Norfolk Public Library Scrapbooks, 1896-2003 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Norfolk Public Library Scrapbooks, 1896-2003

ID: 002/RG 12/0000-001

Primary Creator: Norfolk Public Library (Va.) (1894-)

Extent: 24.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by subject in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 00/00/1896

Subjects: Librarians, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk Public Library (Va.), Public libraries--Virginia

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Photographs, Printed ephemera, Scrapbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Thirty-five scrapbooks chronicling the history of Norfolk Public Library in Norfolk, Virginia from 1896 to 2003. The collection includes scrapbooks of newspaper clippings about the history of the Library in chronological order, with gaps from 1972-1974. There are also three volumes primarily focused on the history of Norfolk, Virginia from circa 1926-1942, one scrapbook on the history of Virginia from circa 1928-1941, one scrapbook of Norfolk people (usually obituaries) from circa 1930s-1940s, two volumes of supplies and materials purchased from vendors for Norfolk Public Library business operations from circa 1930s-1940s, one scrapbook of clippings relating to Norfolk poetry from circa 1927-1941, one 1975 scrapbook titled "Cooperation is the Key to Successful Public Relations," and one album of the "Racing to Read" 5K sponsored by the Norfolk Public Library in April 1981. The early scrapbooks are primarily limited to newspaper clippings, but printed ephemera appears with some frequency starting with the 1965-1966 volume. Finally, there are several scrapbooks filled with newspaper clippings from the local paper featuring marital engagements. The volumes are numbered up through eight, but Volume 3 is missing. These Engagement scrapbooks feature indexes for both males and females.

Subject/Index Terms

Librarians
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--History
Norfolk Public Library (Va.)
Public libraries--Virginia

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: Norfolk Public Library

Related Materials: Other scrapbooks in the Sargeant Memorial Collection that appear to have been compiled by Norfolk Public Library include: "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" Van Wyck Library Scrapbook (MSS 0000-106-b), African American Newspaper Clippings Scrapbook (MSS 0000-271), Mariners' Museum Scrapbooks (MSS 0000-092), and Norfolk and Virginia Beach Local History Scrapbook (MSS 0000-103).

Preferred Citation: Norfolk Public Library Scrapbooks, RG 12-0000-001, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed August 6, 2018. Additional scrapbooks found and processed March 29, 2019.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7],
[Box 8],
[Box 9],
[Box 10],
[Box 11],
[Box 12],
[Box 13],
[Box 14],
[Box 15],
[Box 16],
[Box 17],
[Box 18],
[Box 19],
[Box 20],
[Box 21],
[Box 22],
[Box 23],
[Box 24],
[All]

Box 1

Item 1: Scrapbook 1, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1896-1932

Box 2

Item 1: Scrapbook 2, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1930-1951

Box 3

Item 1: Scrapbook 3, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1949

Box 4

Item 1: Scrapbook 4, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1952-1956
Item 2: Scrapbook 5, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1957-1958

Box 5

Item 1: Scrapbook 6, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1959
Item 2: Scrapbook 7, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1960-1962

Box 6

Item 1: Scrapbook 8, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1963-1964
Item 2: Scrapbook 9, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1965-1966: Includes printed materials.

Box 7

Item 1: Scrapbook 10, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1967-1970: Includes printed materials.
Item 2: Scrapbook 11, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1971: Includes printed materials.

Box 8

Item 1: Scrapbook 12, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1975-1977: Includes printed materials.

Box 9

Item 1: Scrapbook 13, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1978-1981: Includes printed materials.

Box 10

Item 1: Scrapbook 14, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1982-1984: Includes printed materials.
Item 2: Scrapbook 15, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1985-1988

Box 11

Item 1: Scrapbook 16, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1988-1991: Includes printed materials.
Item 2: Scrapbook 17, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1992-1999: Includes printed materials.

Box 12

Item 1: Scrapbook 18, Norfolk Public Library Newspaper Clippings, 1990-2003: Includes printed materials.

Box 13

Item 1: Scrapbook 19, Norfolk History, No. 1, circa 1926-1940: Includes index for Norfolk History, Volumes 1-3 (Scrapbooks 19-21).

Box 14

Item 1: Scrapbook 20, Norfolk History, No. 2, circa 1936-1941: Index is in Box 13.

Box 15

Item 1: Scrapbook 21, Norfolk History, No. 3, circa 1936-1942: Index is in Box 13.

Box 16

Item 1: Scrapbook 22, Virginia History, circa 1928-1941: Includes index.

Box 17

Item 1: Scrapbook 23, Norfolk Biographies, circa 1934-1960

Box 18

Item 1: Scrapbook 24, Norfolk Public Library Supplies Book (Volume 1 of 2), circa 1923-1941
Item 2: Scrapbook 25, Norfolk Public Library Supplies Book (Volume 2 of 2), circa 1941-1945

Box 19

Item 1: Scrapbook 26, Norfolk Poetry Clippings, circa 1927-1941

Box 20

Item 1: Scrapbook 27, Norfolk Public Library, "Cooperation is the Key to Successful Public Relations", 1975

Box 21

Item 1: Scrapbook 28, "Racing to Read" Run, 1981 February - April

Box 22

Folder 1: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 1 (Folder 1 of 2), A-J, 1957-1958: Pages 1-66.
Folder 2: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 1 (Folder 2 of 2), K-Z, 1957-1958: Pages 67-130.
Folder 3: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 2 (Folder 1 of 2), A-K, 1958-1960: Pages 1-106.
Folder 4: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 2 (Folder 2 of 2), L-Z, 1958-1960: Pages 107-220. Includes index.

Box 23

Folder 1: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 4 (Folder 1 of 2), A-K, 1962-1963: Pages 1-150.
Folder 2: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 4 (Folder 2 of 2), L-Z, 1962-1963: Pages 151-256. Includes index.
Folder 3: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 5 (Folder 1 of 2), A-M, 1964-1965: Pages 1-73.
Folder 4: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 5 (Folder 2 of 2), N-Z, 1964-1965: Pages 74-154.
Folder 5: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 6 (Folder 1 of 3), A-K, 1965-1966: Pages 1-102.

Box 24

Folder 1: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 6 (Folder 2 of 3), L-Z, 1965-1966: Pages 103-194.
Folder 2: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 6 (Folder 3 of 3), 1965-1966: Index.
Folder 3: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 7 (Folder 1 of 2), A-H, 1966-1967: Pages 1-106.
Folder 4: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 7 (Folder 2 of 2), M-Z, 1966-1967: Pages 107-182.
Folder 5: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 8 (Folder 1 of 2), A-J, 1967-1968: Pages 1-56.
Folder 6: Engagements Scrapbook, Volume 8 (Folder 2 of 2), K-Z, 1967-1968: Pages 57-162.