By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: W. J. Stanworth Scrapbook, circa 1913-1931
ID: 001/01/MSS 2021-002
Creator: Stanworth, W. J. (1862-1930)
Extent: 1.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 08/19/2021
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One circa 1913-1931 scrapbook of W. J. Stanworth of Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily consists of clippings relating to historic Norfolk and Princess Anne, Virginia. There are also nature photographs featuring areas near Broad Bay, Long Creek, and White Hill in Virginia Beach.
Biographical Note
William J. Stanworth was born on March 11, 1862 in Norfolk, Virginia. He lived at 18 Pelham Place. Stanworth was employed for about 50 years with the Norfolk & Western Railway. He died on July 30, 1930 in Norfolk, 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:
Peggy McPhillips by donation
Preferred Citation:
W. J. Stanworth Scrapbook, MSS 2021-002, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 23, 2021.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Item 1: Scrapbook, W. J. Stanworth, circa 1913-1931
- Includes clippings, photographs, and other printed materials relating to historic Norfolk and Princess Anne, Virginia. Subjects include churches, old families and homes, Dismal Swamp, Blackbeard, Grace Sherwood, Ghent, Lynnhaven, and Cape Henry. One booklet attached inside the scrapbook is titled "Ancient History of Norfolk in Rag Time" by Frank Wing (1913) and another booklet is titled "Gleanings In the History of Princess Anne County" by Benjamin Dey White (1924).
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Photographs, "Desert and Wilderness Country Back of Cape Henry and Virginia Beach", circa 1925
- Smaller replica photographs inside the scrapbook provide captions for many of these larger images.
- Folder 2: Booklet, Virginia Pilot Laws, 1928
- Folder 3: Booklet, Ye Hysterical Historie of Norfolk Towne by Frank Wing, 1931