Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook, 1951, 1970
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Brief Description: One January 6-16, 1951 scrapbook featuring pages relating to a Holland-America Line cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam to South America by the 21st Street Business Men's Cruise, Inc. The trip was advertised as the first South American cruise originating in and returning to Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily includes booklets featuring guests' names and brochures advertising goods or services in port. Places visited included Curacao; La Guaira, Venezuela; and Kingston, Jamaica. Some materials in the last folder relate to a Caribbean cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam in March 1970.
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 2017-073
Created by: Smith, Elizabeth Camp (1897-1989)
Volume: 10.0 Folders
Acquired: 12/21/2017.
Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Most of the materials were originally paperclipped to blank scrapbook pages; these items have been disassembled into folders.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Businessmen
CuraƧao
International travel
Kingston (Jamaica)
La Guaira (Vargas, Venezuela)
Men--Societies and clubs
Norfolk (Va.)
Ocean travel
Ships
Genres/Forms of Material
Booklets
Brochures
Certificates
Circulars (fliers)
Leaflets (printed works)
Lists (document genres)
Magazines (periodicals)
Maps (documents)
Memorandums
Postcards
Scrapbooks
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: Betsy Rawls Agelasto by donation
PreferredCitation: Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook, MSS 2017-073, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.