Grandy and Selden Families Papers, 1807-1983 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Will Hopkins

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Collection Overview

Title: Grandy and Selden Families Papers, 1807-1983

ID: 001/01/MSS 2016-040

Primary Creator: Grandy family

Other Creators: Selden family

Extent: 14.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 04/18/2016

Subjects: Buildings, Businesses, Families--Virginia, Family trees, Grandy family, Norfolk (Va.), Selden family

Forms of Material: Books, Business records, Correspondence, Cultural artifacts, Diaries, Genealogies (histories), Marriage records, Military records, Photographs, Printed ephemera

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Early 19th century to late 20th century correspondence, business and property records, ephemera and artifacts, family photographs, diaries, books, and genealogical materials belonging to the Grandy and Selden families of Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Businesses
Families--Virginia
Family trees
Grandy family
Norfolk (Va.)
Selden family

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: Carter Grandy Bernert by donation

Preferred Citation: Grandy and Selden Families Papers, MSS 2016-040, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed in January 2020.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
[Box 9],
[Box 10],
[Box 11],
[Box 12],
[Box 13],
[Box 14],
[Drawer x],
[All]

Box 5

Folder 1: Photographs of named people, undated

Includes mostly members of the Selden, Grandy, and Sterrett families.

Item 1: Charlotte Burchell
Item 2: Mary Grandy
Item 3: Cyrus Wiley Grandy
Item 4: C.W. Grandy Jr.
Item 5: C.W. Grandy III
Item 6: William Boswell Selden Grandy
Item 7: Carter Randolph Grandy
Item 8: Ann Landers
Item 9: William Randolph, B. Heron, William Marbury, Captain Phelan
Item 10: William Selden
Item 11: Helen Black Sterrett
Item 12: Ann Sterrett
Item 13: Henry Selden

Folder 2: Photographs of C.W. Grandy IV, undated

Folder 3: Photographic print of John Selden, undated

Folder 4: Color negatives of unidentified subjects, undated

Includes 16 negatives.

Folder 5: Printing plate for William Selden photograph, undated

Corresponds to photo in Folder 1.

Folder 6: Book "Who Am I" and related notes, circa 1926

The book and handwritten notes are genealogy-related. Each note is numbered, corresponding to a page in the book.

Folder 7: Funeral guest book, undated

Folder 8: Framed photograph, unidentified, undated

Folder 9: Framed photograph of Mrs. William Selden, undated

Folder 10: Framed photograph of William B. Selden as VMI cadet, undated

Folder 11: Framed photographs of unidentified couple, undated

Folder 12: Genealogical records, undated

Item 1: O'Fallon family
Item 2: Corbit (Corbitt) family of Scotland

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
[Box 9],
[Box 10],
[Box 11],
[Box 12],
[Box 13],
[Box 14],
[Drawer x],
[All]