By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: The Blare Newsletter, 1923
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-507
Creator: James Blair Junior High School (Norfolk, Va.)
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 02/23/2009
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Last newsletter from the first year of The Blare. The center pages feature a class photograph of the Class of 1923, along with student names.
Biographical Note
James Blair Junior High School is a middle school built in 1921 in the Ghent section of Norfolk, Virginia. It is a brick building designed in the Beaux-Arts style architecture by Calrow, Wrenn, and Tazewell. James Blair Junior High School was one of the first two junior high schools built in the City of Norfolk, opening to students in September 1922. The school was renamed James Blair Middle School in the 1980s, and it remains operational as a middle school. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places beginning in 2000.
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:
Nancy G. Long by donation
Preferred Citation:
The Blare Newsletter, MSS 0000-507, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed December 30, 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts
- Folder 1: The Blare Newsletter, 1923 June 13
- Volume 1, Numbers 5 and 6.