Brief Description: Newspaper clippings and photographs taken during polio vaccinations in Hampton Roads from 1954 to 1957.

Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-185

Created by: Barnes, Horace J. (1919-1985)

Volume: 1.0 Boxes

Acquired: 05/09/2012.

Arrangement: Arranged by page number from the original scrapbook; pages not listed are blank.

Biographical Note for Barnes, Horace J. (1919-1985) : Horace Jesse Barnes was born on October 5, 1919 and died on January 8, 1985. Mr. Barnes served in the military during the second World War and became a pharmacist after he got out of the military. H. J. Barnes was the local drug representative for the company Eli Lilly Pharmaceutical Company. Eli Lilly was one of the six national firms that produced the polio vaccine. Mrs. Louise Walker Barnes was one of the registered nurses from Portsmouth who helped her husband by giving the polio vaccinations to local residents. Mrs. Barnes served in the United States Army as a nurse. Both Mr. and Mrs. Barnes retired and moved to Kilmarnock, Virginia to live out their final years together. They are buried at the Saint Francis de Sales Catholic Church Cemetery in Kilmarnock, Lancaster County, Virginia. They were both survived by two daughters, Carol and Janet – who are both married.

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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: Janet B. Hovland by donation

PreferredCitation: Horace J. Barnes Polio Vaccination Scrapbook, MSS 0000-185, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.