Slover Family Papers, 1920-2006, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Will Hopkins

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Collection Overview

Title: Slover Family Papers, 1920-2006, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-001

Primary Creator: Unknown

Extent: 9.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 01/04/2015

Subjects: Families--Virginia, Knoxville (Tenn.), Norfolk (Va.), Virginia Beach (Va.)

Forms of Material: Articles, Biographies (documents), Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Genealogical tables, Genealogies (histories), Photocopies, Photographs, Programs

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Correspondence, photographs, genealogical information, clippings, and other information relating primarily to Samuel Slover and Fay Martin Slover. Most of the correspondence from both Samuel Slover and Fay Martin Slover is addressed to Martha Tobey of Knoxville, Tennessee.

Subject/Index Terms

Families--Virginia
Knoxville (Tenn.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Virginia Beach (Va.)

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: Ernest J. Nelson by donation

Preferred Citation: Slover Family Papers, MSS 2015-001, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed May 4, 2017.

Box and Folder Listing

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Box 1

Folder 1: Correspondence from Samuel Slover, 1930-1956

Item 1: Correspondence, Samuel Slover to Martha Tobey, 1940 April 12: Includes envelope.
Item 2: Correspondence, Samuel Slover to Martha Tobey and Hattie, 1951 January 29
Item 3: Correspondence, Samuel Slover to Bilo, 1948 November 12
Item 4: Correspondence, Samuel Slover to Martha Tobey, 1931 March 19
Item 5: Correspondence, Samuel Slover to Martha Tobey, 1930 April 30: Includes referenced letter from Harley Fowler to Samuel Slover, dated April 28, 1930.
Item 6: Envelope, Samuel Slover to Martha Tobey, 1956 September 19
Item 7: Correspondence, Samuel Slover to Martha Tobey, 1951 March 6

Folder 2: Correspondence from Fay Slover, 1955-1960

Item 1: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Rose Stanfield, 1960 July 6: Includes envelope.
Item 2: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1958 October 11: Includes envelope.
Item 3: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1958 September: Includes envelope.
Item 4: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1957 May 19
Item 5: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1956 October 20: Includes envelope.
Item 6: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1959, March 17
Item 7: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1959 March 29: Includes envelope.
Item 8: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1958 April 2: Includes envelope.
Item 9: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1957 September 18: Includes envelope.
Item 10: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1957 January 19: Includes envelope.
Item 11: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1958 October 2: Includes envelope.
Item 12: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1957 August 19: Includes envelope.
Item 13: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1957 October 16: Includes envelope.
Item 14: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1957 July 19: Includes envelope.
Item 15: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1958 January 7: Includes envelope.
Item 16: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1959 February 17
Item 17: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1957 February 25: Includes envelope and clipping from the Virginian-Pilot on wedding for Jane Neal Parke and Frank Batten February 24, 1957.
Item 18: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1957 November 18
Item 19: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1956 December 10: Includes envelope.
Item 20: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1957 March 25: Includes envelope.
Item 21: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1958 February 19: Includes envelope.
Item 22: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1955 January 16: Includes envelope.
Item 23: Correspondence, Fay Slover to Martha Tobey, 1958 December 9

Folder 3: Photographs, circa 1920s-1940

Item 1: Photographs, circa 1920s: Twelve small snapshots of various individuals.
Item 2: Photographs, circa 1900-1940: Eleven 5x7 photographs of various people and events.
Item 3: Photographs, circa 1920: Three 8x10 prints. One family snapshot, portraits of Samuel Slover and Fay Slover.

Folder 4: Certificate, 1912

Item 1: Commission, H. C. Slover as Justice of the Peace, Anderson County, Tennessee, 1912 August 8: Sealed certificate, signed by Governor.

Folder 5: Genealogical Information, 1959-1997, undated

Item 1: Photocopy, biography of Fay Martin Slover, undated: Copied from a book or magazine article, The Martin Family.
Item 2: Article, Samuel Slover's funeral, 1959 December 30: Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch.
Item 3: Biography, Fay Martin Slover, 1997 November 7: Two copies. Margin notes indicate Frank Batten provided this information to Samuel Slover's niece or nephew.
Item 4: Genealogical table, Martin family tree, undated
Item 5: The Pellissippian, 1990 October-December: Pellissippi Genealogical and Historical Society, volume 11, number 4.

Folder 6: Slover Chimes, 1967, 1996-1997

Item 1: Photocopy, Slover Memorial Chimes, 1967 May 27: Description of the Slover Bells in a program for their rededication at the Anderson County, Tennessee Courthouse.
Item 2: Clippings, Slover Bells, 1996-1997: Various newspaper clippings on refurbishment of the Slover Bells in Anderson County, Tennessee.
Item 3: Program, Save the Slover Chimes celebration, 1997 May 24: Includes a cocktail napkin.

Folder 7: Clippings, 1933-1980, undated

Item 1: Clipping, "Samuel L. Slover Succumbs At Norfolk Home at Age of 86", 1959 November 30: From the Richmond Times-Dispatch.
Item 2: Clipping, "Norfolk Firm Buys S. C. Cable System", 1980 July 5: From the Virginian-Pilot.
Item 3: Clipping, "Observing Cheese Week", circa 1933: From the Ledger-Dispatch.
Item 4: Clipping, "Associates' Appreciation Of Mr. Slover's Action", undated

Folder 8: Frank Batten, 1989

Item 1: Article, "Batten A Thousand", 1989 February: Virginia Business Magazine, volume 4, number 2.

Folder 9: Miscellaneous Ephemera, 2006

Item 1: Program, The East Tennessee Historical Society: Pillars of Support, 2006 May 16: Honoring Samuel Slover and others.

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