By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. Papers, 1946-1984
ID: 001/01/MSS 2019-017
Creator: MacKethan, Edwin R. (Edward Robeson), 1939-
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order.
Date Acquired: 01/05/2019
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Correspondence, photographs, clippings, and other materials originally belonging to Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. Topics are separated by theme: A. history of Norfolk banks, B. tunnels, bridges, and highways, C. other career items, D. banking, especially when MacKethan was President of the Trust Division of the American Bankers Association, and E. MacKethan's campaign for election to the Virginia House of Delegates. Most of the materials date from the 1950s to 1971.
Biographical Note
Edwin Robeson MacKethan, III was born on October 16, 1939 in Norfolk, Virginia. He married Elsie F. Hopton in August 1962 in Plainfield, New Jersey. He is co-editor of The Story of the Page-King Family of Retreat Plantation, St. Simons Island and of the Golden Isles of Georgia (2000). MacKethan lives in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.
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:
Edwin Robeson MacKethan, III by donation
Preferred Citation:
Edwin Robeson MacKethan, Jr. Papers, MSS 2019-017, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed March 26, 2019.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Folder 1: A., Thesis, A History of the Banks and Trust Business In and Near Norfolk, Virginia, 1947 June
- Folder 2: A1, Rutgers University Register of Students, 1946-1947
- Folder 3: A2, Post-1947 Norfolk bank histories, circa 1954-1982
- Folder 4: B1, ERM speeches on tunnels and bridges, 1953-1971
- Folder 5: B2, Photographs related to the financing of state tunnel and highway projects, 1954-1965
- Folder 6: B3, Material on a new airport, 1970
- Folder 7: C., Other ERM career photographs, 1949-1984
- Folder 8: D., Certificate of appreciation to ERM from The American Bankers Association, 1969-1970
- Folder 9: D1, Booklet, The Trust Bulletin, "Meet Your President", 1970 January
- Folder 10: D2, ERM speeches on banking, 1968-1972
- Folder 11: E1, Clippings, Campaign for House of Delegates, 1971
- Box 2
- Folder 1: E2, ERM candidacy filing and other official items, 1971
- Folder 2: E3, ERM remarks to voter groups, 1971