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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Jim Bradshaw Norfolk Memorabilia Collection, 1851-2000
ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-019
Primary Creator: Bradshaw, Jim
Extent: 8.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by series: Series 1: Maps, Series 2: Printed Ephemera, Series 3: Visual Works, Series 4: Postcards, Series 5: Artifacts, and Series 6: Newspapers (6A: Stencils, 6B: Papers).
Date Acquired: 12/17/2015. More info below under Accruals.
Subjects: Buildings, Cape Henry Memorial (Virginia Beach, Va.), Chesapeake (Va.), Hampton (Va.), Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Hotels, Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907), Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk, Newport News (Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Guidebooks, Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk (Va.)--Newspapers, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Ocean View (Norfolk, Va.), Old Point Comfort (Hampton, Va.), Portsmouth (Va.), Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps, Postcards--Virginia, Princess Anne County (Va.), Streets--Virginia--Norfolk, Suffolk (Va.), Tourism--Virginia, United States. Navy, Virginia--Description and travel, Virginia Beach (Va.), Virginia Beach (Va.)--Maps, Williamsburg (Va.)
Forms of Material: Booklets, Books, Brochures, Commemoratives, Guidebooks, Maps (documents), Newspapers, Pamphlets, Postcards, Souvenir programs, Souvenirs, Stencils (image-making tools), Topographic maps, Tourist maps
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Maps, books, booklets, pamphlets, photographs, postcards, souvenir artifacts, newspapers, and other printed ephemera relating to Norfolk, Hampton Roads, and Virginia from the mid-nineteenth to early twenty-first centuries. Most of the materials date from the 1920s to 1970s, although a significant number of items relate to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907. Maps of the southside section of Hampton Roads and memorabilia of Norfolk and the Tidewater area make up a majority of items in the collection.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Accruals:
05/10/2018; 12/07/2020.
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:
Jim Bradshaw by donation
Preferred Citation:
Jim Bradshaw Norfolk Memorabilia Collection, MSS 2015-019, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed September 1, 2017; November 21, 2019.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Maps, circa 1930-1998],
[Box 2: Maps, circa 1921-2000],
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Box 3: Maps and Printed Ephemera, 1851-1970],
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Box 4: Printed Ephemera and Visual Works, 1876-1977],
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Box 5: Postcards, circa 1905-1970],
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Box 6: Artifacts, circa 1890s-1990s],
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Box 7: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
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Box 8: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
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All]
- Box 2: Maps, circa 1921-2000
- 44 maps.
- Series 1: Maps
- Folder 1: Maps, Phillips Petroleum Company, 1962, 1969
- Two road maps. Phillips 66. Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth, and Chesapeake, Virginia.
- Folder 2: Maps, Pure Oil Company, 1966, 1968, 1972
- Three road maps. Pure, Union 76. Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Hampton, and Newport News, Virginia.
- Folder 3: Maps, Rand McNally, circa 1970s, 1991
- Three road maps. Hampton Roads area, including Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, etc.
- Folder 4: Maps, Shell Oil Company, 1960-1965
- Four road maps. Shell. Street Guide of Norfolk, South Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News, Hampton, Chesapeake, and vicinity.
- Folder 5: Maps, Sunoco, 1963-1969
- Five road maps. Norfolk, Newport News, Hampton, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
- Folder 6: Maps, Texaco, 1960-1973
- Eight road maps. Norfolk, Newport News, Portsmouth, Hampton, and portions of Virginia Beach and Chesapeake, Virginia.
- Folder 7: Maps, Tidewater Oil Company, 1961, 1965
- Two road maps. Flying A Service. Metropolitan Norfolk Street and Vicinity Maps.
- Folder 8: Maps, A. C. Wagner Company, 1930-1945
- Four road maps. Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.
- Folder 9: Maps, Miscellaneous Road and Tourist Maps, circa 1921-2000
- 13 maps.
- Item 1: Map, Welcome to Isle of Wight County, Virginia, circa 2000
- Item 2: Map, Historic Virginia via James River Bridge Route, circa 1930
- Shows Virginia Historical Points Reached via the James River Bridge measured from Richmond, Virginia.
- Item 3: Map, Jamestown Festival, Virginia's Historic Triangle, 1957 April - November
- Includes a Calendar of Events, key map to the festival area, and historic points of interest in Jamestown, Yorktown, and Williamsburg, Virginia.
- Item 4: Map, Motor Strip Map: Washington and Jacksonville via The Costal Highway, circa 1921
- Published by James River Bridge Corporation, Norfolk, Virginia.
- Item 5: Map, McDonald's Guide to Local Attractions, circa 1980s-1990s
- Includes Virginia's Eastern Shore, Hampton, Newport News, Williamsburg, Gloucester County, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Chesapeake, and Portsmouth, Virginia; and Outer Banks, North Carolina.
- Item 6: Map, Ocean View in Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1950s
- Published by Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.
- Item 7: Map, Visit Historic Norfolk, Virginia's Largest City, circa 1956
- Published by Norfolk Chamber of Commerce.
- Item 8: Map, Map of Norfolk and Virginia Seashore, 1947
- Norfolk, Virginia: City of Historic Shrines and Scenic Beauty. Published by Norfolk Advertising Board, Inc.
- Item 9: Map, The New City of Virginia Beach, Virginia: Land of Play and Plenty, circa 1963
- Copyright Laura Lambe Advertising.
- Item 10: Map, The New City of Virginia Beach, Virginia: Land of Play and Plenty, 1967
- Copyright Laura Lambe Advertising.
- Item 11: Map, Williamsburg, Virginia: Guide Map and General Information or Visitors, 1948 June
- An Official Leaflet issued by Colonial Williamsburg.
- Item 12: Map, Skyline Drive via Shenandoah Scenic Route, circa 1940
- Item 13: Map, Maps of the Virginia Seashore and the Atlantic Coastal Highway, 1930
- Shows coastal road routes from Maine to Cuba.
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Maps, circa 1930-1998],
[Box 2: Maps, circa 1921-2000],
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Box 3: Maps and Printed Ephemera, 1851-1970],
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Box 4: Printed Ephemera and Visual Works, 1876-1977],
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Box 5: Postcards, circa 1905-1970],
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Box 6: Artifacts, circa 1890s-1990s],
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Box 7: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
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Box 8: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
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All]
