By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Nancy Wilson Mann Scrapbook
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-459
Creator: Mann, Nancy Wilson, 1912- (1912-1995)
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order.
Date Acquired: 09/18/1987
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One circa 1870s-1970s scrapbook compiled by Nancy Wilson Mann of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily includes original family photographs featuring the Mann, Wilson, Tucker, Drewry, and Little families. The scrapbook includes a plethora of handwritten notations identifying the subjects in the photographs.
Biographical Note
Nancy Tucker Wilson Mann was born on February 24, 1912 in Williamsburg, Virginia. She was a teacher, freelance writer, and painter. Mann married John Metcalf Drewry on December 22, 1938 in Charlottesville, Virginia. She married James Mann, Jr. on May 2, 1970 in Norfolk, Virginia. Mann published Tylers and Gardiners On the Village Green in 1983. She was a member of various organizations, including Alliance Francaise, Poetry Society of Virginia, Norfolk Society of Arts, Virginia Writers Club, Tidewater Artists, Virginia Beach Center for the Arts, and Artists at Work. Mann died on February 19, 1995 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in 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:
Nancy Wilson Mann by donation
Preferred Citation:
Nancy Wilson Mann Scrapbook, MSS 0000-459, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 19, 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Item 1: Scrapbook, Nancy Wilson Mann, circa 1870s-1970s