By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: W. H. T. Squires Letters, 1937
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-610
Creator: Squires, W. H. T. (William Henry Tappey), 1875-1948
Extent: 1.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Three letters to Reverend W. H. T. Squires concerning his May 27, 1937 series article from "Norfolk in By-gone Days" in the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, about the construction of the Merrimac-Virginia.
Biographical Note
William Henry Tappey Squires was born on April 14, 1875 in Petersburg, Virginia. He was a minister at Knox Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Squires was also a historian, orator, and author of several books. Most of his works relate to the history of Virginia, the Tidewater area, the City of Norfolk, and the Confederacy. Squires received a doctor of divinity degree from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and a Doctorate of Literature in 1936 from King College in Bristol, Tennessee. He was involved in the Sons of Confederate Veterans, United Confederate Veterans, Sons of the American Revolution, Norfolk Memorial Association, Norfolk History Society, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, Order of Cape Henry, 1607, Norfolk New Citizens Association, Order of Stars and Bars, Knight of the Golden Eagle, Virginia Historical Society, and the Theophilus Society. He married Anna Sarah Hull on April 26, 1905 in Smyth, Virginia. Squires died on April 20, 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
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:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
W. H. T. Squires Letters, MSS 0000-610, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed November 9, 2016.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 7: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts
- Folder 1: Letters to W. H. T. Squires, 1937
- Item 1: Correspondence, Martha B. Porter to W. H. T. Squires, 1937 May 31
- Written in Portsmouth, Virginia and sent to Norfolk, Virginia.
- Item 2: Correspondence, Aurelia Porter Bailey to W. H. T. Squires, 1937 June 8
- Written in Salisbury, Maryland.
- Item 3: Correspondence, Clifford Millard to W. H. T. Squires, undated