Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)

Two scrapbooks from the 1930s-1940s containing family photographs, newspaper clippings, certificates, membership cards, business cards, correspondence, invitations, and other memorabilia relating to E. E. Harrell of Portsmouth, Virginia.

Three maps: one 1927 map of the Hampton Roads Port Area and two Norfolk and Vicinity maps dated 1935 and 1949 respectively from the City Planning Commission and Department of Public Works, Division of Surveys in Norfolk, Virginia.

Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials originally belonging to Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. Topics are separated by theme: A. history of Norfolk banks, B. tunnels, bridges, and highways, C. other career items, D. banking, especially when MacKethan was President of the Trust Division of the American Bankers Association, and E. MacKethan's campaign for election to the Virginia House of Delegates. Most of the materials date from the 1950s to 1971.

Circa 1910s-1930s correspondence and genealogical notes relating to the genealogy of Estelle Victoria Hudgins Callender of Norfolk, Virginia.

Five maps of the Norfolk, Virginia area and one 1932 Maury High School diploma of Gustav Edward Kiligas.

Six 1930s-1960s scrapbooks featuring social events including engagements, weddings, parties, graduation commencements, debutant debuts, funerals, and other activities in and around Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the materials date between 1951 and 1955.

Circa 1980 slides featuring historic postcards primarily from early 20th century Norfolk, Virginia. Subjects include businesses, churches, hospitals, hotels, Jamestown Exposition, neighborhoods, and schools. There are also a few images of Portsmouth, Hampton, Newport News, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.

One circa 1905-1909 scrapbook containing photographs of Barnard family members, private racing sailboats, United States Navy warships, and the interior of W. H. Barnard & Company in Norfolk, Virginia.

Three circa 1909 sepia photographs of the United States Great White Fleet in Hampton Roads Harbor, Virginia.

One scrapbook of late-20th century to early-21st century Virginian-Pilot newspaper clippings featuring photographs from various parts of the Hampton Roads region in Virginia. The photographs usually include brief captions and cover the cities of Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake. Subject matter includes streets, buildings, transportation, weather, and sports.