Virginia--Social life and customs
Found in 48 Collections and/or Records:
Brief Abstract of Norfolk County Wills Manuscripts
Three handwritten manuscript volumes consisting of No. 19, 20, and 21 of Brief Abstract of Norfolk County Wills. The volumes cover 1636-1716, 1710-1753, and 1753-1766 respectively. Also includes one copy of Some Emigrants to Virginia belonging to C. F. McIntosh with handwritten inscriptions.
British Isles Dancers of Norfolk Album
One circa 1984-2014 album containing clippings, photographs, programs, flyers, and related ephemera of the British Isles Dancers of Norfolk. The album is organized thus: Introduction; Dance Demonstrations; Parties, Celebrations, and Balls; Honoring Our Members from the Military; The Torch is Passed; and An Assortment of Dance "Flyers." The dances and celebrations were held at various locations in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Portsmouth, Virginia.
Brooks N. Anderson VMI Scrapbook
One 1916-1919 scrapbook of photographs depicting campus buildings, events, places, cadets, and other friends in and around Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia.
Chesapeake Club Record Book
One June 18, 1879 to January 30, 1901 record book containing the Constitution, by-laws, meeting minutes, financial statements, and member lists of the Chesapeake Club in Norfolk, Virginia. The book also includes lists of house-related items on pages 230-237 likely used to settle liabilities when the Club was purchased by Leigh and Cooke.
Dorothy Broughton Telegram
One 1933 telegram from Dorothy Broughton wishing her mother a happy birthday from New York.
Edmonia Lee Whittle Scrapbook
Estelle V. Callender Papers
Circa 1910s-1930s correspondence and genealogical notes relating to the genealogy of Estelle Victoria Hudgins Callender of Norfolk, Virginia.
First Lutheran Church Collection
Pamphlets, anniversary programs, and other ephemera relating to the history of First Lutheran Church on Colley Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia.
Frances Calvert Stansbury Scrapbooks
Six 1930s-1960s scrapbooks featuring social events including engagements, weddings, parties, graduation commencements, debutant debuts, funerals, and other activities in and around Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the materials date between 1951 and 1955.
Freeman Family Photographs
Thirty-four circa 1900 photographs of individuals, families, other groups, a gravesite, a horse-drawn carriage, and school classes primarily in Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the photographs feature one subject or a small family group. Also, two oversized portraits of unidentified young girls.