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By Joey Octaviano
Collection Overview
Title: G. Warren Driskill's Courthouse Photographs, 1977-1987, 1989, 1991
ID: 007/MSS 0000-215
Primary Creator: Driskill, G. Warren (1922-2009)
Extent: 2.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order by subject: state capitol photographs, courthouse photographs in alphabetical order by county name, and photographs of various historical points of interest in Virginia.
Date Acquired: 10/24/2014
Subjects: Courthouses--Virginia, Historical markers, Historic buildings--Virginia
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Maps (documents), Photographs
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Photographs of courthouses taken between 1977 and 1989 representing all 95 existing counties of Virginia. There are also courthouse photographs of former Warwick (Newport News), Nansemond (Suffolk), and Norfolk (present day Portsmouth) counties in this collection. There are no courthouse photographs for Elizabeth City (Hampton) or Princess Anne (Virginia Beach) counties. In addition to courthouses, this collection also contains photographs of notable buildings, social gatherings, infrastructure, and other places of interest in the state of Virginia.
Biographical Note
George Warren Driskill was born on August 26, 1922 in Drakes Branch, Virginia. He married Helen Yamalaki on October 18, 1958 in Norfolk, Virginia. Driskill was an aviation metalsmith at the Norfolk Naval Base in Norfolk, Virginia; he retired in 1979. Driskill died on December 17, 2009 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Rosewood Memorial Park in Virginia Beach, 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:
G. Warren Driskill's Courthouse Photographs, MSS 0000-215, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed April 26, 2019.
Other Note:
The photographs in this collection were originally contained in two scrapbooks; during processing, the scrapbooks were disassembled, but original order was retained.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1],
[Box 2],
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All]
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Driskill Scrapbook Contents, 1976-1991
- Item 1: Map of Virginia
- Map of Virginia prepared by the Department of Highways and Transportation. Numbering of counties and identifying their appearance in order as prepared by Driskill. (Original and color photocopy).
- Item 2: Facts and Oddities on Virginia Counties as prepared by G. Warren Driskill
- Color brochure on the state of Virginia regarding the "Birthplace of the Nation" (two copies); second copy of Virginia Map prepared by Department of Highways and Transportation; six pages (three sheets of paper) regarding facts and oddities of Virginia counties, as prepared by Driskill.
- Item 3: Letter to Meyera Oberndorf
- Handwritten correspondence to the Mayor of the City of Virginia Beach.
- Item 4: Counties of Virginia in its present state
- Seven pages (four sheets of paper) listing both extant and extinct counties in the state of Virginia.
- Item 5: News Clippings
- Newspaper Clippings about Warren G. Driskill and additional research: "County Chronicler, Man Has Seen Them All," The Compass, June 21, 1987; "Off the Hook," Virginian Pilot, June 12, 1986; "Counties Links with Britain are Explored," Richmond Times Dispatch, November 28, 1976.
- Item 6: An Interesting Hobby
- Note regarding the idea behind the courthouse project.
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Box 1],
[Box 2],
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