By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Myra Brown's Collection on The Junior League of Norfolk, 1910-1991
ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-052-b
Creator: Brown, Myra (1936-2015)
Extent: 11.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order by record type.
Date Acquired: 12/29/2015
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Mid-1960s annual reports, a magazine, and notes written by Myra Brown relating to The Junior League of Norfolk in Norfolk, Virginia. The notebook contains notes written by Brown about provisional membership in the group from Spring to Fall 1966. The collection also includes printed materials relating to events and things to do in Norfolk, as well as clippings and publications on redevelopment and growth in downtown 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:
Crystal VanValkenburg by donation
Preferred Citation:
Myra Brown's Collection on The Junior League of Norfolk, MSS 2015-052-b, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed June 25, 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Book, The Junior League of Norfolk, Inc., Region 11, Fortieth Annual Report, 1964-1965
- Folder 2: Book, The Junior League of Norfolk, Inc., Region 11, Forty-First Annual Report, 1965-1966
- Folder 3: Magazine, Junior League Magazine, 1966 September - October
- Folder 4: Notebook, Notes by Myra Brown relating to Provisional Course 1966 of The Junior League of Norfolk, 1965-1966
- Folder 5: Booklet, Virginia's Seaport Cities Resorts, circa 1910s
- Folder 6: Clippings, Primarily relating to development in downtown Norfolk, 1956-1966
- Includes articles on low rent housing, slum clearance, and urban renewal.
- Folder 7: Printed Materials, Primarily relating to redevelopment and housing in Norfolk, 1961-1966
- Includes publications, "The Making of the New Norfolk," Excerpts from The Housing Yearbook (1964), New Norfolk (May 1964), and The Commonwealth (January 1966).
- Folder 8: Printed Materials, Primarily relating to events in Norfolk, 1965-1967
- Includes a statistical summary card of redevelopment projects by the Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, and brochures and pamphlets relating to events and programs in Virginia and Norfolk.
- Folder 9: Index cards, Autobiographical information on Myra Brown, circa 1980s
- Folder 10: Printed Materials, CCCO Annual Report and Newsletter, 1983-1984
- Folder 11: Program, The Centennial Celebration of Randolph-Macon Woman's College, 1991 December 3