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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Amelia E. Hitchings Collection on Ruby Martha Etheridge, 1931-1998, undated
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-419
Primary Creator: Hitchings, Amelia E. (1924-1999)
Extent: 5.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Teenage girls, Virginia--Social life and customs, Women--Societies and clubs
Forms of Material: Biographies (documents), Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Memoirs, Obituaries, Photocopies, Publications (document genre), Ribbon (material)
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Primarily includes papers from the 1990s collected or written by Amelia E. Hitchings relating to her mother, Ruby Martha Etheridge. The papers relate to Etheridge's life and character, mostly as remembered by her daughter. A majority of materials are photocopies and include handwritten and typed correspondence, certificates, clippings, and published materials.
Biographical Note
Amelia Sue Etheridge Hitchings was born on October 14, 1924. She attended Westhampton College and the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary. During her earlier years, Hitchings served as secretary for her grandfather's produce brokerage firm Elias Etheridge & Son. She married Vernon Davis Hitchings, Jr. on March 6, 1948 in Hilton Village, Newport News, Virginia. Hitchings was a member of many organizations including Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of the American Colonists, and United Daughters of the Confederacy. She was also a member of several service organizations, including the USO and the American Red Cross. Hitchings died on August 5, 1999 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
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:
Amelia E. Hitchings Collection on Ruby Martha Etheridge, MSS 0000-419, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed February 23, 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Papers of Ruby Martha Etheridge, 1942-1967
- Folder 2: Papers of Amelia E. Hitchings, 1931-1998
- Folder 3: Biography, "A Biography of Ruby Ferratt Etheridge", 1990 December
- Folder 4: Writings by Amelia E. Hitchings about her mother, 1989, 1996, undated
- Folder 5: Clippings, 1951-1972, undated
