Sargeant Memorial Collection Map Collection | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Sargeant Memorial Collection Map Collection

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-NMP

Primary Creator: Sargeant Memorial Collection (1927-)

Extent: 787.0 Items

Arrangement: Arranged by series, generally from broader to smaller geographic locations.

Date Acquired: 11/24/2014

Subjects: Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Maps, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)--Maps, Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk County (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk Metropolitan Area (Va.)--Maps, North Carolina--Maps, Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps, Richmond (Va.)--Maps, Suffolk (Va.)--Maps, Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps, Virginia--Maps, Virginia Beach (Va.)--Maps, Virginia Peninsula (Va.)--Maps, Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps, Yorktown (Va.)--Maps.

Forms of Material: Aerial photographs, Atlases, Cadastral maps, Genealogical tables, Geological maps, Maps (documents), Nautical charts, Photocopies, Road maps, Topographic maps, Tourist maps

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

More than seven hundred maps, arranged in nine series to include the United States and East Coast (subdivided by region), Virginia and Regional, Hampton Roads (subdivided by locality, agency, and map type), Nautical Charts, Geological Maps, Aerial Photographs, Atlases, and Genealogies.

Subject/Index Terms

Eastern Shore (Md. and Va.)--Maps
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)--Maps
Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)--Maps
Norfolk County (Va.)--Maps
Norfolk Metropolitan Area (Va.)--Maps
North Carolina--Maps
Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps
Richmond (Va.)--Maps
Suffolk (Va.)--Maps
Tidewater (Va. : Region)--Maps
Virginia--Maps
Virginia Beach (Va.)--Maps
Virginia Peninsula (Va.)--Maps
Williamsburg (Va.)--Maps
Yorktown (Va.)--Maps.

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: [Map Name], Sargeant Memorial Collection Map Collection, MSS 0000-NMP, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Entered April 9, 2015.

Box and Folder Listing

Folder 49: Series 6: Geological Maps (Mineral Resources and Gravity), 1861-1980

Item 1: Geologic Map of Virginia, 1928: State Conservation and Development Commission, Virginia Geological Survey. Wilbur A. Nelson, State Geologist. Map prepared under the supervision of George W. Stone, Geologic Map Editor, United States Geological Society. Engraved and printed by United States Geological Survey. S.J. Kubel, Chief Engraver.
Item 2: Virginia Showing the Geography and Physical Features of the State, 1928: Published by the State Conservation and Development Commission, Richmond, 1928. Relief based on map by O.A. Ljungstedt, United States Geological Survey. Engraved and printed by J.W. Clement Company, Matthews-Northrup Works. Buffalo and New York. Shows all state and national highways. Shows historical points of Virginia.
Item 3: Virginia Showing the Geography and Physical Features of the State, 1930: Published by the State Conservation and Development Commission, Richmond, 1930. Relief based on map by O.A. Ljungstedt, United States Geological Survey. Engraved and printed by J.W. Clement Company, Matthews-Northrup Works. Buffalo and New York. Shows all state and national highways. Shows historical points of Virginia.
Item 4: General Topographical Map, Sheet II, 1861-1865: Atlas to Accompany the Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies, 1861-1865. Plate CXXXVII. Julius Bien and Company, Lithographer, New York.
Item 5: State of Virginia, 1980: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey, 1980. National geodetic vertical datum of 1929. Compiled, edited, and published by the Geological Survey. For sale by United States Geological Survey, Reston, Virginia, 1973.
Item 6: Mineral Industries And Resouces Of Virginia, 1959: Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Division of Mineral Resources. James L. Calver, Commissioner, Charlottesville, Virginia. Base map by United States Geological Survey. Compiled and lithographed by Williams and Heintz Lithograph Corporation. Washington, District of Columbia. Compiled by E.O. Gooch and R.F. Pharr. Shows the location of resource location, collection, and refinement in Virginia.
Item 7: Virginia Mineral Resouces, 1953: Virginia Engineering Experiment Station. Prepared by Byron N. Cooper and Richard V. Dietrich. Department of Geology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Base map by United States Geologic Survey.
Item 8: Gravity Map of Virginia: Simple Bouguer Anomaly, 1977: By Stanley S. Johnson. Base by United States Geological Survey. Commonwealth of Virginia, Department of Conservation and Economic Development, Marvin M. Sutherland, Director. Division of Mineral Resources, James L. Calver, State Geologist, Charlottesville, Virginia. Williams and Heintz Map Corporation, Washington, District of Columbia.
Item 9: Lake Drummond, Moyock, Back Bay, Virginia - North Carolina, 1939-1943: 5 sheets taped together and parts removed. United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. State of Virginia Represented by the Conservation Commission Geological Survey. War Department, Corps of Engineers, United States Army. Virginia Newport News Quadrangle.
Item 10: Cape Henry, Virginia, 1919: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. War Department Corps of Engineers, United States Army. State of Virginia, represented by the Conservation Commission Geological Survey. R.B. Marshall, Chief Geographer. T.G. Gerdine, Geographer in charge. Topography by Bryan W. Brown, H.C.O. Clarke, H.M. Eakin, A.J. Kavanagh, T.F. Murphy, Mark Noble, E.V. Perkinson, R.H. Sargent, and R.C. Seitz. Control by United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, C.R. French, F.J. McMaugh, and H.J. Switzer. Surveyed in 1918. (Photocopy)
Item 11: Ocean View Quadrangle, Cape Henry Quadrangle, 1955: 4 sheets taped together and parts removed. United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey. United States Department of the Army Corps of Engineers.
Item 12: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Newport News and Vicinity, 1955: United States Department of the Interior Geological Survey, Washington, District of Columbia, 1959. Edited and published by the Geological Survey.