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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Ernest P. Gretes Papers, circa 1930s-1980s
ID: 001/01/MSS 2018-041
Primary Creator: Gretes, Ernest P. (1915-1988)
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in alphabetical order. The realtor listings notebook is arranged in original order.
Date Acquired: 09/07/2018
Subjects: Chesapeake (Va.), Church buildings--Virginia, Ghent (Norfolk, Va.), Housing--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Virginia Beach (Va.)
Forms of Material: Advertisements, Booklets, Brochures, Business cards, Clippings (information artifacts), Negatives (photographs), Notebooks, Photographs, Postcards, Printed ephemera, Souvenirs, Yearbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One circa 1965-1970 realtor listings notebook, business cards, and ephemera from Ernest P. Gretes of Norfolk, Virginia. The notebook includes detailed listings for individual properties with an accompanying black-and-white photograph of the property on the reverse side. The collection also includes family photographs and one 1964 yearbook The Acorn from Carolton Oaks School in Norfolk, Virginia.
Biographical Note
Ernest Peter Gretes was born on April 8, 1915 in Virginia. He was married to Demetra Semon in 1947. Gretes was owner of the Esquire Club on Sewells Point Road in the 1940s. He was later a realtor. Gretes died on December 1, 1988 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
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:
Frances C. Gretes by donation
Preferred Citation:
Ernest P. Gretes Papers, MSS 2018-041, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed September 10, 2018. Accretions processed April 12, 2021.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Advertisements, Brown Derby, circa 1977
- Folder 2: Booklet, Guide to Ghent, 1963
- Folder 3: Booklet, The Ghent Homeowner's Manual, circa 1970s
- Folder 4: Business cards, circa 1940s-1980s
- Folder 5: CD, Photographs of Esquire Club and Melody Room, 2018 November 14
- 23 jpg images.
- Folder 6: Clippings, circa 1940s-1980s
- Folder 7: Clippings, Car Accident, Demetra and Peter Gretes, 1963 November-December
- Folder 8: Correspondence, Danny Adams to Peter Gretes, 1961 September 15
- Folder 9: Negatives, Ghent, 1971
- Folder 10: Notebook, Realtor listings (Folder 1 of 3)
- Folder 11: Notebook, Realtor listings (Folder 2 of 3)
- Folder 12: Notebook, Realtor listings (Folder 3 of 3)
- Folder 13: Photocopies, Service Record, Ernest P. Gretes, 1943
- Folder 14: Photographs, Esquire Lounge, 750 West Little Creek Road, Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1960s
- Folder 15: Photographs, Evelynn Ott Dance Studio, 1950s
- Folder 16: Photographs, Family Photographs, 1930s-1980s
- Folder 17: Photographs, Ghent, Taken by Frances Gretes, 1971
- Folder 18: Photographs, Greek Orthodox Church, Sunday School, 1950s
- Folder 19: Plans, The Oaks Swimming Club, 750 West Little Creek Road, circa 1948-1959
- Folder 20: Postcards, circa 1940s-1950s
- Folder 21: Yearbook, The Acorn, 1964
- Folder 22: Miscellaneous ephemera, circa 1940s-1980s
- Includes one photograph, letterhead, an advertisement, one Virginia Beach souvenir folder, and one 1962-1963 Norfolk City Schools brochure.
- Folder 23: Photograph, Ernest P. Gretes Family Portrait, 116 Maycox Avenue, Norfolk, Virginia, 1955 May 1
- Oversized.
- Folder 24: Newspaper clipping, "Ernie Gretes & the Good Old Days", 1984 January 15
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