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By Sarah Osorio
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
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
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- Box 3
- Folder 1: Report, The Princeton Explosion, For Lena Brooke McNamara, 1952 February 29
- Folder 2: Membership Application, The Jamestowne Society, Lena Brooke McNamara, 1958, 1962
- Folder 3: Photographs, Lena Brooke McNamara, "Goggy", circa 1959-1976
- Folder 4: Correspondence, Lena Brooke McNamara, 1964, 1973
- Folder 5: Correspondence, Sister Bernard to Lucy B. Higgins, 1867-1878, undated
- Folder 6: Bag, Originally contained letters from Sister Bernard to Lucy B. Higgins, circa 1890-1900
- Originally mislabeled with masking tape: "mostly love letters from D. Tucker Brooke to Lucy B. Higgins."
- Folder 7: Correspondence, Lucy Borland Higgins Brooke, 1869-1936, undated
- Folder 8: Copybook, Exercise In Punctuation and Capitals, Lucy Borland Higgins, 1868-1869
- Folder 9: Copybook, Corrected Compositions, Lucy Borland Higgins, 1871
- Folder 10: Copybook, Grammatical Blunders, Lucy Borland Higgins, 1871-1872
- Folder 11: Photographs, Lucy Borland Higgins Brooke, circa 1880-1930
- Folder 12: Membership Application, Daughters of the American Revolution, Lucy Borland Brooke, 1894
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