armistead brothers and events surrounding both the War of 1812 and the Second Barbary War.

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Two 1902 letters from Charles Burr Todd to Elizabeth Roberts, professing his love in the first letter and expressing continued friendship in his second letter.

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Circa 1920s-1940s negatives featuring scenes from an unidentified family's vacation at Washington, D. C., New York, Niagara Falls, Thousand Islands, and Soulanges Canal in Quebec, Canada. One photograph shows a ship named Prins Willem Van Oranje. There is a photograph of individuals standing in front of a monument of Brig. General Pulaski, 1747-1779. Another photograph shows an automobile with a Norfolk, Virginia license plate.

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Mid-1940s correspondence, largely from secretary Don C. Harrison regarding memberships and annual dues to the Charles H. Consolvo Tent of the Circus Saints and Sinners Club of America in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes a few ephemeral items from 1940 to 1951 including a menu, booklet, and newspaper clipping.

Scope and Contents Daily correspondence to the Norfolk Station, Division of Telegrams and Reports for the Benefit of Commerce, Office of the Chief Signal Officer of the Army, for the years 1871 and 1877. Includes official letters, memoranda, and telegrams from the Division and Office; official correspondence from other Army departments and the United States Navy; and correspondence between the Station and local civilian entities. Most of the materials deal with daily administrative directives, expenditures,...

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Fifty-three letters written between the Page and Jones families. Frequent correspondents include Edmonia Lee Page Neilson, Mary Ann Mason Jones, Hall Neilson, and Jane Byrd Page. Most of the correspondence was sent between Richmond, Virginia and Washington, D. C.

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Three handwritten diaries from 1918 to 1926, chronicling Eleanor Baker's experiences, attitudes, and observations. Popular subjects discussed in her personal accounts include: travel, boys, dances, plays, and "tea parties." A majority of her diary entries take place in Paris, France and Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.