Mabel Chamberlaine Burroughs Scrapbook, 1900-1964, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Mabel Chamberlaine Burroughs Scrapbook, 1900-1964, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-079

Primary Creator: Burroughs, Mabel Chamberlaine (1880-1954)

Extent: 2.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose materials have been separated by subject. The scrapbook is disassembled into folders.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Christ Church (Norfolk, Va.), Death--Social aspects, Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--History, Obituaries--Virginia, Portsmouth (Va.)--History, Virginia--Church history, World War, 1939-1945

Forms of Material: Certificates, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Headlines, Scrapbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One 14-page circa 1920s-1940s scrapbook of clippings relating to Norfolk, Virginia. Several articles relate to Fergus Reid and Rev. Henry St. George Tucker. Loose materials detached from the scrapbrook primarily consist of clippings from the 1920s to 1960s relating to buildings in Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia, Christ Church, obituaries, weddings and engagements, and general local history of Norfolk, Virginia.

Biographical Note

Mabel Chamberlaine Burroughs was born on January 4, 1879 or 1880 in Norfolk, Virginia. She married Charles F. Burroughs in 1909. Burroughs was a member of Christ and Saint Luke's Episcopal Church. She died on November 26, 1954 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Christ Church (Norfolk, Va.)
Death--Social aspects
Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--History
Obituaries--Virginia
Portsmouth (Va.)--History
Virginia--Church history
World War, 1939-1945

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: Mabel Burroughs Tyler by donation

Preferred Citation: Mabel Chamberlaine Burroughs Scrapbook, MSS 0000-079, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed July 27, 2017.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Scrapbook, 1920s-1940s
Folder 2: Loose Materials, 1900-1964, undated: Includes three 1922 certificates from the Woodrow Wilson Foundation and clippings related to old and historic buildings in Norfolk and Portsmouth, general local history of Norfolk, Virginia, and one August 14, 1945 Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch headline newspaper marking the end of World War II.