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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 Collection, 1955, 1970-1981, 1984
Predominant Dates:1975-1976
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-130
Primary Creator: Norfolk Public Library (Va.) (1894-)
Extent: 4.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by record type.
Date Acquired: 06/00/1975
Subjects: American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Norfolk (Va.), Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Forms of Material: Booklets, Books, Brochures, Clippings (information artifacts), Newsletters, Pamphlets, Printed ephemera, Publications (document genre)
Languages: English, French
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Local, state, and national-level promotional materials and publications from the American Revolution Bicentennial in 1976. Prominent newsletters in the collection include Norfolk Bicentennial News (1975-1976), Virginia Bicentennial Newsletter (1971-1977), and Bicentennial Times (1974-1976). The collection also includes kits of promotional materials compiled by The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for the City of Norfolk. Finally, there are clippings documenting the activities, celebrations, and history of the bicentennial, particularly in Norfolk and Hampton Roads, 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:
Various
Acquisition Method:
Eleanor Capin, The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for the City of Norfolk, Daughters of the American Revolution (Great Bridge Chapter), Norfolk Public Library staff, American Heritage Society, Governor Godwin.
The clippings were likely compiled by Norfolk Public Library staff.
Mrs. Wingo, Great Bridge Chapter, DAR, donated Official Master Register of Bicentennial Activities and duplicate copies of bicentennial newsletter in June 1975.
American Heritage Society donated 1976 Bicentennial Desk Calendar in October 1975.
Book, Celebration of the Bicentennial in Virginia, Mills E. Godwin, Jr. donated by the governor on January 27, 1977.
Preferred Citation:
American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976 Collection, MSS 0000-130, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 26, 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Book, A Call to Arms: A checklist of material on the American Revolution in Libraries on the Lower Virginia Peninsula, 1975 August
- Folder 2: Book, Bicentennial Playground Project 1975-1981, Department of Recreation and Parks, Richmond, Virginia, circa 1975
- Folder 3: Book, Celebration of the Bicentennial in Virginia, Mills E. Godwin, Jr., Governor, 1976
- Folder 4: Book, USA-200 1974 Bicentennial Yearbook, 1974
- Folder 5: Norfolk Bicentennial Commission, Catalogue Resource Materials Committee, 1976
- Folder 6: Forms, Businesses, Norfolk Catalogue Resource Committee, 1976
- Folder 7: Forms, Individuals, Norfolk Catalogue Resource Committee, 1976
- Folder 8: Newsletters, Virginia Bicentennial Newsletter, 1971-1974
- Volume 1-4.
- Folder 9: Newsletters, Norfolk Bicentennial News, 1975-1976
- Issue 1-6.
- Folder 10: Newsletters, The Newsletter of the Great American Achievements Program, 1977
- Folder 11: Newsletters, The Historical Quarterly, 1978 Fall - 1981 Winter
- Volume 2, No. 1-8.
- Folder 12: Information Kit, The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for the City of Norfolk, circa 1976
- Folder 13: Kit, Community Re-Discovery '76, The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for the City of Norfolk (Folder 1 of 2), circa 1976
- Box 2
- Folder 1: Kit, Community Re-Discovery '76, The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for the City of Norfolk (Folder 2 of 2), circa 1976
- Folder 2: Kit, Newsletters, Invitations, Programs and Miscellaneous Bicentennial Information, The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for the City of Norfolk, circa 1976
- Folder 3: Youth Kit, The American Revolution Bicentennial Commission for the City of Norfolk, circa 1976
- Folder 4: Printed Ephemera, American Revolution Bicentennial, Hampton Roads, circa 1976
- Folder 5: Printed Ephemera, American Revolution Bicentennial, National, circa 1972-1976
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Printed Ephemera, American Revolution Bicentennial, Virginia, circa 1974-1976
- Folder 2: Publication, Common Sense, circa 1976
- Volume 3, No. 1-2.
- Folder 3: Publication, this Constitution, A Bicentennial Chronicle, 1984 Summer
- No. 3.
- Folder 4: Publications, Miscellaneous, American Revolution Bicentennial, circa 1976
- Folder 5: Clippings, Activities, General (Folder 1 of 2), circa 1971-1976
- Folder 6: Clippings, Activities, General (Folder 2 of 2), circa 1970-1976
- Folder 7: Clippings, Activities, Norfolk, circa 1974-1978
- Folder 8: Clippings, Bicentennial Celebration, 1981
- Folder 9: Clippings, Biography, circa 1971-1976
- Folder 10: Clippings, History, 1955, 1971-1978
- Folder 11: Clippings, Societies, circa 1971-1977
- Box 4
- Folder 1: Newsletters, Virginia Bicentennial Newsletter, 1975
- Volume 5.
- Folder 2: Newsletters, Virginia Bicentennial Newsletter, 1976
- Volume 6.
- Folder 3: Newsletters, Virginia Bicentennial Newsletter, 1977
- Volume 7.
- Folder 4: Newsletters, Bicentennial Times, circa 1974-1975
- Volume 1.
- Folder 5: Newsletters, Bicentennial Times, 1975
- Volume 2.
- Folder 6: Newsletters, Bicentennial Times, 1976 January-June
- Volume 3.
- Folder 7: Newsletters, Bicentennial Times, 1976 July-September
- Volume 3.
- Folder 8: Newsletters, Bicentennial Times, 1976 October-December
- Volume 3.
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