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Norfolk (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

Alfriend and Vickery Families Papers

 Collection — 3 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2015-040
Scope and Contents

Contains genealogical information on the Alfriend, Vickery, Rolfe, Samuel, Bland, and Bolling families. Documents include newspaper clippings, photocopies of vital records, correspondence, photographs, and manuscripts.

Dates: created: 1918-2015, undated; Other: Majority of material found in 1960; Other: Date acquired: 03/11/2016

Alice Granbery Walter Genealogy Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-049
Scope and Contents This collection contains genealogical research gathered by Alice Granbery Walter. The material includes photocopied documents, newspaper clippings, pedigree charts, notes, manuscripts, photographs, negatives, and maps spanning from the 1600s to the 1970s. Prominent surnames include Boush, Nimmo, Cornick, Herbert, Hoggard, Hogwood, Haggard, Ivy, Argent, Langley, Thelaball, Nash, Powell, Robins, Shepherd, Tatem, Thurmer, Mackentosh, Mallicote, Ransha, Woodhouse, Moseley, Thorowgood, and...
Dates: created: 1600-1975; Other: Date acquired: 04/11/1991

Alleene C. Jones Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-221
Scope and Contents Clipping scrapbooks compiled by Alleene C. Jones of Norfolk, Virginia. Scrapbook 1 (1912-1936) primarily chronicles conventions and annual meetings of the Business and Professional Women's Club of Norfolk from 1923-1936, although there are also clippings relating to local history and theater. Ephemera from Scrapbook 1 includes convention programs, ribbons, a pin, an invitation, and a photograph. Scrapbooks 2-4 include obituaries and deaths of primarily local notable figures from 1922-1947...
Dates: created: 1912-1977; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1968

Allen Victor Kreger Photographs

 Collection — 5 folders
Identifier: MSS-0000-222
Scope and Contents

Twenty-four circa 1970s black-and-white photographs taken by Allen Victor Kreger of Norfolk, Virginia. The photographs feature a warehouse building from the Banana Pier in Norfolk, Virginia, gun batteries at Fort Wool on Rip Raps Island, and life-saving stations in the Outer Banks, North Carolina.

Dates: created: circa 1970-1975; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Allmand-Archer House Research Paper

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-480
Scope and Contents

One 22-page typed paper titled Allmand-Archer House, written by Cynthia Linn Smith, Colonial American Architecture, April 19, 1978. The paper includes a preface, introduction, history, floor plans, detailed descriptions of the building, and concluding remarks for the house built at 327 Duke Street, Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1978; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

Allmand Family Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-204
Scope and Contents

Primarily nineteenth century correspondence, legal documents, memorandums, photographs, and miscellaneous papers from the Allmand Family of Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes three 1828-1843 ledger books of John Allmand, one 1837-1840 letter book of John Allmand, and one book of religious interpretation, likely written by Reverend John Singer Wallace. This collection also includes legal documents from the Estate of William Keeling and the Stone family.

Dates: created: 1802-1972; Other: Majority of material found in 1830s; Other: Date acquired: 11/30/1980

Amelia E. Hitchings Collection on Ruby Martha Etheridge

 Collection — 5 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-419
Scope and Contents

Primarily includes papers from the 1990s collected or written by Amelia E. Hitchings relating to her mother, Ruby Martha Etheridge. The papers relate to Etheridge's life and character, mostly as remembered by her daughter. A majority of materials are photocopies and include handwritten and typed correspondence, certificates, clippings, and published materials.

Dates: created: 1931-1998, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

American Legion Post 204 Scrapbook

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-085
Scope and Contents

One 1982-1983 scrapbook containing a record of events from American Legion Post 204 in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook is housed in a three-ring binder with tabs for Foreward, Dedication, Commander's Corner, History in Narrative Form, Americanism, Children and Youth (Special Projects), Appendices, and Awards.

Dates: created: 1982-1983; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

American Red Cross Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-096
Scope and Contents

Four 1939-1948 scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings related to the Norfolk Virginia Chapter of the American Red Cross. The scrapbooks include information on activities and services, annual drives for membership and monetary donations, war relief, aid to servicemen, and advertisements.

Dates: created: 1939-1940, 1945-1948; Other: Date acquired: 10/21/1987

American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-130
Scope and Contents Local, state, and national-level promotional materials and publications from the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976. Prominent newsletters in the collection include Norfolk Bicentennial News (1975-1976), Virginia Bicentennial Newsletter (1971-1977), and Bicentennial Times (1974-1976). The collection also includes kits of promotional materials compiled by The American Revolution...
Dates: created: 1955, 1970-1981, 1984; Other: Majority of material found in 1975-1976; Other: Date acquired: 06/00/1975