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Norfolk (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

Seawell, Edwards, and Wilson Families Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-117
Scope and Contents One volume originally used as a ledger between 1815 and 1817 listing names of individuals followed by account information of sundries. It appears the volume was then used by several individuals, primarily in 1842, and includes autographs, poetry, and various miscellaneous lines, many of which are written upside down in the ledger. Prominent surnames listed inside the volume include Seawell, Edwards, Wilson, Tyler, Page, Hogg, Carter, Howard, Jones, Hairston, and Claiborne. Geographic areas...
Dates: created: 1815-1817, 1833-1874; Other: Date acquired: 04/06/2004

Shirley Ingram Collection

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-027
Scope and Contents

Two circa 1920 photographs, one circa 1950s photograph of the Oceanfront at Virginia Beach, Virginia, and one circa 1950 photocopied photograph of naval officers and civilians.

Dates: created: 1920s-1950s; Other: Date acquired: 03/21/2014

Slover Family Papers

 Collection — 9 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2015-001
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, photographs, genealogical information, clippings, and other information relating primarily to Samuel Slover and Fay Martin Slover. Most of the correspondence from both Samuel Slover and Fay Martin Slover is addressed to Martha Tobey of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Dates: created: 1920-2006, undated; Other: Date acquired: 01/04/2015

Southern Breweries Inc. Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-604
Scope and Contents

Eight circa 1930s-1940s photographs featuring internal and external shots of Southern Breweries Inc. in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1934-1942; Other: Date acquired: 07/22/2002

Southside Boys Club and Boys Club of Norfolk Photographs

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 007-MSS 2018-012
Scope and Contents

Four circa 1950 photographs of the Southside Boys Club building at Berkley Avenue and Culpepper Avenue and six May 6, 1980 photographs of the Boys Club of Norfolk building on Colonial Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1950, 1980; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/2018

Spencer Family Papers

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-041
Scope and Contents

Primarily 1940s-1950s photographs, clippings, and other materials relating to Walter Carl Spencer and his wife Maud Vick Spencer of 1936 East Ocean View Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. Some of the photographs are identified from San Francisco, California and Crandon Park in Miami, Florida.

Dates: created: 1929-1970s; Other: Majority of material found in 1940s-1950s; Other: Date acquired: 01/00/2002

Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Church Directories

 Collection — 1 Folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2024-038
Scope and Contents Two church directories of Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Church that discuss its long-standing history in the City of Norfolk, and includes a listing of senior leadership and church members. Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Church is located on Tidewater Drive, formerly known as Cottage Toll Road, since 1951 in the Lafayette/Winona neighborhood of Norfolk.  It began on May 1,1982 in the Brambleton section of Norfolk up until this time.  Spurgeon Memorial Baptist Church was named for Charles Haddon...
Dates: created: 1992, undated; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/2024

St. Paul's Church 2014 and 2015, and 2018 Test Excavations Archaeology Summary Reports

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2019-016
Scope and Contents

Two reports: one January 2016 93-page report containing information about DATA Investigations LLC's work in 2014 and 2015 on two test units (TU 10 and 11) at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Norfolk, Virginia and one December 2018 13-page report from the same (TU 20).

Dates: created: 2014-2018; Other: Date acquired: 03/05/2019

St. Paul's Church 2016 and 2017 Test Excavations Archaeology Summary Report

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-005
Scope and Contents One August 2017 25-page report containing information about DATA Investigations LLC's work in 2016 and 2017 on two test units (TU 18 and 19) at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in downtown Norfolk, Virginia. The study aimed to analyze soil to determine the exact placement of the 1699 church, as well as the churchyard's use and alterations over time. The report includes an abstract, acknowledgements, table of contents, list of figures, two chapters, references cited, and two appendices of field...
Dates: created: 2017; Other: Date acquired: 02/06/2018

Steele, Buchanan, and Capps Families Photographs

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-008
Scope and Contents

Photographs of Beatrice Smyth Steele and the nurses at St. Vincent's Hospital, and family and friends of Beatrice Smyth Steele. Photographs from the Texaco Company and Eddie Buchanan. Photographs of the Capps family and friends.

Dates: created: 1920-1930, 1932, 1935, 1970, 1983, undated; Other: Date acquired: 05/29/2009