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Norfolk (Va.)

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Found in 664 Collections and/or Records:

Barbara Buchanan's Azalea Festival Collection

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-021
Scope and Contents

One 1955 photograph, one 1971 souvenir program, and two April 1978 photocopied articles relating to the International Azalea Festival in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1955, 1971, 1978; Other: Date acquired: 02/10/2016
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Barbara Upton Wilson Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2016-034
Scope and Contents

Two circa 1990s photographs of Barbara Upton Wilson and one circa 1960s-1970s poster of Barbara Wilson, World's Fair expert.

Dates: created: 1960s-1990s; Other: Date acquired: 03/24/2016
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Barnes Family Bible

 Collection — 1 Bible
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-254
Scope and Contents

One family Bible presented in 1984 to Tucker House in Norfolk, Virginia. The Bible was published by the American Bible Society in 1868.

Dates: created: 1868, 1984; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Baron Jean de Lustrac Papers on Admiral Comte de Grasse Monument

 Collection — 7 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-224
Scope and Contents Correspondence and clippings documenting Baron Jean de Lustrac's attempt to erect a monument in downtown Norfolk, Virginia in honor of French Admiral Francois Joseph Paul Comte de Grasse, whose success in the Battle of the Chesapeake in 1781 led to the British surrender at Yorktown, Virginia. The collection also includes correspondence and clippings relating to de Lustrac's acquiring of 10 replica cannons for Yorktown, suggesting to name the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel after de Grasse, and...
Dates: created: 1964, 1968-1973; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Barr Brothers, Inc. Jewelers Photograph

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 2018-011
Scope and Contents

One circa 1950s photograph featuring Barr Brothers, Inc. Jewelers at the corner of Church Street and Brambleton Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. The photograph also shows George's Department Store and a view down Brambleton Avenue facing west.

Dates: created: circa 1950s; Other: Date acquired: 03/26/2018
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Bassett and Cross Love Letters

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-504
Scope and Contents

Twenty-five love letters between Jesse V. Bassett and Elizabeth Daisy Cross. The letters begin in the early days of the couple's courtship in 1886; two letters were written after the couple married. Most of the love letters are from Jesse V. Bassett.

Dates: created: 1886, 1889; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Baugh and Sons Company Notebook

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-505
Scope and Contents

One blank notebook; the cover advertises the Baugh and Sons Company's products in its Norfolk office, in the Seaboard National Bank Building.

Dates: created: undated; Other: Date acquired: 01/26/2009
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Baugh & Sons Company Calendar

 Collection — 1 Oversized folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-006
Scope and Contents

One 1934 calendar for Baugh & Sons Company, Animal Bone Fertilizers, Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1934; Other: Date acquired: 02/22/2018
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Beatrice Wynne Maury High School Scrapbook

 Collection — 1 box
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-084
Scope and Contents One 1928-1931 scrapbook containing photographs, clippings, and miscellaneous ephemera relating to Beatrice Wynne's experiences at Maury High School in Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook includes a table listing 42 names of classmates and friends, which also lists their home addresses, the date transcribed, and a section for quotes or "wise cracks." It also contains memorabilia from the United States Naval Academy and Virginia Military Institute. Wynne's scrapbook features photographs of...
Dates: created: 1928-1931; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Bellamy Family Photographs

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-383
Scope and Contents

Four circa 1900 photographs of the Bellamy house at 712 Westover Avenue, T. Marshall Bellamy, Sr., and the Bellamy family in Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: created: circa 1900; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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