By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Edmonia Lee Whittle Scrapbook, 1860-1965, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-082
Creator: Whittle, Edmonia Lee (1885-1968)
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose materials have been separated into folders.
Date Acquired: 11/18/1997
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One mid-nineteenth to mid-twentieth century scrapbook containing clippings, genealogical information, and other materials related to the Whittle family, Christ Church, and Christ and Saint Luke's Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Handwritten genealogies trace the ancestry of several prominent connected Norfolk families, including Calvert, Dabney, Neilson, Page, and Walke. The scrapbook traces the Whittle family genealogy to Pocahontas. Much of the loose materials from the scrapbook relate to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Other information includes wedding announcements, obituaries, Norfolk history, historic buildings and homes in Virginia, and national and international news.
Biographical Note
Edmonia Lee Whittle was born on April 17, 1885 in Virginia. She was the daughter of William C. Whittle, Jr. and Elizabeth Calvert Page. Whittle died on August 25, 1968 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Cedar Grove 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:
Beverley Dabney by donation
Preferred Citation:
Edmonia Lee Whittle Scrapbook, MSS 0000-082, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 4, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1: Scrapbook, 1860-1944
- Includes handwritten genealogical information relating to the Byrd, Calvert, Dabney, Neilson, Page, Sinclair, Walke, and Whittle families of Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes clippings relating to William C. Whittle, Christ Church, and Christ and Saint Luke's Church. Some national and international news is included.
- Box 2: Loose Materials, 1901-1965, undated
- Many of the 1960s clippings relate to Winston Churchill.
- Folder 1: Loose Materials from front of Scrapbook, 1901-1965, undated
- Primarily clippings, but also includes one newsletter Saint Luke's Record, Volume 1, Number 4 (May 1913), an undated speech on the Confederate Navy, and a 1901 memorial sermon for General Richard Lucien Page.
- Folder 2: Loose Materials found between pages of Scrapbook, circa 1960s
- Primarily clippings, but also includes a pedigree chart for Edmonia Lee Whittle and handwritten obituaries for Ann Elisa Neilson and Cary Selden Page.
- Folder 3: Loose Materials from back of Scrapbook, 1950s-1960s
- Primarily clippings, but includes a 1952 dedication program for Lloyd Hall at Christ and Saint Luke's Church in Norfolk, Virginia.