Brief Description: Family papers and photographs from 1831-2001, including genealogical notes, family trees, crests, biographical sketches, and obituaries of the Brooke family of Norfolk, Virginia. Related surnames include Tucker, Andrews, Cary, Coleman, Custis, Dallas, Drummond, Hagan, Higgins, Lucas, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mercer, Ramsey, Randolph, Taliaferro, Walton, and Washington. Most of the materials in the collection relate to Lucy Borland Higgins Brooke, her husband David Tucker Brooke, and her children.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-020
Created by: Hagan, Lucy Baker McNamara (1924-2018)
Volume: 5.0 Boxes
Acquired:
02/12/2002.
Arrangement: Arranged by family surname, then by individual in first name alphabetical order.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Brooke family
Families--Virginia
Family trees
Genealogy--Research
Norfolk (Va.)--Genealogy
Tucker family
Genres/Forms of Material
Albums (books)
Ambrotypes (photographs)
Application forms
Bibles
Booklets
Books
Certificates
Clippings (information artifacts)
Copybooks (instructional materials)
Correspondence
Daguerreotypes (photographs)
Dog tags (military tags)
Genealogies (histories)
Invitations
Notes
Obituaries
Panoramas
Photocopies
Photographs
Postcards
Prints (visual works)
Receipts
Recipes
Scrapbooks
Typescripts
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
Rights/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 Notes:
Lucy McNamara Hagan by donation
PreferredCitation: Brooke and Tucker Families Papers, MSS 0000-020, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.