Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook, 1951, 1970

Collection Overview

Title: Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook, 1951, 1970

ID: 001/01/MSS 2017-073

Creator: Smith, Elizabeth Camp (1897-1989)

Extent: 10.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Most of the materials were originally paperclipped to blank scrapbook pages; these items have been disassembled into folders.

Date Acquired: 12/21/2017

Languages: English [eng]

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One January 6-16, 1951 scrapbook featuring pages relating to a Holland-America Line cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam to South America by the 21st Street Business Men's Cruise, Inc. The trip was advertised as the first South American cruise originating in and returning to Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily includes booklets featuring guests' names and brochures advertising goods or services in port. Places visited included Curacao; La Guaira, Venezuela; and Kingston, Jamaica. Some materials in the last folder relate to a Caribbean cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam in March 1970.

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: Betsy Rawls Agelasto by donation

Preferred Citation: Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook, MSS 2017-073, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 10, 2018.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1

Folder 1: Front and back cover, Log of Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum, 1951 January 6-16
Folder 2: Scrapbook pages (Folder 1 of 9), 1951 January: Includes a booklet titled "List of Cruise Members, Holland-America Line," a page listing officers and directors of the 21st Street Business Men's Cruise, Inc., pages listing officers and cruise staff of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam, a map of the ship's route to and from Norfolk, Virginia, and miscellaneous blank pages for diary entries.
Folder 3: Scrapbook pages (Folder 2 of 9), 1951 January: Includes guest lists, memorandums to passengers, and Norfolk: The Magazine of Norfolk, Virginia (January 1951).
Folder 4: Scrapbook pages (Folder 3 of 9), circa 1950: Eight postcards of Jamaica.
Folder 5: Scrapbook pages (Folder 4 of 9), circa 1950: Four brochures from Jamaica.
Folder 6: Scrapbook pages (Folder 5 of 9), 1951 January: Three daily circulars of The Caribbean Mercury (January 13-15, 1951) and one copy of The Ocean Post (January 14, 1951).
Folder 7: Scrapbook pages (Folder 6 of 9), circa 1950: Postcards and other published materials from Curacao.
Folder 8: Scrapbook pages (Folder 7 of 9), 1950-1951: Norfolk: The Magazine of Norfolk, Virginia (Autumn Edition 1950) and one certificate confirming the January 6-16, 1951 reservation of Mr. and Mrs. Eldridge Smith.
Folder 9: Scrapbook pages (Folder 8 of 9), circa 1950: Includes several published materials from Curacao and a leaflet about cruising with Holland-America Line.
Folder 10: Scrapbook pages (Folder 9 of 9), 1950, 1970: Includes brochures and booklets from Jamaica, Guadeloupe, St. Croix, Barbados, and Curacao, and publications from the Holland-America Line.