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Scrapbooks

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Found in 128 Collections and/or Records:

"100 Years of Norfolk" Scrapbook

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: MSS-0000-102
Scope and Contents

One scrapbook of clippings featured in a section of the newspaper titled "One Hundred Years of Norfolk." Each article includes the following description: "A Retrospective Glance Over the Local History of the Century Just Closed. - A Magnificent Record of Steady Advance Despite War and Pestilence - A Pen Picture of Norfolk in 1800 - What it Cost to Live Here a Century Ago - From Less than 8,000 Inhabitants to Our Present Busy City and Its Populous Suburbs."

Dates: created: circa 1900; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

1920s-1930s Norfolk and Augusta County Photograph Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-333
Scope and Contents One circa 1920s-1930s scrapbook of photographs featuring people and scenes in Norfolk and Mount Sidney, Augusta County, Virginia. Many of the photographs in the scrapbook depict ships, one of which is labeled Gaza-Lisboa. Notable shots of Norfolk include the Medical Arts Building, Barney's Market, Gulf gas station, and Jerusalem Baptist Church off of Brambleton Avenue in downtown Norfolk. One photograph with handwriting on the back identifies Miss Margaret Rimel in Mt. Sidney, Va, and...
Dates: created: 1920s-1930s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

1930s Norfolk Family Photographs Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-328
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,...
Dates: created: 1930s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

1936-1940 Norfolk Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-327
Scope and Contents One 1936-1940 scrapbook containing newspaper clippings relating to the history of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Popular topics include plays, engagements, weddings, deaths, notable visitors, Norfolk Botanical Garden, and the First Citizen award. The scrapbook contains one playbill from the 1937 theatrical production of The Lost Colony. Non-local topics in the scrapbook include news on the movie Gone With the Wind and the...
Dates: created: 1936-1940; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

1942-1943 Norfolk Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-329
Scope and Contents

One 1942-1943 scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to World War II, local history, organizations, social events, engagements, marriages, and deaths in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook includes one playbill from the Bristow Hardin School of Music in Folder 12.

Dates: created: 1942-1943; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

1959 Norfolk Elections and Desegregation Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-330
Scope and Contents

One circa 1959 scrapbook of newspaper clippings relating to Reid Spencer's campaign for state senate, Alex H. Bell's assumption of Norfolk City Treasurer duties, and the desegregation of public schools in Norfolk, Virginia. Also included are copies of letters between Norman Olitsky and Louis S. Hudgins concerning Alex H. Bell's support of Reid Spencer on city time.

Dates: created: 1948-1965; Other: Majority of material found in 1959; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

A. M. Traugott Photographs and Papers on the Virginian Railway

 Collection — 11 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-235
Scope and Contents Circa 1900s-1930s photographs and a scrapbook featuring the Virginian Railway, primarily in West Virginia. The photographs depict trains, railroad tracks, bridges, tunnels, and housing construction. There are also photographs depicting railroad construction workers as well as family photographs. The collection also includes postcards, correspondence, and clippings of A. M. Traugott, along with a 1947 annual report, 1933 magazine feature, and 1938 organizational chart of the Virginian Railway...
Dates: created: circa 1900s-1948; Other: Majority of material found in 1900s-1920s; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

A. Preston Breeden Scrapbooks

 Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-057
Scope and Contents

One circa 1935-1952 scrapbook of Albert Preston Breeden's travels to conferences for the Shriners and the Municipal Finance Officers' Association and one 1962 scrapbook featuring A. Preston Breeden's retirement from service as City Auditor for the City of Norfolk, Virginia. Scrapbook items include newspaper clippings, photographs, postcards, correspondence, theater programs, and other mementos.

Dates: created: circa 1930-1970; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

African American Newspaper Clippings Scrapbook

 Collection — 7 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-271
Scope and Contents

One 1923-1941 scrapbook containing newspaper clippings on African Americans’ accomplishments and biographies. Includes an index at the back.

Dates: created: circa 1930s-1940s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Alleene C. Jones Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-221
Scope and Contents Clipping scrapbooks compiled by Alleene C. Jones of Norfolk, Virginia. Scrapbook 1 (1912-1936) primarily chronicles conventions and annual meetings of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Norfolk from 1923-1936, although there are also clippings relating to local history and theater. Ephemera from Scrapbook 1 includes convention programs, ribbons, a pin, an invitation, and a photograph. Scrapbooks 2-4 include obituaries and deaths of primarily local notable figures from 1922-1947...
Dates: created: 1912-1977; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1968
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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