Norfolk Business Receipts and Printed Ephemera Collection, 1817-1982 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Norfolk Business Receipts and Printed Ephemera Collection, 1817-1982

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-270

Primary Creator: Unknown

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by date.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Norfolk (Va.)

Forms of Material: Advertisements, Brochures, Business cards, Certificates, Correspondence, Deeds, Envelopes, Invitations, Lists (document genres), Notebooks, Postcards, Programs, Receipts, Transcriptions (documents)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Primarily 19th century receipts and printed ephemera from businesses in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes a number of items from the Drummond family.

Subject/Index Terms

Norfolk (Va.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

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: Various

Preferred Citation: Norfolk Business Receipts and Printed Ephemera Collection, MSS 0000-270, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed March 7, 2023.

Box and Folder Listing

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[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Receipt, Property tax, 1817
Folder 2: Receipt from Moses Bonney to John Munden, 1821 November 17
Folder 3: Correspondence, Henry W. Ducachet to John W. Treadwell, 1826 March 29, 1827 May 2
Folder 4: Clipping, "Deserved Compliment", 1848
Folder 5: Receipts, Captain John Overstreet, 1851-1854
Folder 6: Receipts, Norfolk, 1853-1859
Folder 7: Receipts, J. D. Freeman, 1858-1859
Folder 8: Receipts, Norfolk, 1860-1869
Folder 9: Receipts, William R. Jones, 1862, 1865
Folder 10: Receipts, Sidney Smith, 1873, 1875
Folder 11: Receipts and Envelopes, R. H. Gary, 1874-1899
Folder 12: Receipts, James F. Tatum, 1884, 1892-1894
Folder 13: Deeds, James F. Tatum to William H. Barnes, 1892 February 16
Folder 14: Correspondence, R. H. Gary, 1889, 1899
Folder 15: Schedule, Daily Order of Lectures at College of Physicians and Surgeons, Johns Hopkins University, 1879-1880
Folder 16: Receipts, Norfolk, 1873-1879
Folder 17: Receipts, Walter Allen, 1876-1880
Folder 18: Correspondence, Norfolk, 1880, 1885
Folder 19: Receipts and Correspondence, J. L. Rodwell, 1881-1887
Folder 20: Receipts, 1883-1887
Folder 21: Receipts, Schooner Roger Quarles, 1883-1887
Folder 22: Receipts, Thompson & Miller, 1884-1889
Folder 23: Price List, Luther Sheldon, 1884 September 20
Folder 24: Deed, Joseph Baker to trust Charles Sharp, 1885 August 10
Folder 25: List, Milk Account, 1886 February 20
Folder 26: Certificate, First Grammar Grade, Norfolk Public Schools, 1887 June 30
Folder 27: Advertisement Booklet, Lamborn Road Machine, 1889
Folder 28: Composition Book, Mary Sue Tatem, Berkley, Virginia, 1890
Folder 29: Receipts, C. W. Murdaugh, 1890, 1893
Folder 30: Correspondence, Norfolk, 1890-1899
Folder 31: Receipts, 1890-1894
Folder 32: Receipts, N. M. Harrison & Co., 1890-1895
Folder 33: Publication, The High School Sun, Volume 1, Number 1-11, 1890-1891: by Maurice E. Locke & Co.
Folder 34: Publication, The Republican Courier, circa 1890: by Horace A. Lucas and Maurice E. Locke.
Folder 35: Programs, First Circus and Second Circus, 1891: M. E. Locke.
Folder 36: Correspondence, S. Q. Collins, 1892-1893
Folder 37: Receipt, R. A. Roam, 1893 September 9
Folder 38: Advertisement Booklet, The People's Mutual Benevolent Association of North Carolina, 1896
Folder 39: Schedule, Norfolk and Western Railroad Company, circa 1896
Folder 40: Receipts, Captain George A. Savage, 1896 May 20
Folder 41: Correspondence and receipts, C. J. Bright, 1899-1922
Folder 42: Receipts, Norfolk, 1900-1908
Folder 43: Correspondence and receipts, N. B. Godfrey, 1900-1906
Folder 44: Correspondence and receipts, W. B. Boyd, 1901-1908
Folder 45: Correspondence, Dr. Leigh and Dr. Graves to patients, 1903 September 1
Folder 46: Receipts, T. W. Butts, 1906-1928
Folder 47: Brochure, Places of Interest of Norfolk, Va. and Vicinity, 1908
Folder 48: Correspondence, Mitchell & Smith, 1909, 1915
Folder 49: Postcards, 1910-1919
Folder 50: Receipts, 1912-1919
Folder 51: Program, Colonial Theatre, 1913
Folder 52: Postcards, John D. Gordon, 1910, 1917
Folder 53: Correspondence, Arthur P. Jones to Marion Ice Co., 1913 August 26
Folder 54: Testaments, Presentation of Wards, Streets and Places of Norfolk and Portsmouth by Conway Whittle Sams to local clerks' offices, 1919
Folder 55: Correspondence, Edwin J. Smith, 1922-1923
Folder 56: Program, The Woman's Club of Norfolk, 1927 November 5
Folder 57: Magazine, The Vigilant, 1929 August
Folder 58: Brochure, The Red Line, Norfolk Southern Bus Corps., 1931
Folder 59: Correspondence, Norfolk, 1931, 1936
Folder 60: Program, Grace Moore, 1944 December 10
Folder 61: Invitation, 95th Birthday of Irene Bond Wilson, 1982 October 31
Folder 62: Receipts, Josephine Johnson and Mrs. M. L. T. Davis, 1920, 1952

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