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Norfolk (Va.)

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Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

Leroy Bedell Certificate

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-334
Scope and Contents

One October 19, 1864 certificate issuing the discharge of Union soldier Leroy Bedell from the 11th Regiment, Pennsylvania Cavalry in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1864; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Leroy Guess Downtown Norfolk Photographs

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-364
Scope and Contents Twenty-two August 1977 and April 1978 photographs of scenes around downtown Norfolk, Virginia. Includes photographs of Granby Street Mall and the demolition of a building at 150 Granby Street. Also includes photographs of buildings such as Virginia National Bank, Royster Building, Banker's Trust Building, New Century Building, Norfolk Federal Building, and businesses such as Sol's Fine Food, Harper's Gift Shop, The Formal House, Inc., Ola's Beauty Salon, Cheap Thrills Boutique, Oasis...
Dates: created: 1977-1978; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Letter to Samuel Q. Collins

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-628
Scope and Contents

One 1890s letter written on Purcell House letterhead, inquiring about mortgaging the writer's planing mill for $15,000 to become clear of debt.

Dates: created: circa 1890s; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Letters from Virginia Typescript

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-576
Scope and Contents

One typescript translated from French: letters written to Henry, Louis, and Emily, describing travel through various eastern cities in Virginia.

Dates: created: 1816; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Letters to Elmarine Feagle Sawyer

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-025
Scope and Contents Primarily love letters written by Herman D. Sawyer, Jr. to Elmarine Feagle Sawyer in 1943-1945 during his service in the United States Army in World War II. The letters document Sawyer's persistent love for his girlfriend/fiancée/wife while chronicling his everyday life as a serviceman at Washington, D.C.; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Ord, California; the South Pacific; and the Philippines. The collection also includes letters to Elmarine from her friends, family, coworkers, in-laws, and...
Dates: created: 1942-1945; Other: Majority of material found in 1943-1944; Other: Date acquired: 06/18/2018
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Letters to Madame Montalant

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-614
Scope and Contents

Two 1840s letters written in French and sent to Madame Montalant in Angers, France.

Dates: created: circa 1840, 1849; Other: Date acquired: 02/04/2010
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Lewis D. Crenshaw Correspondence

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-469
Scope and Contents

One March 22, 1855 letter from Lewis D. Crenshaw of Richmond, Virginia, written in Norfolk, to John J. Burroughs of Princess Anne County Court House regarding fees associated with the renting of slaves.

Dates: created: 1855; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Linda Althoff Virginia Symphony Collection

 Collection — 5 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-062
Scope and Contents

This collection contains Virginia Symphony programs (1974-2005), Virginia Symphony playbills (1908-2001), periodicals (1982-2001), newspaper articles (1977-2010), posters and flyers (1980-2001), and undated photographs.

Dates: created: 1974-2010; Other: Date acquired: 10/25/2018
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Littleton Waller Tazewell Bulifant Letters

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-557
Scope and Contents

Two 1864 letters from L. W. T. Bulifant concerning the opening of his grocery store at the corner of Queen Street and James Street in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1864; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Littleton Waller Tazewell Family History Typescript

 Collection — 3 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-647
Scope and Contents One 192-page typescript of the Tazewell family of Virginia (compiled between 1894 and 1901), one photocopied document from 1826 belonging to Littleton Waller Tazewell, and one original document of field notes dated circa 1828 for the old plantation belonging to Littleton Waller Tazewell of Norfolk, Virginia. The typescript includes typed notes in the margins from Littleton Waller Tazewell (1848-1918), whose grandfather Littleton Waller Tazewell (1774-1860) originally wrote a majority of the...
Dates: created: 1894-1901; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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