By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Randolph Taylor Lougee Collection on the Ferebee Family, 1905-2013
ID: 001/01/MSS 2022-012
Creator: Lougee, Randolph Taylor
Extent: 9.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 08/31/2022
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Correspondence, certificates, and other materials relating to George E. Ferebee of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes correspondence written by George E. Ferebee to his mother and grandfather while serving onboard the USS Nevada in 1918-1919. There is also an obituary of George Ferebee's father, Samuel Ferebee, a 1940s map geared toward Navy seamen for downtown Norfolk, family photographs, and an American Legion newsletter featuring a narrative history of George E. Ferebee.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
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 Source:
Randolph Emory Taylor Lougee by donation
Preferred Citation:
Randolph Taylor Lougee Collection on the Ferebee Family, MSS 2022-012, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed February 28, 2023.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Obituary, Samuel Ferebee, 1905 July 22
- Folder 2: Correspondence, Ferebee Family, 1918-1919, 1940
- Primarily 1918-1919 letters from George Emory Ferebee to his mother and grandfather while onboard the USS Nevada. The letter from May 11, 1940 is from George in Jacksonville, Florida to his wife in Norfolk, Virginia.
- Folder 3: Booklet, The Nevada Manual, 1919 March 11
- Folder 4: Certificates, G. E. Ferebee, Notary Public, City of Norfolk, 1930, 1934
- Folder 5: Resolution, Death of George [Emory] Ferebee, 1942 July 10
- Folder 6: Certificate of Appreciation, George E. Ferebee, Associate Member of Selective Service Advisory Board for Registrants No. 32 Norfolk City No. 4, 1943 August 14
- Folder 7: Map, Downtown Norfolk, Prepared by 5th Naval District Welfare & Recreation Office, 1944 October
- Folder 8: Photographs, Original and Photocopied Prints, Ferebee Family, circa 1932-1971
- Folder 9: Newsletter, The Anchorage, Volume 6, Issue 12, 2013 December
- American Legion, Junius F. Lynch Post 35. "A Short Anecdotal History of George E. Ferebee, our Eighth Post Commander."