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Norfolk (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

1950s Miscellaneous Norfolk, Virginia Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-608
Scope and Contents

Sixteen miscellaneous photographs from approximately 1952 to 1958. The photographs feature a public performance from the Norfolk Musicians Association band and an event held by the Tidewater Anglers Club. Some of the photographs appear to have been taken by the City of Norfolk Department of Parks and Recreation.

Dates: created: 1952-1958; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

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

1960s Ocean View Photographs

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-353
Scope and Contents

Fourty-five circa 1964-1965 photographs of homes and exterior and interior shots of hotels in Ocean View, Norfolk, Virginia. Featured buildings and businesses include Sea Mist Motel & Kitchen Apartments, Ocean View Motel, Rich's Hamburgers, Dixie's Grocery, Bay-Terrace Apartments, 7-Eleven, Coral Isle Motel Apartments, Tides Apartments and Rooms, Crestview Apartments, and Inter-State Motel.

Dates: created: circa 1964-1965; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1963-1964 Water Street Survey Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-347
Scope and Contents

Fourty-five photographs of Water Street in Norfolk, Virginia. The photographs were taken in 1963 on July 16, August 9, 13-15 and in 1964 on April 22, May 7-8, 15, 25, and June 1-3. Many photographs include the time it was taken, a brief description of the weather that day, and direction the photograph was taken.

Dates: created: 1963-1964; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

1970s Freemason and Ghent Neighborhood Buildings Photograph Survey

 Collection — 6 boxes
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-404
Scope and Contents

1970s cardboard panels with pasted photographs featuring houses and buildings in the neighborhoods of Ghent and Freemason in Norfolk, Virginia. Some panels also include small maps highlighting the buildings photographed. Panels include overlapping 3.5 x 5" photographs, generally providing a "street view" of that particular street. Panels typically include the name of the primary street next to the panel number.

Dates: created: 1970s; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

1980 Census of Population and Housing Norfolk Census Tracts

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-488
Scope and Contents

Two 1980 census tracts of Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Portsmouth, Virginia - North Carolina and Newport News-Hampton, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1983; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

A. A. H. Boissevain Deed

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-417
Scope and Contents

One March 21, 1900 deed granting Walter H. Taylor land in the City of Norfolk from A. A. H. Boissevain and O. H. Boissevain of the City of Amsterdam, Kingdom of Holland.

Dates: created: 1900; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

A. B. Jackson Art Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-605
Scope and Contents Thirty-five black-and-white photographs and four negatives featuring art created by A. B. Jackson, an African American painter who lived in Norfolk, Virginia. Each photograph is labeled on the back with information on the artist, title and date, media and size, credit line, and Chrysler Museum inventory number if applicable. The original artwork was created using a variety of media including woodcut, charcoal, oil, acrylic, chalk, watercolor, and ink, and most of the artwork features...
Dates: created: 1948-1979; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

A Collection of Acts of Assembly Relative to the Town and Borough of Norfolk Book

 Collection — 1 book
Identifier: RG 02-0000-001
Scope and Contents

One 1802 book consisting of Acts of Assembly between 1682-1802, published by order of the Common Council in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1802; Other: Date acquired: 07/26/1972

A. L. Sutton Correspondence

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-446
Scope and Contents

One February 1, 1907 letter from A. L. Sutton, Chief of Exploitation of the Jamestown Exposition to "the teacher," suggesting that teachers bring their students to the Jamestown Ter-Centennial Exposition in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1907; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000