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By Will Hopkins
Collection Overview
Title: Rogers Dey Whichard Papers, 1597-1983
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-240
Primary Creator: Whichard, Rogers Dey, 1902- (1902-1994)
Extent: 7.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Generally by major topic of material, alphabetically.
Date Acquired: 00/00/0000
Subjects: Family trees, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk County (Va.)
Forms of Material: Books, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Deeds, Genealogies (histories), Maps (documents), Memoirs, Notes, Photographs, Sketchbooks, Sketches
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Historical and biographical documents generally relating to the Tidewater area of Virginia, genealogy records, correspondence, maps, and photographs. Notably, this collection also contains several original English legal documents (such as deeds and wills) dating back to 1597 and the early 1600s.
Biographical Note
Dr. Rogers Dey Whichard was an academic and Norfolk, Virginia native. He received his PhD at The University of North Carolina, going on to teach at the College of William and Mary, Norfolk Division (which later became Old Dominion University) for 25 years. Whichard authored a number of history publications and books, including The History of Lower Tidewater, Virginia (1959). He also served as an Intelligence/Security Officer in the United States Navy and later served as a Liaison Officer with the Army during the Normandy invasion. Whichard was briefly called to active duty again during the Korean War. He retired from teaching as Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages and Literature from Old Dominion University in 1972. Whichard died on January 30, 1994 in Chesapeake, Virginia and was buried at Chesapeake Memorial Gardens.
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:
Rogers Dey Whichard Papers, MSS 0000-240, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed in February 2020.
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- Folder 1: English documents, deed, 1720 July 2
- Deed between John Sayer of St. Dunston, City of Canterbury; Thomas Sayer of St. Martin, Kent county; of one part and Thomas Mihills of Kingston, Kent county.
- Folder 2: English documents, lease, 1727 March 9
- Lease for 14 years between John Morton of Ashland, Kent County; and Edward Browne of Littlebourne, Kent County.
- Folder 3: Book, "Old Houses in Princess Anne, Virginia" (with annotations), 1931
- Folder 4: Book, "The History of Virginia's Navy in the Revolution", circa 1933
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