Estelle V. Callender Scrapbooks, 1800-1952, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Biographical Note

Subject/Index Terms

Administrative Information

Box and Folder Listing

Box 1: Scrapbook 1, 1800-1934

Includes 6 folders of loose materials located in Box 6. This black scrapbook includes clippings, correspondence, invitations, publications, and ephemera predominantly dating between the 1910s and 1930s. Topics include family life of the Callenders in the early 20th century and information relating to Mrs. Callender's involvement in the Daughters of the American Revolution, Norfolk Housewives' League, Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, Woman's Club of Norfolk, and Colonial Dames of America.

Box 2: Scrapbook 2, 1846-1947

Includes 8 folders of loose materials located in Box 6. This red marble scrapbook includes clippings, correspondence, invitations, photographs, lists, and programs predominantly dating between the 1910s and 1930s. Topics include Mrs. Callender's community service in various organizations including the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, Norfolk Housewives' League, Woman's Club of Norfolk, Colonial Dames of America, Order of Cape Henry, Cape Henry Pilgrimage Foundation, and the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation. Family-related events include Reverend William Callender's retirement as artillery chaplain and recovery after an accident, Louise Callender's marriage to Dr. James Brooks West, and Virginia Callender's debutant activities.

Box 3: Scrapbook 3, 1911-1934

Includes 3 folders of loose materials located in Box 6. This green-gray scrapbook includes clippings, correspondence, and programs predominantly dating from the late 1920s into the mid-1930s. Topics include Mrs. Callender's involvement in the Daughters of the American Revolution in Falls Church, Virginia, the Assembly of Tidewater Virginia Women, and Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America. Family-related events include Virginia Callender's marriage to James Brooks Johnston and Reverend William Callender's recovery from an injury.

Box 4: Scrapbook 5, 1899-1974

Includes 3 folders of loose materials located in Box 7. This brown scrapbook includes clippings, postcards, invitations, programs, ticket stubs, envelopes, and other materials predominantly dating between the 1930s and 1940s. Topics include Mrs. Callender's community service in various organizations including the Daughters of the American Revolution, Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, Norfolk Housewives' League, Woman's Club of Norfolk, Order of Cape Henry, Cape Henry Pilgrimage Foundation, and the Robert E. Lee Memorial Foundation. Family-related events include Reverend William Callender's service as chaplain in the United States Navy and as rector for All Saints' Episcopal Church in Park View, Portsmouth, Virginia, as well as Virginia Callender's marriage to James Brooks Johnston.

Box 5: Scrapbooks 7 and 8, 1910-1968, 1945-1950

Scrapbook 7: White scrapbook. Compiled by Virginia Callender Johnston. Includes 4 folders of loose materials located in Box 8. This white scrapbook includes clippings, correspondence, cards, and photographs predominantly dating from the late 1930s into the early 1940s. Topics include various functions at Christ and St. Luke's Church, a dance for enlisted men, and materials relating to the Colonial Dames of America.

Scrapbook 8: Brown scrapbook. Compiled by Virginia Callender Johnston. Includes 5 folders of loose materials located in Box 9. This brown scrapbook includes clippings, correspondence, dried flowers, napkins, and other materials predominantly dating from 1946 to 1947. Topics include Robert Johnston in World War II, vacations in Abingdon, Virginia, and the marriages of James Brooks Johnston, Jr. to Marguerite Brownley Odum in 1946 and Edward Callender Johnston to Betty Lou Fentress in 1950.

Box 6: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks 1-3, 1800-1952, undated

Loose materials from Scrapbook 1 are contained in Folders 1-6, Scrapbook 2 in Folders 7-14, and Scrapbook 3 in Folder 15.

Folder 1: Cards, 1914-1931, undated

Includes business cards, greeting cards, membership cards, and invitations.

Folder 2: Clippings, 1800-1952, undated

Includes one January 4, 1800 issue of the Ulster County Gazette and one February 5, 1899 clipping on the Naval Academy Class of '99 in the New York Herald.

Folder 3: Correspondence, 1905-1952, undated

Folder 4: Envelope of Miscellaneous Materials, 1948, undated

Folder 5: Miscellaneous ephemera (Folder 1 of 2), 1897-1936, undated

Includes one 1902 photograph of Estelle Callender, one 1936 watercolor by Virginia C. Johnston, and one envelope of "Flowers Estelle carried on her wedding day, August 11, 1897."

Folder 6: Miscellaneous ephemera (Folder 2 of 2), 1898-1933

Includes pages from The Tidewater Trail: Volume 4, Number 2 (May 1932) and Volume 4, Number 17 (October 1933).

