Pennants

Scope and Contents One 1928-1931 scrapbook containing photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous ephemera relating to Beatrice Wynne's experiences at Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook includes a table listing 42 names of classmates and friends, which also lists their home addresses, the date transcribed, and a section for quotes or "wise cracks." It also contains memorabilia from the United States Naval Academy and Virginia Military Institute. Wynne's scrapbook features photographs of...

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Photographs, commencement programs, and reunion materials of Herbert Gygi, who graduated in 1935 from Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes photographs of Gygi as a senior cadet at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1939 and various photographs taken on September 12, 1940 in Narrows, Virginia.

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One 1927-1929 scrapbook relating to Margaret Thomas during her time at Maury High School. The 142-page scrapbook includes information about school clubs, report cards, football games, and personal saying and jokes. It also includes photographs taken at Maury High school in Norfolk, Virginia and at Camp Owaissa in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The scrapbook also contains select dates for local newspaper headlines during World War II.

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Circa 1935-1958 clippings, programs, diplomas, and photographs relating to the Preston School of Dancing, likely collected by Marguerite May Phelps of Norfolk, Virginia. This collection also includes a few photographs of downtown Norfolk after the March 1962 Ash Wednesday Storm, photographs of Church of the Good Shepherd, and other Norfolk-related printed ephemera.

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Examinations, school play scripts, commencement tickets and programs, clippings, pennant, ribbon, pin, and other miscellaneous materials relating to Miss Turnbull's School in Norfolk, Virginia.

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Administrative documents from the Norfolk Cosmopolitan Club, a civic service oriented social club chartered in Norfolk in 1924, affiliated with Cosmopolitan International.

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Primarily 20th century publications produced by Norfolk Public Schools in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes promotional materials, newsletters, and photographs.

Scope and Contents Family photographs compiled and taken by Roy Lee Clayton of Norfolk, Virginia. Many of the photographs were taken in Norfolk, particularly 3102 Lens Avenue, 2634 Harrell Avenue, and Ocean View. Other geographic localities include Salem, Virginia; Albion, Pennsylvania; Petersburg, West Virginia; and Canton, North Carolina. Many of the photographs taken in Salem show men and buildings from the 1391st Company, Civilian Conservation Corps. There is one 1930-1944 photograph scrapbook of...