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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Circa 1960s-1970s correspondence, notes, and related materials collected by Arnold H. Lindblad on antique glass bottle collecting in Norfolk, Virginia. Much of the collection includes correspondence from organizations to Lindblad in response to requests for historic details about specific glass bottles from his personal collection. There are also handwritten notes and a notebook written by Lindblad on the history of glass bottle making and names and addresses of Norfolk businesses that produced products in glass bottles. Glass bottle correspondence collected by Lindblad's brother-in-law, E. A. Odend'hal, is also in the collection.
Biographical Note
Arnold "Tubby" Hugo Lindblad, Sr. was born on September 10, 1919 in Brooklyn, New York. He married Jeanne Louise Falconer on March 1, 1942 in Camden, North Carolina. He retired from the United States Army and Virginia State Army National Guard after 38 years of service, from 1941-1979. Lindblad also retired from the C&P Telephone Company as a phone installer. He served as president of the Old Dominion Bottle Club in Norfolk, Virginia and wrote as an expert of glass bottle collecting in the local newspaper column "Hot Line." Lindblad died on July 28, 2003 and was buried at Albert G. Horton, Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery in Suffolk, 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
Separated Materials:
Folder 3, Correspondence and Printed materials on the Coca-Cola Company, was originally filed in the SMC Norfolk Vertical File.
Preferred Citation:
Arnold H. Lindblad Papers on Bottle Collecting, MSS 0000-030, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed July 29, 2021.
Box and Folder Listing
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- Box 1
- Folder 1: Correspondence, A-M, 1966-1982
- Correspondence to and from Arnold H. Lindblad regarding tracking the history of glass bottles from his personal collection.
- Folder 2: Correspondence, N-W, 1966-1982
- Correspondence to and from Arnold H. Lindblad regarding tracking the history of glass bottles from his personal collection.
- Folder 3: Correspondence and Printed Materials, Coca-Cola Company, 1968 October 18
- Folder 4: Notebook, circa 1960s
- Arnold H. Lindblad's notebook includes information on bottling plants in Norfolk from 1899-1941, cider and vinegar companies from 1902-1939, and soft drink bottling locations. The notebook also contains photographs of Lindblad, clippings about him and his advice to the local newspaper column 'Hot Line,' and other printed materials on antique bottle collecting.
- Folder 5: Notes, Bottle Collecting, circa 1960s
- Includes facts of interest, definitions, and information on soft drink, beer, whiskey, wine, milk, mineral water, cider, and vinegar bottles.
- Folder 6: Notes, history of glass bottle making, circa 1960s
- Folder 7: Lists, Norfolk Bottles and Norfolk Milk Bottles, undated
- Folder 8: Correspondence, E. A. Odend'hal, Jr., 1964 May - 1965 October
- Correspondence to E. A. Odend'hal regarding inquiries made by him about the history of glass bottles from his personal collection.
- Folder 9: Clippings, 1960s-1970s
- Printed materials about Arnold H. Lindblad and his collection of glass bottles, general information on Norfolk companies producing products in glass bottles, and general information on the history of glass bottles.
- Folder 10: Booklets, Glass Container Manufacturers Institute, circa 1960
- Item 1: Billions of Bottles
- Item 2: A Close-Up of Closures
- Item 3: The Genesis of a Jar
