By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Roy Lee Clayton Family Photographs and Papers, circa 1900-1992
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-010
Creator: Clayton, Roy Lee (1910-1992)
Extent: 3.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by record type. Photographs are arranged by geographic location, rough chronological order, and/or by size.
Date Acquired: 03/30/2007
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Family photographs compiled and taken by Roy Lee Clayton of Norfolk, Virginia. Many of the photographs were taken in Norfolk, particularly 3102 Lens Avenue, 2634 Harrell Avenue, and Ocean View. Other geographic localities include Salem, Virginia; Albion, Pennsylvania; Petersburg, West Virginia; and Canton, North Carolina. Many of the photographs taken in Salem show men and buildings from the 1391st Company, Civilian Conservation Corps. There is one 1930-1944 photograph scrapbook of individuals at the beach in Ocean View and Willoughby Beach.
Biographical Note
Roy Lee Clayton was born on January 24, 1910 in Creeds, Virginia. He was a mechanic and retired from Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority. Clayton married Myrtle Luellen Jenkins on May 23, 1953 in Norfolk, Virginia. He was a member of Parkway Temple in Chesapeake, Virginia. Clayton died on March 16, 1992 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn 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:
Cheryl Ann Clayton Brimer Merritt by donation
Preferred Citation:
Roy Lee Clayton Family Photographs and Papers, MSS 0000-010, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 31, 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
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- Folder 1: Photographs, Salem, Virginia, 1934, 1941, 1944
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- Photographs include 1391st Company, Camp S-52, Civilian Conservation Corps.
- Folder 2: Photographs, Albion, Pennsylvania, 1940-1953
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- Folder 3: Photographs, Petersburg, West Virginia, 1943, 1945
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- Folder 4: Photographs, Canton, North Carolina, 1956 May
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- Folder 5: Photographs, Family Photographs, circa 1940-1991
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- Includes photographs at 3102 Lens Avenue and 2634 Harrell Avenue in Norfolk, Virginia.
- Folder 6: Negatives, circa 1940s-1990s
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- Four envelopes of negatives.
- Box 2
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- Folder 1: Photographs, circa 1900-1920
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- Folder 2: Photographs, circa 1920s
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- Folder 3: Photograph, Eva Clayton and Mrs. Dozier, circa 1932-1933
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- Folder 4: Photographs, circa 1940s
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- Folder 5: Photographs, 1952-1968
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- Folder 6: Photographs, Car at 2634 Harrell Avenue, circa 1992
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- Includes circa 1980s photograph of Randy Parton and Cheryl Clayton.
- Folder 7: Correspondence, circa 1906-1980
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- Folder 8: Pennants, circa 1930s
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- Folder 9: Ephemera, circa 1950s
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- Box 3
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- Item 1: Scrapbook, 1930-1944
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- Photographs of individuals, many of which were taken at the beach in Ocean View and Willoughby Beach, Norfolk, Virginia.