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Norfolk (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

Davis Family Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-600
Scope and Contents

Fourteen 1940s photographs primarily featuring Victoria Drummond, first woman marine engineer in Britain; Alderman Lockyer, Mayor of Lambeth; and the inside of British American Restaurant. Several photographs taken inside the restaurant feature a sign honoring Miss Victoria A. Drummond by the residents of Norfolk, Virginia for the Lambeth Communal Kitchens Committee.

Dates: created: 1940-1947, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1940-1941; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Debra Padden Scott Genealogy Research Notes

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-702
Scope and Contents

One circa 1979 genealogy research notebook compiled by Debra Padden Scott. Families include Arrington, Drake, Derring, Drewry, Foster, Harrison, Rawlings, Sampson, Scott, Simmons, and Wesson. Geographic locations of families include Isle of Wight County, Southampton County, Brunswick County, and Norfolk, Virginia; and Nash County, North Carolina.

Dates: created: circa 1979; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Demolition, 1969, 1971, undated

 File — Folder 7
Identifier: Folder 7
Scope and Contents

Photographs of demolition projects within the City of Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1969, 1971, undated

Department of City Planning, Norfolk, Virginia, Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 08-0000-002
Scope and Contents

Records of the Department of City Planning, Norfolk, Virginia. The records include Department documents, surveys and reports; aerial photographs (prints) over Norfolk and the surrounding areas; ground photographs (slides, negatives, and prints) of local areas; miscellaneous ephemeral materials; and planning-related documents and materials from other city departments and commercial entities (such as reports, surveys, and contractual documents).

Dates: created: 1909-2008; Other: Majority of material found in 1950s-1990s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Donna Dail Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-090
Scope and Contents

Three 1958 Norview High School commemorative items and two mid-1980s Chesapeake Bay Neptunes football souvenir programs. This collection also includes one 1921 panorama of the Allen Baraca Class of the Fourth Street Baptist Church in Portsmouth, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1921-1986; Other: Date acquired: 12/14/2016

Doris Greer Jordan Photographic Slides

 Collection — 45 slides
Identifier: 007-MSS 2015-005
Scope and Contents

Forty-five slides taken in the 1970s-1980s primarily featuring scenes in the Huntersville neighborhood of Norfolk, Virginia. Other places identified in the slides include Ocean View Amusement Park and the Campostella and Berkley neighborhoods in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1970s-1980s; Other: Date acquired: 01/27/2015

Downtown Norfolk Council Reports

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-284
Scope and Contents

Annual reports and growth reports from 2003-2008 assessing progress in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes one booklet of the 1997 annual meeting at Omni Waterside Hotel.

Dates: created: 1997, 2003-2008; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Downtown Norfolk, Virginia Street Paving Ledgers

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-129
Scope and Contents Two account books containing information primarily between 1894 and 1896 about the paving of streets in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. The first ledger contains diagrams of streets, mathematical and monetary figures, bids, and estimated costs including materials and labor. A clipping is pasted inside the front cover, and the first page prominently displays the business name of the North Carolina Phosphate Company of Castle Hayne, North Carolina. The second ledger contains charts listing date,...
Dates: created: 1894-1903; Other: Majority of material found in 1894-1896; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Drummond Papers

 Collection — 6 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-216
Scope and Contents

Nineteenth century vital records, Civil War-era documents, and receipts relating to the Drummond family in Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the records refer to George R. Drummond and his father, Spencer Drummond.

Dates: created: 1795-1892; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Dudley Woodworth Letters

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-574
Scope and Contents

Three early 19th century business letters concerning the sale of tobacco and fish in Richmond, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1800, 1804, 1805; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014