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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: John R. Biddle Collection, 1925-1979![Add to your cart. Add to your cart.](themes/smcarchives/images/addtocart.gif)
ID: 001/01/MSS 2019-024
Primary Creator: Biddle, John R. (1913-2004)
Extent: 4.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged by subject.
Date Acquired: 06/00/2019
Subjects: Baseball, Cape Henry (Virginia Beach, Va.), Football, Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Military funerals, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.). Fire Department, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority, Sports
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Maps (documents), Notebooks, Photographs, Printed ephemera, Scrapbooks, Ticket stubs
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One 1925-1935 sports scrapbook, one circa 1947-1948 notebook of information regarding the Norfolk Fire Department, one map of Cape Henry, Virginia, and photographs taken primarily in Norfolk, Virginia.
Biographical Note
John Robert Biddle was born on October 16, 1913 in Norfolk, Virginia. He worked for the American Tobacco Company as a processing plant supervisor. Biddle married Bernice Pritchard Owens on June 14, 1952 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He married Ann Rowena Polk on May 10, 1971 in Miami-Dade County, Florida. Biddle was a member of Christ Lutheran Church. He died on January 25, 2004 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, 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
Preferred Citation:
John R. Biddle Collection, MSS 2019-024, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed July 16, 2019.
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1],
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- Box 1
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- Folder 1: Scrapbook, Sports Clippings, 1925-1935
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- Includes clippings and printed ephemera about sports, particularly football and baseball.
- Folder 2: Notebook, John R. Biddle's Norfolk Fire Department Notes, circa 1947-1948
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- Includes 136 questions and answers, along with mathematical calculations and miscellaneous other notes.
- Folder 3: Photographs, circa 1947, 1963-1969
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- 14 photographs.
- Item 1: Photographs, Norfolk Fire Department fire truck, circa 1947
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- Photographs 1 and 2.
- Item 2: Photographs, Scope Arena foundation construction, circa 1960s
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- Photographs 3-5.
- Item 3: Photographs, Plumes of smoke, 1963 July
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- Photographs 6-8. Photographs show smoke from a fire with railroad tracks and power lines in foreground.
- Item 4: Photographs, Funeral Procession of MacArthur, circa 1964 April 11
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- Photographs 9-12.
- Item 5: Photograph, Remnants of Hotel York, circa 1960s
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- Photograph 13.
- Item 6: Photograph, Big Piney Fire Department and Public Library, 1969 October
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- Photograph 14. Big Piney, Wyoming.
- Folder 4: Map, Cape Henry, Virginia, 1979
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