Brooke and Tucker Families Papers, 1831-2001 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Brooke and Tucker Families Papers, 1831-2001

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-020

Primary Creator: Hagan, Lucy Baker McNamara (1924-2018)

Extent: 5.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by family surname, then by individual in first name alphabetical order.

Date Acquired: 02/12/2002

Subjects: Brooke family, Families--Virginia, Family trees, Genealogy--Research, Norfolk (Va.)--Genealogy, Tucker family

Forms of Material: Albums (books), Ambrotypes (photographs), Application forms, Bibles, Booklets, Books, Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Copybooks (instructional materials), Correspondence, Daguerreotypes (photographs), Dog tags (military tags), Genealogies (histories), Invitations, Notes, Obituaries, Panoramas, Photocopies, Photographs, Postcards, Prints (visual works), Receipts, Recipes, Scrapbooks, Typescripts

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Family papers and photographs from 1831-2001, including genealogical notes, family trees, crests, biographical sketches, and obituaries of the Brooke family of Norfolk, Virginia. Related surnames include Tucker, Andrews, Cary, Coleman, Custis, Dallas, Drummond, Hagan, Higgins, Lucas, McLaughlin, McNamara, Mercer, Ramsey, Randolph, Taliaferro, Walton, and Washington. Most of the materials in the collection relate to Lucy Borland Higgins Brooke, her husband David Tucker Brooke, and her children.

Subject/Index Terms

Brooke family
Families--Virginia
Family trees
Genealogy--Research
Norfolk (Va.)--Genealogy
Tucker family

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: Lucy McNamara Hagan by donation

Preferred Citation: Brooke and Tucker Families Papers, MSS 0000-020, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed September 29, 2021.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7: Oversized Items],
[Box 8],
[Box 9],
[All]

Box 8

Item 1: Book, Sodality Manual of the Blessed Virgin Mary and Prayer Book, 1905: Inside inscription "Lucy B. Brooke, April 6, 1913".
Item 2: Book, The Holy Bible, 1848: Includes ephemera.
Item 3: Book, Prayers of St. Gertrude, undated: Inscription "M. E. Higgins From dear Sr. Isidore".
Item 4: Daguerreotype, Unidentified Man, undated: Tarnishing present.
Item 5: Daguerreotype, Unidentified Woman, undated: In original case. Extreme tarnishing present.
Item 6: Ambrotype, Unidentified Couple, circa 1955-1865: In original case. Case inscribed "Tomlinson Ambrotypes, Patented July 4 & 11, 1854." Photograph cracked from top right diagonally to bottom left.
Item 7: Ambrotype, Unidentified Teen Boy, undated
Item 8: Ambrotype, Unidentified Young Girl with Birdcage, undated: In original case. Case inscribed "Hankins & Clark, Norfolk, VA." Mild deterioration present. Spine of case housed separately.
Item 9: Dog tags, Henry Laurence Brooke, circa 1920: Two dog tags: First Lieutenant and Captain, 313 F. A., U. S. A.

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[Box 7: Oversized Items],
[Box 8],
[Box 9],
[All]