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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Frances Calvert Stansbury Scrapbooks, 1927-1962
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-073
Primary Creator: Stansbury, Frances Calvert (1908-1972)
Extent: 5.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 06/00/1972
Subjects: Edenton (N.C.), Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Virginia--Social life and customs, Women--Socialization
Forms of Material: Cards (information artifacts), Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Dried flowers, Greeting cards, Invitations, Photographs, Postcards, Programs, Scrapbooks, Subpoenas
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Six 1930s-1960s scrapbooks featuring social events including engagements, weddings, parties, graduation commencements, debutant debuts, funerals, and other activities in and around Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the materials date between 1951 and 1955.
Biographical Note
Frances Calvert Stansbury was born on October 25, 1908 in Virginia. She worked for the Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Virginia as an editor for the Society section of the paper. Stansbury died on May 6, 1972 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
Subject/Index Terms
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:
Sally Abeles by donation
Preferred Citation:
Frances Calvery Stansbury Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-073, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed July 20, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Scrapbook, "The Ideal Scrapbook", 1927-1944],
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Box 2: Scrapbook, Maroon Scrapbook with Ship Design, 1900-1950],
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Box 3: Scrapbook, Black Scrapbook, 1950-1952],
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Box 4: Scrapbooks, Brown and Red Scrapbooks, 1952-1955],
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Box 5: Scrapbook, Black Binder Scrapbook, 1960-1962],
[All]
- Box 1: Scrapbook, "The Ideal Scrapbook", 1927-1944
- Includes invitations, clippings, and programs primarily from the 1930s relating to debutants of the Norfolk German Club, engagements and marriages, and the ordination of Reverend James De Wolf Perry, Jr. at Christ and Saint Luke's Episcopal Church in Norfolk, Virginia.
- Box 2: Scrapbook, Maroon Scrapbook with Ship Design, 1900-1950
- "Started 1941." Includes clippings, photographs, correspondence, invitations, announcements, and greeting cards primarily between 1947 and 1948. Subject matter includes news from World War II, social events including engagement and wedding announcements, and two 1950 histories of the Whittle House and Elizabeth River Parish in Norfolk, Virginia.
- Box 3: Scrapbook, Black Scrapbook, 1950-1952
- "Started April 1950." Includes clippings, cards, invitations, correspondence, programs, and photographs relating to Norfolk society. Subject matter includes debutants in 1951 and 1952, invitations to dances and parties, and stories relating to southern authors, particularly Inglis Fletcher of North Carolina.
- Box 4: Scrapbooks, Brown and Red Scrapbooks, 1952-1955
- Item 1: Brown Scrapbook, 1952-1955
- "Started December 1952." Includes clippings, correspondence, invitations, cards, postcards, a subpoena, and a dried flower. Subject matter includes an assault to which Miss Stansbury was a witness, debutants from 1952 to 1954, and weddings, engagements, parties, funerals, and other social events in and around Norfolk, Virginia.
- Item 2: Red Scrapbook, 1955
- Includes clippings, invitations, cards, correspondence, tickets, and programs. Subject matter includes social events, engagements, weddings, and deaths.
- Box 5: Scrapbook, Black Binder Scrapbook, 1960-1962
- "Virginian-Pilot Society, January 1, 1959." Volume 3. Includes 224 pages of engagement announcement clippings ranging in date from December 1960 to December 1962 pasted onto notebook paper. The back of the scrapbook includes two separate indexes for women (21 pages) and men (19 pages), arranged in alphabetical order.
