By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Inez Jiggetts Scrapbook, 1910s-1980s, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-407
Creator: Jiggetts, Inez (1926-2008)
Extent: 8.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type. Photographs are grouped by subject or size.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One circa 1910s-1980s scrapbook primarily containing photographs of African American individuals in Hampton Roads, Virginia.
Biographical Note
Inez Jiggetts was born on April 27, 1926. She lived at 728 Windsor Avenue, 918 Wood Street, and 514 New Jersey Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia. She attended Booker T. Washington High School. She died on June 18, 2008 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Calvary 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:
Inez Jiggetts Scrapbook, MSS 0000-407, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 1, 2017.
Other Note:
The Maebelle Watson Scrapbook (MSS 0000-080) initially included some materials from this scrapbook, which were likely mixed together by accident. Please see this scrapbook for other materials that may belong to the Inez Jiggetts Scrapbook.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Most photographs are not identified.
- Folder 1: Clippings, 1967-1976, undated
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1956-1961, undated
- Folder 3: Photographs (Folder 1 of 5), circa 1910s-1980s
- Includes photographs of drama scenes, small groups of individuals, servicemen, senior graduates, and grade school pictures.
- Folder 4: Photographs (Folder 2 of 5), circa 1920s-1930s
- Includes photographs of Myers Cottage in Virginia Beach and photographs of individuals likely taken at Myers Cottage.
- Folder 5: Photographs (Folder 3 of 5), circa 1910s-1980s
- Includes photographs of babies, men, and women.
- Folder 6: Photographs (Folder 4 of 5), circa 1920s-1980s
- Includes photographs of young boys and young girls.
- Folder 7: Photographs (Folder 5 of 5), circa 1920s-1980s
- Includes small and large photographs, primarily from the 1950s-1970s.
- Folder 8: Printed material, 1975, 1984, undated
- Includes one 1975 program for Once Upon A Mattress, one 1984 program for the centennial anniversary of Queen Street Baptist Church, and undated ephemera.