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By Will Hopkins
Collection Overview
Title: Norfolk War History Commission, World War II, Records, 1941-1946
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-167
Primary Creator: Norfolk War History Commission (1944-1951)
Extent: 4.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 09/29/1948
Subjects: Buildings, Civil defense, Norfolk (Va.), World War, 1939-1945
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Government records, Military records, Negatives (photographs), Photographs, Posters, Scrapbooks
Languages: English, German
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Four scrapbooks relating to the Norfolk United War Fund from 1941-1945 and the USS Hotel Fairfax Residential Club, circa 1944 in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes a volume titled Record of Publicity, Office of Civilian Defense that largely includes clippings of civil defense activities in Norfolk. Also in the collection is correspondence relating to air wardens and Smith Street U. S. O., along with negatives of local civil defense personnel and facilities.
Biographical Note
The Norfolk War History Commission was created in 1944 by the City of Norfolk under City Manager Charles B. Borland to document the city's contributions and activities relating to World War II. The Commission was originally comprised of the following members: Frank Pace (Chairman), Mary D. Pretlow, E. S. Brinkley, W. H. T. Squires, and Frank Turin. The Norfolk War History Commission was part of the greater Virginia War Commission created by the General Assembly that year. The Norfolk Commission operated until 1951.
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:
Norfolk War History Commission by donation
Separated Materials:
Microfilm: 940.5373 NOR (12 reels) Norfolk War History Commission WWII. Also an additional reel containing an index.
Preferred Citation:
Norfolk War History Commission, World War II, Records, MSS 0000-167, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed in October 2019.
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 2],
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Box 3],
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Box 4],
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, Smith Street U. S. O., 1946
- Folder 2: Air Warden reports and correspondence, 1942 July 16 - 1944 February 17
- Includes duty rosters, reports, and correspondence.
- Folder 3: Civil Defense photograph negatives, undated
- Includes approximately 50 negatives showing civil defense personnel and facilities.
- Folder 4: Scrapbook 1, United Seamen's Service Hotel Fairfax Residential Club for Merchant Seamen, circa 1944
- Clippings scrapbook. "Contributed to Norfolk War History Commission by Mr. Graham Dalton, former Program Director of the USS Fairfax Residential Club. Scrapbook prepared by Mr. Dalton and Mrs. Frances B. Sawyer, Secretary of the Norfolk War History Commission."
