Brief Description: One circa 1807-1847 scrapbook belonging to Mrs. Mary W. Warren of Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook contains clippings from The American Beacon, The Herald, The Times, The Sun, Museum, and Norfolk. Subject matter includes marriages, deaths, news, economics, politics, poetry, anecdotes, jokes, Napoleon, and various other topics. There are a few handwritten pages on the weeping willow in England, hymn sung at the funeral of the late Mrs. Mead, "On Marriage," "The Alphabet of Requisites for a Wife," and "Lines composed some weeks since by a young gentleman aged 31, on his deathbed."
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 0000-239
Created by: Warren, Mary
Volume: 1.0 Items
Acquired:
00/00/0000.
Arrangement: Arranged in original order.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century
Genres/Forms of Material
Clippings (information artifacts)
Manuscripts
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.
Physical Access Notes: Scrapbook is fragile.
Acquisition Notes:
Unknown
PreferredCitation: Mary W. Warren Scrapbook, MSS 0000-239, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.