Brief Description: Two 1920s-1930s scrapbooks created by Martha Southgate Iredell. The scrapbooks feature newspaper clippings relating to the Norfolk German Club debutantes and Norfolk society, dance invitations, calling cards, wedding invitations, theater programs from Wells Theatre, and exhibit catalogs from the Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences in Norfolk, Virginia.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-062
Created by: Iredell, Martha S. (1908-1985)
Volume: 1.0 Boxes
Acquired:
11/24/2014.
Arrangement: Arranged in original order.
Biographical Note for Iredell, Martha S. (1908-1985) : Martha Southgate Iredell was born on August 4, 1908 in Virginia. She was a local artist of Norfolk, Virginia, exhibiting her paintings in the Hampton Roads area. Iredell joined the Norfolk Art Corner in 1938 and served as the organization's president in the 1940s. She retired as a clerk from Lavino Shipping Company in Norfolk, Virginia. She died on October 12, 1985 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Art
Edenton (N.C.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Norfolk Museum of Arts and Sciences (Va.)
Norfolk Navy Yard (U.S.)
Teenagers--United States--Social life and customs
Virginia--Social life and customs
Women--Socialization
Genres/Forms of Material
Cards (information artifacts)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence
Invitations
Theater programs
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
Unknown
Related Materials:
Martha S. Iredell scrapbooks, 1937-1954. For more information please see
https://www.aaa.si.edu/collections/martha-s-iredell-scrapbooks-5813.
PreferredCitation: Martha Iredell Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-062, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.