Politics and Government

Scope and Contents One 86-page typescript titled "Transcript of stenographer's notes taken at a dinner given at the Monticello Hotel Thursday evening, September 11, 1924 by the citizens of Norfolk in honor of the Honorable Albert L. Roper. Upon his retirement as Mayor and Chairman of the Council." There is a table of contents showing addresses spoken by individuals with accompanying page numbers; addresses were given by H. H. Rumble, Thomas H. Willcox, James V. Trehy, Mrs. Frantz Nayor, Dr. J. W. Moore, Mr....

Scope and Contents Research files of the City of Norfolk City Clerk relating to busing, race relations, Jesse Jackson, and biographical information of former City Manager Charles Barney Borland of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes correspondence, clippings, court cases, statistics, photographs, and research materials. The biographical materials on City Manager Borland were compiled by City Clerk Breck Daughtrey to create Borland's biography in volume 2 of Dictionary of...

Scope and Contents Historical volumes recording the history of the Borough and City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia, primarily from 1736 to the 1920s. These materials include records of Common Council, Common Hall, Select Council, and the Finance Committee of City Council. Also included are records concerning the formation and development of the Town of Berkley from 1890-1923, as well as the organization of Atlantic City Ward from 1890-1898. This collection also includes a record of city ordinances,...

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Printed ephemera from 1920-2014 collected by the City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. Subject matter includes city government, economic development, business and commerce, redevelopment, and local elections.

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Memorandums of matters presented to the Common Council and to the Board of Aldermen in Norfolk, Virginia. The volume contains many unique insertions and inscriptions, dating from August 4, 1908 to December 12, 1911.

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Messages from the various mayors of the City of Norfolk, Virginia between 1880 and 1905.

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Three copies of Report on a Survey of the City Government, Volumes I and II, prepared by The Bureau of Municipal Research in New York from September-December 1915 for the City of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia.

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One 1936 annual report of the City Manager, one circa 1940 handwritten history, two circa 1970 photographs featuring Mowbray Arch, and one 1975 booklet on Ghent in Norfolk, Virginia.

Scope and Contents Personal papers and photographs of Louis Lee Guy, Sr. and his son, Louis Lee Guy, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes seven clippings scrapbooks from May 1949 to February 1953 relating to local and state politics, particularly involving Virginia House of Delegates member Louis Lee Guy, Sr. Topics include annexation, parking, elections, liquor laws, poll taxes, segregation, redistricting, and Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel construction. The collection also includes certificates...

Scope and Contents Personal, professional, political, and family papers of Samuel F. Coppage, Sr. of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes Coppage's involvement in various local organizations, particularly the Community Democratic Club, NAACP, and Norfolk Community Hospital. The collection also documents his activities with professional dental organizations such as the Old Dominion Dental Society; fraternal groups including the Elks and Frontiers Club; youth groups such as Boy Scouts of America, YMCA, and...