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By Will Hopkins
Collection Overview
Title: William Benjamin Beauchamp Family Papers, 1907-1991
Predominant Dates:1920-1924
ID: 001/01/MSS 2017-019
Primary Creator: Beauchamp family
Extent: 22.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by subject and date.
Date Acquired: 03/24/2017
Subjects: Beauchamp family, Families--Virginia, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Man-woman relationships, Murden family, Portsmouth (Va.), Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps, Virginia--Church history
Forms of Material: Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Maps (documents), Photographs, Printed ephemera, Scrapbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
The William Benjamin Beauchamp Family Papers primarily include circa 1918-1931 correspondence from William Benjamin Beauchamp's daughter, Dorothy Murden, to her husband, Virginius B. Murden, Jr. The collection also includes newspaper clippings, various ephemera relating to finances, travel, and education, and family photographs.
Collection Historical Note
William Benjamin Beauchamp was a prominent Methodist bishop active in international missionary work.
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:
Purchase
Preferred Citation:
William Benjamin Beauchamp Family Papers, MSS 2017-019, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed January 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1907-1918
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1918
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1919
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1919
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1919
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1919
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1920
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1920
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1920
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1920
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1920
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1920
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1920
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1920
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1920
- Box 5
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1920
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1920
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1920
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1920-1921
- Box 6
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1921
- Box 7
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1921
- Box 8
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1921
- Box 9
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1921
- Box 10
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1921
- Box 11
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1921
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1921-1922
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1922
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1922
- Box 12
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1922-1923
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1923
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1923
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1923
- Box 13
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1923
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1923
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1923
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1923-1924
- Box 14
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1924
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1924
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1924
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1924
- Box 15
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1925
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1925-1928
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1930
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1930
- Box 16
- Folder 1: Correspondence, 1930
- Folder 2: Correspondence, 1930-1931
- Folder 3: Correspondence, 1931-1991
- Folder 4: Correspondence, undated
- Some dates are illegible.
- Folder 5: Correspondence, undated
- Some dates are illegible.
- Box 17
- Folder 1: Ephemera, education-related, miscellaneous dates
- Includes football game programs from Wilson High School (circa 1946-1950), student guide from Portsmouth High School (1913), student directory from Richmond College (1931), and student handbook from Westhampton College (1951).
- Folder 2: Ephemera, travel-related, miscellaneous dates
- Includes William B. Beauchamp's passport, various travel guides, and ticket books.
- Folder 3: Ephemera, religion-related, Centenary Celebration, 1919
- Folder 4: Ephemera, religion-related journals, circa 1928-1931
- Mostly copies of the Richmond Christian Advocate.
- Folder 5: Ephemera, religion-related, miscellaneous dates
- Includes church directories and programs.
- Folder 6: Ephemera, financial-related ledger, undated
- Box 18
- Folder 1: Ephemera, financial-related, miscellaneous dates
- Includes church accounting sheets and insurance records.
- Folder 2: Ephemera, miscellaneous dates
- Includes stamp collection, catalogs, genealogy information, various booklets, and musical-related programs.
- Folder 3: Clippings scrapbook, circa 1916
- Folder 4: Jazz record, undated
- Box 19
- Folder 1: Miscellaneous photographs, larger sized, undated
- Folder 2: Photographic portraits, undated
- Folder 3: Miscellaneous photographs with annotations, undated
- Folder 4: Miscellaneous snapshot photographs, undated
- Folder 5: Picture cards, miscellaneous dates
- Box 20
- Item 1: Miscellaneous photographs, oversized, undated
- Item 2: Clippings and correspondence, circa 1925-1930
- Stored with Item 3.
- Item 3: Bound record of Bishop W.B. Beauchamp's assignment in Czechoslovakia, circa 1926
- Box 21
- Item 1: Scrapbook of Bishop W.B. Beauchamp, circa 1922-1926
- Box 22
- Item 1: Scrapbook relating to Centenary celebration, circa 1918
- Drawer x
- Item 1: Street map of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1960
- Item 2: Street map of Portsmouth, Virginia, 1961
- Item 3: Church certificate for Mrs. W.B. Beauchamp, 1931
- Certifies her life membership in the Women's Missionary Society. Methodist Episcopal Church, South.
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