Helen Louise Borrowdale Smith Scrapbook, circa 1940-1944 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Helen Louise Borrowdale Smith Scrapbook, circa 1940-1944

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-072

Primary Creator: Smith, Helen Louise Borrowdale (1910-2003)

Extent: 2.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose materials have been separated into folders.

Date Acquired: 05/06/2014

Subjects: Boston (Mass.), Charleston (W. Va.), Huntington (W. Va.), New York (N.Y.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Travel--United States--History

Forms of Material: Cards (information artifacts), Magazines (periodicals), Maps (documents), Menus, Napkins (culinary textile), Photographs, Scrapbooks, Souvenir programs, Theater programs

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One 1940-1941 scrapbook containing photographs, postcards, greeting cards, invitations, programs, a map, and other memorabilia belonging to Helen Louise Borrowdale Smith of Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook includes materials relating to Smith's travels in Charleston, West Virginia and Huntington, West Virginia, along with her honeymoon travels to Boston, Massachusetts and New York.

Biographical Note

Helen Louise Borrowdale Smith was born on October 9, 1910 in the Berkley section of Norfolk, Virginia. She graduated from Maury High School in 1928. Smith married Robert Bateman Boyce on April 15, 1933 in Norfolk, Virginia. She married Wayne Eugene Smith on September 20, 1941 in Williamsburg, Virginia. Smith died on March 20, 2003 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Boston (Mass.)
Charleston (W. Va.)
Huntington (W. Va.)
New York (N.Y.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Travel--United States--History

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: Reese Lukei by donation

Preferred Citation: Helen Louise Borrowdale Smith Scrapbook, MSS 0000-072, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed July 5, 2017.

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Box 1: Scrapbook, circa 1940-1944