Virginia Moses Yeatts Collection, circa 1890s-1950s | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Virginia Moses Yeatts Collection, circa 1890s-1950s

ID: 001/01/MSS 2018-042

Primary Creator: Yeatts, Virginia Moses (1914-2001)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 09/11/2018

Subjects: Buildings, Ferries--Virginia, Hotels, Norfolk (Va.), Postcards--Virginia, Schools

Forms of Material: Newsletters, Photographs, Postcards

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One circa 1890s-1950s collection of photographs, postcards, and one April 1894 issue of Tidewater Christian, a Norfolk, Virginia publication.

Biographical Note

Virginia Moses Yeatts was born on January 4, 1914 in Norfolk, Virginia. She attended State Teachers College in Farmville, Virginia and became a teacher at James Madison School in Norfolk, Virginia. Yeatts married William Saunders Yeatts on August 23, 1947 in Norfolk, Virginia. In addition to Norfolk, she also resided for parts of her life in Chatham, Virginia and Danville, Virginia. Yeatts died on September 28, 2001 in Danville, Virginia and was buried at Chatham Burial Park in Chatham, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Ferries--Virginia
Hotels
Norfolk (Va.)
Postcards--Virginia
Schools

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: Linda Yeatts Brown by donation

Preferred Citation: Virginia Moses Yeatts Collection, MSS 2018-042, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed November 6, 2018.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Photographs, postcards, and Tidewater Christian newsletter, circa 1890s-1950s

Item 1: Photograph, Ruffner Junior High School, circa 1928
Item 2: Photograph, Virginia Department of Highways ferries, 1956 November
Item 3: Postcard, New Virginia Hotel, circa 1930s-1940s
Item 4: Postcard, Granby Street High School, circa 1930s-1940s
Item 5: Newsletter, Tidewater Christian, 1894 April: Volume 2, Number 2.