Maebelle Watson Scrapbook, 1930-2005, undated | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Maebelle Watson Scrapbook, 1930-2005, undated

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-080

Primary Creator: Watson, Maebelle M. (1914-2000)

Extent: 3.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged by record type. The scrapbook is disassembled into folders.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: New York (N.Y.), Norfolk (Va.), Portrait photography

Forms of Material: Cards (information artifacts), Correspondence, Invitations, Magazines (periodicals), Obituaries, Photographs, Postcards, Printed ephemera

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One scrapbook primarily containing 20th century photographs, invitations, and other materials.

Biographical Note

Maebelle Matheis Watson was born on March 27, 1914 in Louisville, Kentucky. She married J. Edward Watson, Jr. Watson retired after 42 years as business manager of Mutual of Omaha. She was a member of Royster Memorial Presbyterian Church, president of the Tidewater District of the Virginia Federation of Women's Clubs, and volunteer for Sentara Norfolk General Hospital. She died on March 10, 2000 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

New York (N.Y.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Portrait photography

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: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Maebelle Watson Scrapbook, MSS 0000-080, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed July 31, 2017.

Other Note: The Inez Jiggetts Scrapbook (MSS 0000-407) initially included some materials from this scrapbook, which were likely mixed together by accident. Please see this scrapbook for other materials that may belong to the Maebelle Watson Scrapbook.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Photographs (Folder 1 of 2), 1930-2005, undated
Folder 2: Photographs (Folder 2 of 2), undated: Includes postcard photographs from the Franklin D. Roosevelt National Historic Site in Hyde Park, New York and photographs taken by the New York Convention and Visitors Bureau.
Folder 3: Printed material, 1958-1992, undated: Includes invitations, an October 1975 issue of Salesmaster, a wedding invitation and program, a funeral service program, and blank postcards.