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By Eddie Woodward
Collection Overview
Title: Joan Byrnes Wright Collection, 1815-2010
ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-027
Primary Creator: Wright, Joan Byrnes
Extent: 43.0 Items
Arrangement: Arranged by series.
Date Acquired: 07/07/2015
Subjects: Cities and towns--Virginia--Maps, College Yearbooks, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)--Maps, Roads--Virginia--Maps, Roads--Virginia--Tidewater (Region)--Maps, School Yearbooks
Forms of Material: Alumni directories, Books, Directories, Maps (documents), Photographs, Yearbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The Joan Byrnes Wright Collection contains Virginia Beach and Hampton Roads related books and maps.
Biographical Note
Norfolk native Joan Byrnes Wright attended Holy Trinity Catholic School and graduated from Catholic High School in 1952. She earned an Associate of Arts Degree from the Norfolk Division of The College of William and Mary/Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1954, and went on to earn her BS in Secondary Education in 1971, and then her MS in Education with a concentration in Botany in 1981, both from Old Dominion University. From 1979 to 1999 she taught in the Virginia Beach Public School System, first at Brandon Junior High School and later at Tallwood High School. She was an interpreter and naturalist at Seashore State Park for 20 years and served as a botanical researcher for Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge. She also co-authored three articles in the Back Bay Symposium and published in the Rhodora: Journal of the New England Botanical Society. After retiring, she was active in the Virginia Beach Genealogical Society where she taught and served as President and held various board positions. She was a member of The Virginia Historical Society, National Genealogical Society, Tidewater Genealogical Society, Virginia Genealogical Society, Family Research Society of Northeastern North Carolina, Mid-Atlantic Germanic Society, and the International Society for British Genealogy and Family History.
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:
Barbara A. and John J. Murray by donation
Preferred Citation:
Joan Byrnes Wright Collection, MSS 2015-027, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Entered July 10, 2015.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Series:
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Series 1: Books],
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Series 2: Maps],
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Series 3: Miscellaneous],
[All]
- Series 1: Books
- Item 1: The American Tobacco Company, “Sold American!”: The First Fifty Years, 1904-1954
- Item 2: Yearbook, Brandon Junior High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Reflections, 1981
- Item 3: Yearbook, Brandon Junior High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Reflections, 1982
- Item 4: Yearbook, Brandon Junior High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Reflections, 1984
- Item 5: Yearbook, Brandon Junior High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Reflections, 1985
- Item 6: Yearbook, Brandon Junior High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Reflections, 1986
- Item 7: Yearbook, Brandon Junior High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Reflections: The Turning Point, 1988
- Item 8: Yearbook, Brandon Junior High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), New Dimensions, 1989
- Item 9: Yearbook, Brandon Junior High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Reflections: We’ve got the Look, 1990
- Item 10: Yearbook, Catholic High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), 1995 Alumni Directory
- Item 11: A Description of the Country: Virginia’s Cartographers and Their Maps, 1607-1881
- By E. M. Sanchez-Saavedra, Published by Virginia State Library.
- Item 12: Yearbook, Holy Trinity High School (Norfolk, Virginia), The Echo, 1950
- Item 13: Yearbook, The Medical College of Virginia (Richmond, Virginia), The X-Ray, 1923
- Item 14: Yearbook, The Medical College of Virginia (Richmond, Virginia), The X-Ray, 1924
- Item 15: Yearbook, Norfolk Catholic High School (Norfolk, Virginia), 1951
- Item 16: Yearbook, Norfolk Catholic High School (Norfolk, Virginia), 1952
- Item 17: Yearbook, Norfolk Catholic High School (Norfolk, Virginia), 1953
- Item 18: Alumni Directory, Old Dominion University Alumni Association 1995 Alumni Directory
- Item 19: Alumni Directory, Old Dominion University Alumni Directory, 2006
- Item 20: Alumni Directory, Old Dominion University: Alumni Today, 2010
- Item 21: St. Stephen, Martyr Roman Catholic Church (Chesapeake, Virginia), 2014
- Item 22: Yearbook, Tallwood High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), First Class, 1993
- Item 23: Yearbook, Tallwood High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Branching Out, 1994
- Item 24: Yearbook, Tallwood High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Lion’s Tale, 1995
- Item 25: Yearbook, Tallwood High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Take Four: Legacy 1996
- Item 26: Yearbook, Tallwood High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Decipher the Pride: Legacy 1997
- Item 27: Yearbook, Tallwood High School (Virginia Beach, Virginia), Legacy ’99, 1999
- Series 2: Maps
- Item 1: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Caroline County, 1995
- Item 2: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Charles City and New Kent Counties, 1995
- Item 3: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Hanover County, 1995
- Item 4: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Henrico County, 1995
- Item 5: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Isle of Wight County, 1995
- Item 6: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: King and Queen County, 1995
- Item 7: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: James City and York Counties, 1995
- Item 8: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Lancaster County, 1995
- Item 9: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Louisa County, 1995
- Item 10: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Orange County, 1995
- Item 11: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Prince George County, 1995
- Item 12: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Southeastern Metropolitan Area, City of Suffolk, 1993
- Item 13: Commonwealth of Virginia, General Highway Map: Spotsylvania County, 1995
- Item 14: Historic Map Reprint of Pennsylvania: 1885-87
- Item 15: Photo Print of Map, Suffolk/Dismal Swamp/etc., 1815
- Series 3: Miscellaneous
- Item 1: Photograph, Norfolk Catholic High School Senior Class (Norfolk, Virginia), 1952
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Series 1: Books],
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Series 2: Maps],
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Series 3: Miscellaneous],
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