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Norfolk (Va.)

 Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

William Conway Whittle, Jr. Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-241
Scope and Contents

Correspondence, diaries, clippings, military service records, and an 1864 register of Confederate officers in the Civil War. Most of the materials date between 1863 and 1865 and concern the Conderate Navy's operations in England and France.

Dates: created: 1855-1910; Other: Majority of material found in 1864; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1964

William E. Taylor Family Letters

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-568
Scope and Contents

Two 1864 letters from William E. Taylor and William E. Taylor, Jr. to Archie Taylor, concerning life in the South during the Civil War and Union occupation. Also includes a note from Baxton and a handwritten copy of Father Abram Joseph Ryan's poem "Conquered Banner."

Dates: created: 1864, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

William E. Taylor Speech

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-646
Scope and Contents

One April 1860 political speech from William E. Taylor, asking his fellow citizens for re-election to office.

Dates: created: 1860; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

William G. Frank Card Photograph Collection

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MSS-2020-011
Scope and Contents Thirty-seven cabinet cards and carte-de-visite taken by photographers in Richmond and Norfolk, Virginia, and one card photograph from Salt Lake City, Utah. Photographers include, from Richmond: New York Art Gallery, M. J. Powers, Richmond Photography Co., and Vernon Portrait Gallery; from Norfolk: B. S. Campbell, J. H. Faber, and Faber & Friese. Most of the cards in this collection are not captioned. One Norfolk cabinet card identifies Charles E. Scott, 10 Reservoir Avenue, Norfolk,...
Dates: created: circa 1870-1910; Other: Date acquired: 02/14/2020

William H. Shepherd Letter

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-565
Scope and Contents

One 1834 letter regarding the mercantile business in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1834; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

William H. Swan and Sons, Incorporated Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-038
Scope and Contents

This collection consists of shipping records (lists of supplies provided to specific vessels, by date and vessel name), financial ledgers, correspondence, commercial brochures and informational items, charter/broker and legal documents, company operating records, and nautical charts.

Dates: created: 1920-1969; Other: Date acquired: 07/27/2018

William Henry Sargeant Autobiography

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-049
Scope and Contents

Five page autobiography of William Henry Sargeant from Norfolk, Virginia, detailing places he lived, education, marriage, and children.

Dates: created: circa 1916; Other: Date acquired: 01/26/2016

William Henry Talbot Letters

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-540
Scope and Contents

Three letters to and from William Henry Talbot concerning his trip to Europe in 1849.

Dates: created: 1849; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

William Lamb and Company Steamship Sales Book

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-203
Scope and Contents

One 1903-1904 volume from William Lamb and Company of Norfolk, Virginia, identifying date, steamer name, and steamer nationality, along with various numerical and accounting figures including tonnage, displacement, total in dollars, trimming, pilotage, towing, and water. There are 338 entries in the volume which cover pages 1-9.

Dates: created: 1903-1904; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000

William Palmer Bugg Family Bible

 Collection — 1 Bible
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-257
Scope and Contents

One family Bible owned by William Palmer Bugg in Richmond, Virginia in 1859. The Bible was published by Whilt & Yost.

Dates: created: 1859-1907; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/2010