Jim Bradshaw Norfolk Memorabilia Collection, 1851-2000 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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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

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.)

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:

[Box 1: Maps, circa 1930-1998],
[Box 2: Maps, circa 1921-2000],
[Box 3: Maps and Printed Ephemera, 1851-1970],
[Box 4: Printed Ephemera and Visual Works, 1876-1977],
[Box 5: Postcards, circa 1905-1970],
[Box 6: Artifacts, circa 1890s-1990s],
[Box 7: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
[Box 8: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
[All]

Box 8: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994

Series 6: Newspapers

Sub-Series B: Papers, 1862-1982

Folder 12: Newspaper, New-York Tribune, 1862 December 4: Includes articles on Fortress Monroe and Suffolk, Virginia.
Folder 13: Newspaper, The Public Ledger, 1878 November 25-26: Two copies. Volume 4, Numbers 98-99.
Folder 14: Newspapers, Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, 1939 September 14, 18-22: Front pages only.
Folder 15: Newspapers, Norfolk Virginian-Pilot, 1939 September 19-22: Front pages only.
Folder 16: Newspaper, Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch, 1945 May 7: Headline: "Nazis Quit, V-E Day Officially Tomorrow."
Folder 17: Newspaper, The Virginian-Pilot, 1956 January 18: Map Showing the Territory of Princess Anne County to be Annexed by the City of Norfolk, July 1955.
Folder 18: Newspaper, The Virginian-Pilot, 1964 April 11: Part 1 of 4. Pages 1-72. Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel Edition.
Folder 19: Newspaper, The Virginian-Pilot, 1964 April 11: Part 2 of 4. Sections A and B.
Folder 20: Newspaper, The Virginian-Pilot, 1964 April 11: Part 3 of 4. Sections C and D.
Folder 21: Newspaper, The Virginian-Pilot, 1964 April 11: Part 4 of 4. Sections E-G.
Folder 22: Newspaper, The Virginian-Pilot, 1974 July 10: Headline: "Upbeat Plans for Downtown Unveiled."
Folder 23: Newspapers, The Virginian-Pilot, 1979 May 20 and 1993 November 22: Commentary, Section C; and Headline: "New Vision For An Old City."
Folder 24: Newspaper, Norfolk: The First 300 Years, 1982 April 25: The Virginian-Pilot and The Ledger-Star.
Folder 25: Newspaper, Norfolk Virginian, 1877 October 21