By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Louis Lee Guy, Sr. and Jr. Family Papers, 1925-1985
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-018
Creator: Guy, Louis L., Jr. (1938-2014)
Extent: 6.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 05/25/2010
Languages: English [eng]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Personal papers and photographs of Louis Lee Guy, Sr. and his son, Louis Lee Guy, Jr. of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes seven clippings scrapbooks from May 1949 to February 1953 relating to local and state politics, particularly involving Virginia House of Delegates member Louis Lee Guy, Sr. Topics include annexation, parking, elections, liquor laws, poll taxes, segregation, redistricting, and Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel construction. The collection also includes certificates belonging to Louis Lee Guy, Sr. and resolutions passed by organizations to which he belonged, recognizing his life accomplishments posthumously.
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:
Louis L. Guy, Jr. by donation
Preferred Citation:
Louis Lee Guy, Sr. and Jr. Family Papers, MSS 0000-018, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed December 7, 2021.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1: Personal Papers
- Folder 1: Photographs, Louis Lee Guy, Sr. and Family, circa 1925-1955
- Folder 2: Papers relating to Louis L. Guy's Naval Service, 1942-1945
- Folder 3: Correspondence, Louis L. Guy, Sr., 1941, 1952
- Folder 4: Manuals, Senate and House of Delegates, Virginia, 1948, 1952
- Folder 5: Scrapbook, Louis Lee Guy, Sr., circa 1923-1953
- Folder 6: Certificates, Louis Lee Guy, 1927-1951
- Folder 7: Resolutions, On the death of Louis Lee Guy, 1953
- Folder 8: Correspondence, Louis L. Guy, Jr., 1967-1970
- Much of this correspondence is both to and from public officials regarding President Johnson's reelection and the war in Vietnam. Includes leaflets from the Citizens Committee for Peace with Freedom in Vietnam.
- Folder 9: Clippings, 1967-1969
- Folder 10: Personal Papers of Louis Lee Guy, Jr., 1955-1985
- Box 2: Loose Items from Scrapbooks 1-7
- Folder 1: Clippings from Scrapbook 1, 1949-1950
- Folder 2: Ephemera from Scrapbook 1, 1949-1950
- Folder 3: Clippings from Scrapbook 2, 1949-1950
- Folder 4: Clippings from Scrapbook 5, 1951-1952
- Folder 5: Clippings from Scrapbook 6, 1952
- Folder 6: Clippings from Scrapbook 7, 1950-1953
- Folder 7: Ephemera from Scrapbook 7, 1952
- Box 3: Scrapbooks 1-2
- Item 1: Scrapbook 1, 1949 May-October
- Item 2: Scrapbook 2, 1949 October-December
- Box 4: Scrapbooks 3-4
- Item 1: Scrapbook 3, 1951 March-June
- Item 2: Scrapbook 4, 1951 June-October
- Box 5: Scrapbooks 5-7
- Item 1: Scrapbook 5, 1951 October - 1952 January
- Item 2: Scrapbook 6, 1952 January-February
- Item 3: Scrapbook 7, 1952 February - 1953 February
- Box 6: Oversized Items
- Folder 1: Photograph, Fifth Naval District Officers and Enlisted Navy Personnel, 1943 July 6
- Includes identification sheet naming servicemembers.
- Folder 2: Resolution, On the death of Louis Lee Guy, 1954 January 14
- Folder 3: Certificate, Virginia Board of Law Examiners, 1929 July 15
- Folder 4: Print, 1950 Virginia House of Delegates, 1950
- Folder 5: Diploma, Bachelor of Laws, The University of Virginia, 1930 June 10
- Folder 6: Photograph, Virginia House of Delegates, 1950 January 24
- Panorama.
- Folder 7: Photograph, Virginia House of Delegates, 1952 January 30
- Panorama.
- Folder 8: Resolution, Ruth Lodge Number 89, 1953 April 17