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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Karen Johnson Collection on Norfolk, Virginia, 1936-1971
ID: 001/01/MSS 2022-011
Primary Creator: Johnson, Karen Joyce
Extent: 4.0 Folders
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 08/29/2022
Subjects: Ghent (Norfolk, Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--History, Politics and Government
Forms of Material: Annual reports, Booklets, Photographs, Postcards, Reports
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
One 1936 annual report of the City Manager, one circa 1940 handwritten history, two circa 1970 photographs featuring Mowbray Arch, and one 1975 booklet on Ghent 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:
Karen Johnson by donation
Preferred Citation:
Karen Johnson Collection on Norfolk, Virginia, MSS 2022-011, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed February 23, 2023.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1],
[All]
- Box 1
- Folder 1: Annual Report of the City Manager, Civic Affairs, 1936
- "Anne Vail" is handwritten on the front cover. There are lists of names and autograph signatures on the last two pages and back cover of the report.
- Folder 2: Report of Norfolk, Anne Vail, circa 1940
- 49-page handwritten notebook of Norfolk, Virginia history. Postcards are pasted onto pages across from the historical narrative. There is a hand-drawn map of the Hampton Roads area on page 1, and there is a loose Camel cigarette accompanying page 31.
- Folder 3: Photographs, Mowbray Arch, circa 1970
- Item 1: Photograph, 406-416 Mowbray Arch, 1971 June 29
Two shots of homes at 406-416 Mowbray Arch in Ghent, Norfolk, Virginia.
Caption: "...nent Conservation Area - Homes near the Hague."
- Item 2: Aerial photograph, Mowbray Arch, circa 1970
- Photograph shows undeveloped area of Ghent Square behind Mowbray Arch.
- Folder 4: Booklet, The Peace of Ghent: A Tetrad, by Harold Masengill, 1975 December
