James Carlyle Stephens Scrapbooks, 1947-1976 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: James Carlyle Stephens Scrapbooks, 1947-1976

Predominant Dates:1950-1969

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-074

Primary Creator: Stephens, James Carlyle, Jr. (1917-1980)

Extent: 23.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by series. Series 1: Genealogy, Series 2: General History, Series 3: Norfolk and Hampton Roads History. Boxes 22 and 23 contain loose items pulled from Scrapbooks 1-21.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (Va.), Express highways, Families--Virginia, Genealogy, Genealogy--Research, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Jamestown (Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk County (Va.), Portsmouth (Va.), Portsmouth (Va.)--History, Princess Anne County (Va.), Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps, United States--History, Virginia--Genealogy, Virginia--History, Whitehurst family, Williamsburg (Va.)

Forms of Material: Articles, Booklets, Brochures, Bulletins, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Directories, Envelopes, Genealogical tables, Genealogies (histories), Indexes (reference sources), Invitations, Journals (periodicals), Magazines (periodicals), Maps (documents), Napkins (culinary textile), Newsletters, Pedigrees, Printed ephemera, Reprographic copies, Scrapbooks, Wills, Yearbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Twenty-one scrapbooks of Norfolk and Virginia Beach-related genealogy, the history of Norfolk and the Hampton Roads region, and the construction of tunnels and highways in the 1950s-1960s in the Tidewater area of Virginia. Five scrapbooks cover genealogy, five scrapbooks cover general history (international, national, state, and local), and the remaining 11 scrapbooks cover Norfolk and Hampton Roads history.

Four of the genealogy scrapbooks primarily focus on the Thoroughgood family, while the remaining genealogy scrapbook centers on the Whitehurst family. The Norfolk and Hampton Roads history scrapbooks are divided thus: three scrapbooks on highways, three scrapbooks on tunnels, three scrapbooks on Norfolk, one scrapbook on General MacArthur and the formation of the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk, Virginia, and one scrapbook specific to the history of Jamestown. Many of the newspaper clippings in the scrapbooks feature maps of the Hampton Roads region showing roadways, tunnel and bridge construction, and other developments in the local area.

Subject/Index Terms

Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel (Va.)
Express highways
Families--Virginia
Genealogy
Genealogy--Research
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)
Jamestown (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--History
Norfolk (Va.)--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Norfolk (Va.)--Maps
Norfolk County (Va.)
Portsmouth (Va.)
Portsmouth (Va.)--History
Princess Anne County (Va.)
Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps
United States--History
Virginia--Genealogy
Virginia--History
Whitehurst family
Williamsburg (Va.)

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.

Physical Access Note: The front and back covers of several scrapbooks are detached. Handle with care.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Separated Materials: SMC Map Collection, MSS 0000-NMP (select items in Folders 57-60),

Preferred Citation: James Carlyle Stephens Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-074, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 16 - July 3, 2018.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Genealogy],
[Series 2: General History],
[Series 3: Norfolk and Hampton Roads History],
[Series 4: Loose Materials from Series 1-3],
[All]

Series 2: General History

Box 6: Scrapbook 6, General History (Volume 1 of 5), circa 1950-1969: Newspaper clippings relating to international, national, state, and local topics. Some topics include Niagara Falls, the Navy's plan to fly across the Atlantic Ocean, the death of General George S. Patton, atomic power, Panama Canal negotiations, endangered bird species such as the whooping crane, articles by Jim Mays, plans redevelopment in Norfolk, Virginia, and the beginnings of Chesapeake and Virginia Beach as cities.
Box 7: Scrapbook 7, General History (Volume 2 of 5), 1963-1969: Newspaper clippings relating to international, national, state, and local topics. Some topics include Eisenhower's death, the Bataan Death March, and historic homes and cities in Virginia. The front cover of the scrapbook is a pasted front page of the March 1969 issue of Virginia Journal of Education. Also includes issues of This Week Magazine.
Box 8: Scrapbook 8, General History (Volume 3 of 5), 1937-1969: Newspaper clippings relating to international, national, state, and local topics. Some topics include high tide flooding, the Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962, international bridges and tunnels, power failures in the northeastern United States, and neighborhood development in Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes magazine clippings from Time, The Lamp, Newsweek, This Week, and The Texaco Star.
Box 9: Scrapbook 9, General History (Volume 4 of 5), 1958-1969: Newspaper clippings relating to international, national, state, and local topics. Some topics include famous homes of Virginia, social life and customs in Virginia, and a dam on the James River. Also includes a Christmas greeting card and a brochure.
Box 10: Scrapbook 10, General History (Volume 5 of 5), 1950-1968: Newspaper clippings relating to the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and the Atomic Age. Some articles are specific to Norfolk, Virginia. Includes magazine clippings from Life, The Saturday Evening Post, and This Week.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Genealogy],
[Series 2: General History],
[Series 3: Norfolk and Hampton Roads History],
[Series 4: Loose Materials from Series 1-3],
[All]