"100 Years of Norfolk" Scrapbook, circa 1900 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: "100 Years of Norfolk" Scrapbook, circa 1900

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-102

Primary Creator: Unknown

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in original order. The scrapbook was disassembled.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Scrapbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One scrapbook of clippings featured in a section of the newspaper titled "One Hundred Years of Norfolk." Each article includes the following description: "A Retrospective Glance Over the Local History of the Century Just Closed. - A Magnificent Record of Steady Advance Despite War and Pestilence - A Pen Picture of Norfolk in 1800 - What it Cost to Live Here a Century Ago - From Less than 8,000 Inhabitants to Our Present Busy City and Its Populous Suburbs."

Subject/Index Terms

Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--History
Norfolk (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

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: "100 Years of Norfolk" Scrapbook, MSS 0000-102, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed August 31, 2017.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Folder 1: "100 Years of Norfolk" Scrapbook, circa 1900: Each article consists of a list of chronological dates and facts, written circa 1900. This scrapbook is incomplete, covering articles for notable events in Norfolk, Virginia between 1823 and 1892.