Mrs. Robert B. Tunstall Scrapbook, 1895-1905 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Mrs. Robert B. Tunstall Scrapbook, 1895-1905

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-394

Primary Creator: Tunstall, Virginia Hunter Lyne (1892-1988)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Man-woman relationships, Norfolk (Va.), Virginia--Social life and customs

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Scrapbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One October 1895 - June 1905 scrapbook listing weddings and engagements of couples in Norfolk, Virginia.

Biographical Note

Virginia Hunter Lyne Tunstall was born on October 2, 1892 in Henderson, Kentucky. She married Robert Baylor Tunstall on June 28, 1916. The couple lived in Norfolk, Virginia for 10 years before moving to Richmond, Virginia in 1926, Cleveland, Ohio in 1936, and back to Norfolk in 1943. Tunstall was a prominent Virginia poet and Norfolk cultural leader. She helped establish the Norfolk Poets' Club and was a member of several organizations, including the Norfolk Society of Arts, Poetry Society of Virginia, and the German Clubs of Norfolk and Richmond. Tunstall died on January 20, 1988 and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Man-woman relationships
Norfolk (Va.)
Virginia--Social life and customs

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: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Mrs. Robert B. Tunstall Scrapbook, MSS 0000-394, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed October 18, 2016.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Folder 1: Mrs. Robert B. Tunstall Scrapbook, 1895 October - 1905 June: Wedding announcements for prominent Norfolk families, including Taylor, White, Talbot, Garnett, Tucker, Carpenter, McCurdy, Grandy, Selden, Hoggard, Walke, and Baldwin.