Margaret Thomas Scrapbook, 1921-1945, undated
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Brief Description: One 1927-1929 scrapbook relating to Margaret Thomas during her time at Maury High School. The 142-page scrapbook includes information about school clubs, report cards, football games, and personal saying and jokes. It also includes photographs taken at Maury High school in Norfolk, Virginia and at Camp Owaissa in Virginia Beach, Virginia. The scrapbook also contains select dates for local newspaper headlines during World War II.
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 0000-075
Created by: Kaufman, Margaret Thomas (1912-1999)
Volume: 2.0 Boxes
Acquired: 00/00/0000.
Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose materials from the front of the scrapbook were separated by record type in chronological order.
Biographical Note for Kaufman, Margaret Thomas (1912-1999) : Margaret Elizabeth Thomas Kaufman was born on September 8, 1912 in Portsmouth, Virginia. She married J. Carroll Kaufman on March 12, 1938 in Norfolk, Virginia. Kaufman was an English teacher at Churchland High School. She was a member of Centenary United Methodist Church and the Portsmouth Women's Club, and she volunteered for the Naval Shipyard Museum. She died on June 7, 1999 in Portsmouth, Virginia and was buried at Oak Grove Cemetery in Portsmouth, Virginia.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Camping
Norfolk (Va.)
Public schools--Virginia--Norfolk
Schools
Teenage girls
Virginia Beach (Va.)
Women--Socialization
World War, 1939-1945
Genres/Forms of Material
Ballots
Clippings (information artifacts)
Hair (material)
Pennants
Photographs
Report cards
Scrapbooks
Sketches
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: William B. Inge by donation
PreferredCitation: Margaret Thomas Scrapbook, MSS 0000-075, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.