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Norfolk County (Va.)

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Subject Source: Lcnaf

Found in 32 Collections and/or Records:

Provost Marshal John L. Cunningham Ledger and C. W. Murdaugh Legal Documents

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2017-027-e
Scope and Contents

One ledger split between 1865 records of Portsmouth, Virginia Provost Marshal John L. Cunningham and 1830-1867 legal documents and writings of Portsmouth, Virginia lawyer Claudius Walke Murdaugh.

Dates: created: circa 1830-1867; Other: Date acquired: 04/20/2017
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Rogers Dey Whichard Papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-240
Scope and Contents

Historical and biographical documents generally relating to the Tidewater area of Virginia, genealogy records, correspondence, maps, and photographs. Notably, this collection also contains several original English legal documents (such as deeds and wills) dating back to 1597 and the early 1600s.

Dates: created: 1597-1983; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Sargeant Memorial Collection Index Collection

 Collection — 3 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-IND
Scope and Contents

Indexes created by Sargeant Memorial Collection staff and other individuals in order to aid in searching source materials more efficiently.

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

Sargeant Memorial Collection Virginia Ephemera Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSS-0000-VEC
Scope and Contents The Virginia Ephemera Collection includes a broad range of informational publications, media reports, government documents, maps, and historical records, all relating to Virginia topics and localities outside the City of Norfolk. There are three major sections: general subjects (such as the arts, education, and transportation); counties (including economic and demographic data, places of interest, histories, and other information); and cities, towns and places (including histories,...
Dates: created: 1890-2015; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/0000
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Tatem Family Papers

 Collection — 2 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-644
Scope and Contents

Miscellaneous original and photocopied materials relating to the Tatem family in Norfolk, Virginia from 1835 to 1954. Several items relate to Roger William Tatem (1891-1984) during his school years and early career from 1914 to 1918.

Dates: created: 1835-1954, undated; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2005
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

The Granberry Land Survey

 Collection — 1 folder
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-641
Scope and Contents

One 1834 survey drawn and described by William Wright for "The Granberry Land, now Camerons', near Bowers Hill" in Norfolk County, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1834; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

"The Historian"

 Collection — Box 2 - Periodical Newsletters and Publications
Identifier: MSS-0000-713
Content Description 47 volumes of "The Historian" newsletter published by the Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia between 2006-2020. There may be gaps in dates and volume, making this an incomplete run of the newsletter. The newsletter encompasses events and internal business of the Norfolk County Historical Society of Chesapeake, Virginia. Earlier issues of "The Historian" cover topics similar to meeting minutes, whereas later issues provide in-depth articles of community involvement,...
Dates: 2006-2020
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Tidewater District PTA Scrapbook

 Collection — 3 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-098
Scope and Contents

One 1956-1960 scrapbook relating to events and activities of the Tidewater District PTA in Hampton Roads, Virginia. Specific geographic areas mentioned in the scrapbook include Norfolk, Norfolk County, Portsmouth, and Suffolk. The scrapbook includes clippings, correspondence, photographs, programs, and other materials. Subject matter includes federal school funding, massive resistance, educational workshops, and PTA meetings.

Dates: created: 1956-1960; Other: Date acquired: 04/00/1981
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs Scrapbooks

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-099
Scope and Contents

Two 1959-1961 scrapbooks from the Tidewater District Virginia Federation of Garden Clubs. Also known as The Federation of Garden Clubs of Norfolk & Vicinity, Inc., the scrapbooks include an alphabetical collection of pages from local garden clubs in the Hampton Roads region. Each page is unique, consisting of paintings, drawings, magazine clippings, newspaper clippings, poems, yearly summation of activities, lists of officers and members, mottos, and poems.

Dates: created: 1959-1961; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014
Found in: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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