Folder 7: Cards, Invitations, and Envelopes, 1870-1936, undated

Folder 8: Certificates, 1846, 1881

Folder 9: Clippings, 1911-1936, undated

Folder 10: Correspondence, 1897-1948, undated

Folder 11: Periodicals, The National Genealogical Society Quarterly, 1914 October and 1916 July

Folder 12: Photographs, 1896, 1936, undated

Folder 13: Programs, 1905-1935, undated

Folder 14: Miscellaneous ephemera, 1912-1952, undated

Folder 15: Loose Materials from Scrapbook 3, 1913-1934, undated

Box 7: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks 4-5, 1868-1974, undated

Loose materials from Scrapbook 4 are contained in Folders 1-4 and Scrapbook 5 in Folders 5-7.

Note: Scrapbook 4 was originally a black scrapbook containing only loose materials. The scrapbook was disassembled into folders.

Folder 1: Clippings, 1922-1948, undated

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1935-1947, undated

Includes invitations, envelopes, postcards, photographs, and clippings.

Folder 3: Programs, 1868, 1933-1946

Folder 4: Miscellaneous ephemera, 1934-1948, undated

Includes calling cards, invitations, and newsletters from The Tidewater Trail: Volume 5, Number 1 (December 1934), Volume 5, Number 35 (November 1937), and Volume 5, Number 36 (December 1937).

Folder 5: Cards, Invitations, Photographs, and Programs, 1912-1944, undated

Includes calling cards, invitations, photographs, newsletters from The Tidewater Trail: Volume 7, Number 11 (April 1942) and Volume 7, Number 24 (June 1943), and other ephemera.

Folder 6: Clippings, 1919-1974, undated

Folder 7: Correspondence, 1932-1947, undated

Includes greeting cards, envelopes, and postcards.

Box 8: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks 6-7, 1906-1971, undated

Loose materials from Scrapbook 6 are contained in Folders 1-3 and Scrapbook 7 in Folders 4-7.

Note: Scrapbook 6 was originally a maroon scrapbook containing only loose materials. The scrapbook was disassembled into folders.

Folder 1: Clippings, 1906-1968, undated

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1931-1953, undated

Folder 3: Miscellaneous ephemera, 1927-1971, undated

Includes invitations, membership cards, calling cards, napkins, paper dolls, photographs, programs, and other materials.

Folder 4: Clippings, 1941-1948, undated

Folder 5: Correspondence, 1929-1967, undated

Includes invitations, greeting cards, envelopes, and postcards.

Folder 6: Published materials, 1930-1968, undated

Includes newsletters, magazine covers for Liberty, programs, and other materials.

Folder 7: Miscellaneous ephemera, 1910-1941, undated

Includes calling cards, napkins, photographs, report cards, and other materials.

Box 9: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks 8-9, 1945-1951, undated

Loose materials from Scrapbook 8 are contained in Folders 1-5 and Scrapbook 9 in Folder 6.

Note: Scrapbook 9 was originally a leather scrapbook containing only loose materials. The scrapbook was disassembled into folders.

Folder 1: Clippings, 1947, 1950, undated

Folder 2: Correspondence, 1946-1947, undated

Includes calling cards, envelopes, invitations, and postcards.

Folder 3: Greeting cards, 1946-1947, undated

Folder 4: Published materials, 1945-1948, undated

Includes one 1947-1948 catalogue for Virginia Episcopal School, one newsletter for The National Society of the Colonial Dames of America (March 1947), and tourist materials.

Folder 5: Miscellaneous ephemera, 1946-1947, undated

Includes an artificial flower, napkins, and one photograph.

Folder 6: Loose Materials from Scrapbook 9, 1951

Includes clippings, one newsletter Transit Topics: Volume 6, Number 21 (May 27, 1951), and other materials.

Box 10: Oversized Materials, 1941-1960, undated

Located in Oversize Miscellaneous Box 1.

Folder 1: Oversized Materials, 1941-1960, undated

Item 1: Magazine cover, Look, 1960 October 11

From Scrapbook 3. Photograph of Mrs. John F. Kennedy.

Item 2: Magazine cover, The Saturday Evening Post, 1941 October 4

From Scrapbook 7. Two copies. "Defense Without End."

Item 3: Magazine cover, The Saturday Evening Post , 1950 November 4

From Scrapbook 8. "Could We Beat Back An Air Attack on the U. S.?"

Item 4: Map, America the Bountiful, undated

From Scrapbook 6. A Gastronomical Map of the U. S. A.