Grandy and Selden Families Papers, 1807-1983

Collection Overview

Title: Grandy and Selden Families Papers, 1807-1983

ID: 001/01/MSS 2016-040

Creator: Grandy family

Extent: 14.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 04/18/2016

Languages: English [eng]

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.

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: 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

Box 1

Folder 1: C.W. Grandy military-related correspondence, circa 1942: Includes records relating to the Office of Strategic Services (OSS).
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1817-1894
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1902-1949
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1950-1983
Folder 5: Correspondence, undated
Folder 6: Business-related documents, 1917-1980
Folder 7: Estate of Mary C.R. Grandy documents, circa 1953-1954
Folder 8: Estate of C.W. Grandy documents, circa 1953-1957

Box 2

Folder 1: Business-related documents, 420 Granby Street, circa 1979
Folder 2: Business-related documents, 222 East Plume Street, circa 1977
Folder 3: Business-related documents, 351 Botetourt Street, circa 1975
Folder 4: Grandy properties on Freemason and Botetourt Streets, 1975
Folder 5: Property records and accounts, Grandy Associates, circa 1957
Folder 6: Insurance information for various properties, circa 1938
Folder 7: Property appraisals for Grandy and Selden estates, 1972

Box 3

Folder 1: Ephemera, miscellaneous dates: Includes magazines, marriage records, election of C.W. Grandy to Board of Virginia National Bank, photograph and note about old family home, and etching by Kenneth Harris of Norfolk Academy.
Folder 2: Ephemera, miscellaneous dates: Includes old ad for Grandy and Sons Company, commemorative booklet on life of C.W. Grandy, list of gifts to C.W. Grandy scholarship fund, brochures, and annual reports from various organizations.
Folder 3: Ephemera, miscellaneous dates: Includes brochures, booklet commemorating Grandy gift of colored ward at Protestant Hospital, and trip itinerary to Europe in 1962.
Folder 4: Ephemera, wallet contents, circa 1945: Wallet possibly belonging to C.W. Grandy. Includes notes, photographs, and plane and rail tickets.
Folder 5: Scrapbook contents, Investment Corporation of Virginia, circa 1940-1980: Includes various publications, promotional materials, and employee and building photographs.

Box 4

Folder 1: "New Norfolk" publications, circa 1960-1965: Includes articles and publications on urban renewal projects in Norfolk and the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
Folder 2: Small photographs of unidentified people, undated
Folder 3: Large photographs of unidentified people, undated
Folder 4: Large photographs of unidentified people, undated
Folder 5: Large photographs of unidentified people, undated

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

Box 6

Item 1: Photograph album, undated

Box 7

Item 1: Photograph album, undated
Item 2: Pages from photograph album, undated
Item 3: Pages from photograph album, undated
Item 4: Oversized photographs, undated

Box 8

Item 1: Photograph album, undated
Item 2: Photograph album, undated

Box 9

Item 1: Photograph album, circa 1865: Various civil war figures and unidentified people.
Item 2: Diary, circa 1892: Author unidentified.
Item 3: Diary of C.W. Grandy, Jr., 1907

Box 10

Item 1: Photograph of William Selden
Item 2: Diary of C.W. Grandy, Jr., 1902
Item 3: Diary of C.W. Grandy, Jr., 1907
Item 4: Diary of C.W. Grandy, Jr., 1910
Item 5: Address and notebooks, undated: Five books.

Box 11

Item 1: Bible of Cyrus Wiley Grandy, undated
Item 2: Ovid's Metamorphoses in Latin, undated: Wm. Selden and March 15, 1819 written on cover.

Box 12

Item 1: Patient records of Drs. William and Henry Selden, 1854-1862: Includes records of deaths.

Box 13

Item 1: Ledger, 1855-1881: Possibly patient records and payments.

Box 14

Item 1: Copper printing plate for wedding invitation, undated: For the wedding of Ann Sterrett and C.W. Grandy IV.
Item 2: Copper printing plate for wedding reception, undated
Item 3: Wallet with several notes and cards, circa 1942: Includes Norfolk Yacht and Country Club membership card and draft card for C.W. Grandy.
Item 4: Ticket book for NCO mess at the Armed Forces Staff College in Norfolk, undated
Item 5: Matchbook and pen for the Investment Corporation of Virginia, undated
Item 6: Empty wallet, undated
Item 7: Tropical Park ticket, 1938-1939
Item 8: Commemorative coin for Civil War Centennial, circa 1965
Item 9: Steel plate from the CSS Virginia (Merrimac), undated: Inscription reads: Strip rolled from armor of the Confederate ship Virginia (Merrimac).
Item 10: Key from Spanish Navy cruiser captured in Spanish-American War, undated: Note indicates the ship was the Infanta Maria Teresa.
Item 11: Cosmopolitan Club medal, 1932: Also includes two Virginia Electric Power Company tokens.
Item 12: Robert E. Lee artifacts, undated: Includes a Confederate brass button with a note "Button from the waistcoat of General Robert E. Lee, given by Mr. Lee to Miss Mary Selden." Also includes a wrapped cigar with a note "Cigar given to Mary Selden by General Lee."

Drawer x

Item 1: Genealogy chart, Randolph family, undated: Rolled charts.
Item 2: Floorplan, Monticello Arcade, 1962 April 6: Includes tennant businesses.