Brief Description: One 1940-1941 scrapbook containing photographs, postcards, greeting cards, invitations, programs, a map, and other memorabilia belonging to Helen Louise Borrowdale Smith of Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook includes materials relating to Smith's travels in Charleston, West Virginia and Huntington, West Virginia, along with her honeymoon travels to Boston, Massachusetts and New York.
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 0000-072
Created by: Smith, Helen Louise Borrowdale (1910-2003)
Volume: 2.0 Boxes
Acquired:
05/06/2014.
Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose materials have been separated into folders.
Biographical Note for Smith, Helen Louise Borrowdale (1910-2003) : Helen Louise Borrowdale Smith was born on October 9, 1910 in the Berkley section of Norfolk, Virginia. She graduated from Maury High School in 1928. Smith married Robert Bateman Boyce on April 15, 1933 in Norfolk, Virginia. She married Wayne Eugene Smith on September 20, 1941 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Smith died on March 20, 2003 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Boston (Mass.)
Charleston (W. Va.)
Huntington (W. Va.)
New York (N.Y.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Travel--United States--History
Genres/Forms of Material
Cards (information artifacts)
Magazines (periodicals)
Maps (documents)
Menus
Napkins (culinary textile)
Photographs
Scrapbooks
Souvenir programs
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:
Reese Lukei by donation
PreferredCitation: Helen Louise Borrowdale Smith Scrapbook, MSS 0000-072, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.