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Norfolk (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

Norfolk USO Scrapbook

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-095
Scope and Contents

Circa 1940s clippings and photographs relating to the Travelers Aid Society/USO during World War II in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily contains clippings about USO activities and events. Loose photographs show the USO Recreation Center and Auditorium.

Dates: created: circa 1940-1947; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Norfolk, Va. Book

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2021-010
Scope and Contents

One circa 1900 book titled Norfolk, Va., illustrated in photo-gravure, copyright by A. Wittemann, The Albertype Co., Brooklyn, New York. The book features photographs of local landmarks in Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Hampton, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1900; Other: Date acquired: 08/00/2021

Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Southern Railroad Records

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-609
Scope and Contents

Two estimates of cost and payments for the Southern extension of the Norfolk, Virginia Beach and Southern Railroad from Kempsville to Munden's Point.

Dates: created: 1897-1898; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Norfolk, Virginia Immigration Office Photograph

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-369
Scope and Contents

One circa 1913-1921 photograph of the interior of the Immigration Office in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1913-1921; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Norfolk, Virginia Prescription Book

 Collection — 1 book
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-118
Scope and Contents One October 3, 1895 to March 30, 1897 prescription book from Norfolk, Virginia. The prescription book is approximately 350 pages and contains about 4,900 prescriptions pasted onto the pages from various doctors, primarily Dr. H. R. Drewry on Bowden's Ferry Road, Dr. H. R. Dupuy at 150 Main Street, and Dr. C. F. Newbill at 168 Main Street. The inside front cover is labeled, "Winser's Patent Back Prescription Book, Number 6, From C. C. Bartgis & Bro., Druggists, Label, Printers, Baltimore,...
Dates: created: 1895-1897; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Norfolk, Virginia Prints from American Architect and Building News

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-452
Scope and Contents

Thirteen color prints of buildings and proposed buildings in Norfolk, Virginia from American Architect and Building News dating between November 28, 1891 and December 24, 1898. Some of the prints also include floor plans.

Dates: created: 1891-1898; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Norfolk, Virginia State Poll Tax Lists

 Collection — 78 books
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-457
Scope and Contents

Lists of individuals in Norfolk, Virginia dating from 1903-1965 who paid their capitation taxes in order to vote.

Dates: created: 1903-1965; Other: Date acquired: 01/13/1941

Norfolk Voter Registration Council Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-038
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, blank forms, promotional materials, news releases, public service spot announcements, and clippings related to the Norfolk Voter Registration Council and the Norfolk Committee for Neighborhood Voter Registration. Most documents in this collection are dated 1966, but the Norfolk Committee for Neighborhood Voter Registration covers 1967 and 1968. These materials relate largely to promoting voter registration in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1956, 1963-1968, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/00/2016

Norfolk War History Commission, World War II, Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-167
Scope and Contents

Four scrapbooks relating to the Norfolk United War Fund from 1941-1945 and the USS Hotel Fairfax Residential Club, circa 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes a volume titled Record of Publicity, Office of Civilian Defense that largely includes clippings of civil defense activities in Norfolk. Also in the collection is correspondence relating to air wardens and Smith Street U. S. O., along with negatives of local civil defense personnel and facilities.

Dates: created: 1941-1946; Other: Date acquired: 09/29/1948

Norfolk Wharf, Warehouse, and Terminal Company

 Collection — 2 books
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-288
Scope and Contents

Two circa 1893-1899 bound volumes containing charters, contracts, deeds, and corporation court records for the Norfolk Wharf, Warehouse, and Terminal Company in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1893-1899; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014