The Blare Newsletter, 1923 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: The Blare Newsletter, 1923

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-507

Primary Creator: James Blair Junior High School (Norfolk, Va.)

Extent: 1.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 02/23/2009

Subjects: Student newspapers and periodicals, Student publications--Virginia--Norfolk

Forms of Material: Newsletters

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Last newsletter from the first year of The Blare. The center pages feature a class photograph of the Class of 1923, along with student names.

Biographical Note

James Blair Junior High School is a middle school built in 1921 in the Ghent section of Norfolk, Virginia. It is a brick building designed in the Beaux-Arts style architecture by Calrow, Wrenn, and Tazewell. James Blair Junior High School was one of the first two junior high schools built in the City of Norfolk, opening to students in September 1922. The school was renamed James Blair Middle School in the 1980s, and it remains operational as a middle school. The school was listed on the National Register of Historic Places beginning in 2000.

Subject/Index Terms

Student newspapers and periodicals
Student publications--Virginia--Norfolk

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: Nancy G. Long by donation

Preferred Citation: The Blare Newsletter, MSS 0000-507, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed December 30, 2015.

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Box 1: Filing Cabinet Manuscripts

Folder 1: The Blare Newsletter, 1923 June 13: Volume 1, Numbers 5 and 6.