Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records, 1919-1921 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Nichole Delasalas

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Collection Overview

Title: Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records, 1919-1921

Predominant Dates:1919

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-182

Primary Creator: Virginia War History Commission (1919-1928)

Extent: 19.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Questionnaires are divided by sex and race, and within these categories are arranged alphabetically by surname. Questionnaires from churches and schools are arranged within their respective categories in alphabetical order. Reports from various local organizations and other miscellaneous materials are arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 01/00/1968

Subjects: Naval Station Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Organizations, Schools, World War, 1914-1918

Forms of Material: Correspondence, Government records, Lists (document genres), Newsletters, Photographs, Postcards, Questionnaires, Reports

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Questionnaires completed by servicemembers and nurses who served during World War I from Norfolk, Virginia. Individual questionnaires ask for servicemembers' personal information, military service information, and thoughts and feelings about their service during the War. Questionnaires filled out by local churches and schools include statistical information and data on activities relating to financial contributions, general feelings, and patriotic activities implemented during the War. This collection also contains letters, reports, photographs, newsletters, and one 1919 map of the Naval Operating Base in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Naval Station Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Maps
Organizations
Schools
World War, 1914-1918

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: Mrs. S. H. Ferebee by donation

Related Materials: Virginia War History Commission Records, Library of Virginia. For more information please see http://search.vaheritage.org/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi00958.xml.

Preferred Citation: Virginia War History Commission, Norfolk, Virginia Records, MSS 0000-182, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Box and Folder Listing

Box 15: Questionnaires, Churches/Schools

Questionnaires and war information from churches and schools in Norfolk, Virginia.

Folder 1: Armstrong Memorial Presbyterian Church: Questionnaire included.
Folder 2: Chevro Mickro Kodsh Synagogue: Contains letters to the Virginia War History Commission regarding the number of men sent into the service.
Folder 3: Colley Memorial Presbyterian Church: Questionnaire included.
Folder 4: First Christian Church-Disciples: Included questionnaires, reports, pamphlets and photographs related to the men and women who entered the war.
Folder 5: First Lutheran Church: Contains a questionnaire and letter.
Folder 6: Ghent Methodist Episcopal Church: Contains a church bulletin.
Folder 7: Jerusalem Baptist Church: Questionnaire included.
Folder 8: Memorial Christian Temple: Questionnaire included.
Folder 9: Memorial Methodist Church: Questionnaire included.
Folder 10: Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church: List of men who went into the war.
Folder 11: Park Place Methodist Church: Contains a questionnaire and list of men who went to war.
Folder 12: St. Paul's Church-Berkley: Contains a questionnaire and list of men who went to war.
Folder 13: St. Peter's Episcopal Church: Questionnaire included.
Folder 14: Abraham Lincoln School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 15: Booker T. Washington High School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 16: Henry Clay School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 17: J. C. Price School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 18: J. H. Smythe School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 19: James B. Hope School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 20: James Madison School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 21: James Monroe School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 22: John Goode Elementary School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 23: John Marshall School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 24: John T. West School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 25: Jon J. Smallwood School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 26: Lott Carey School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 27: Maury High School: Questionnaire and school pamphlet included.
Folder 28: Patrick Henry School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 29: Robert Gatewood, George Washington Schools: Questionnaire included.
Folder 30: Robert E. Lee School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 31: S. C. Armstrong School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 32: Samuel Boush School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 33: Stonewall Jackson School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 34: Thomas Jefferson School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 35: Walter H. Taylor School: Questionnaire included.
Folder 36: William Ruffner Primary School: Questionnaire included.