Mary Hall Whitehurst Scrapbook, 1918-1978 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Mary Hall Whitehurst Scrapbook, 1918-1978

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-081

Primary Creator: Whitehurst, Mary Hall (1908-2000)

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), Poets, American, Women--Socialization

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Envelopes, Greeting cards, Poems

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One circa 1960s-1970s scrapbook of poems, correspondence, greeting cards, and newspaper clippings relating to Edna Reed Hainsworth of Norfolk, Virginia. Letters and greeting cards were addressed from Edna Reed Hainsworth and sent to Mary Hall Whitehurst, who presumably compiled the scrapbook.

Biographical Note

Mary Emily Hall Whitehurst was born on August 21, 1908 in Rich Square, North Carolina. She married William Calvin Whitehurst on November 13, 1926 in Pasquotank, North Carolina. Whitehurst retired from sales at Naivete Shop. She was a member of Park Place United Methodist Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Whitehurst died on January 10, 2000 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Norfolk (Va.)
Poets, American
Women--Socialization

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: Mary Hall Whitehurst Scrapbook, MSS 0000-081, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed July 20, 2017.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Scrapbook, 1918-1978],
[Box 2: Loose Materials from Scrapbook, 1918-1978, undated],
[All]

Box 1: Scrapbook, 1918-1978: Includes clippings, correspondence, cards, and poems by and about Edna Reed Hainsworth, a poet in Norfolk, Virginia.