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By Ashlee Jordan
Collection Overview
Title: Sean C. Bilby Regional Ephemera and Publications Collection, 1851, 2004, 2007, 2017, 2022-2024
Predominant Dates:2007
ID: 001/01/MSS 2024-002
Primary Creator: Bilby, Sean Craig (1971-)
Other Creators: Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation, Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation. Celebration 2007 Steering Committee, MacCorkle, William Alexander (1857-1930), Norfolk, (Va.). Department of Public Works, Stafford, Ocie Maude (1884-1976), Summers, George W. (George William) (1804-1868)
Extent: 0.63 Linear Feet
Arrangement: Arranged by subject and then series.
Date Acquired: 02/01/2024
Subjects: Historic buildings--Virginia, Jamestown (Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Suffolk (Va.), Virginia--Maps, Virginia. Constitutional Convention (1850-1851)
Forms of Material: Awards, Brochures, Guidebooks, Newsletters, Pins (jewelry), Printed ephemera, Programs, Speeches (documents), Tourist maps
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection is comprised of material relative to local history of the Tidewater region of Virginia, to include Jamestown, Suffolk, and the general Hampton Roads area, as well as the greater Virginia and West Virginia regions. Primary collection materials are ephemera from the 400th Anniversay Celebration event honoring Jamestown, Virginia, which includes brochures, guides, commemorative pins, a fan, admission tickets and bracelets, cachets, maps, and program guides. Additional collection materials include newsletters entitled "Riddick's Folly Notes" and "Suffolk-Nansemond Historical Society", a Hampton Roads souvenir coloring book, a technical report from the City of Norfolk Department of Public Works about the development of Southside Library, and an original copy of a booklet of the "Speech of George W. Summers, Esq. of Kanawha in Committee of the Whole on the Basis Question" dated 1851.
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:
Sean Craig Bilby, by donation
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Historic Jamestowne, Virginia Printed Ephemera, 2007],
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Box 2: Virginia Regional Printed Material / Publications],
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All]
- Box 1: Historic Jamestowne, Virginia Printed Ephemera, 2007
- Folder 1: Admission bracelets - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 2: Admission tickets - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 3: Brochures - America's 400th Anniversary
- Folder 4: Business cards - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 5: Cachets - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 6: Commemorative dollar - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 7: Commemorative pins - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 8: Fan - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 9: Guidebooks - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 10: Invitation - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 11: Itinerary - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 12: Maps - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 13: Programs - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 14: Seed packet - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 15: Souvenir coloring book - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
- Folder 16: Window decal - America's 400th Anniversary, 2007
Browse by Box:
[Box 1: Historic Jamestowne, Virginia Printed Ephemera, 2007],
[
Box 2: Virginia Regional Printed Material / Publications],
[
All]
