Jim Bradshaw Norfolk Memorabilia Collection, 1851-2000 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Jim Bradshaw Norfolk Memorabilia Collection, 1851-2000

ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-019

Primary Creator: Bradshaw, Jim

Extent: 8.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by series: Series 1: Maps, Series 2: Printed Ephemera, Series 3: Visual Works, Series 4: Postcards, Series 5: Artifacts, and Series 6: Newspapers (6A: Stencils, 6B: Papers).

Date Acquired: 12/17/2015. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Buildings, Cape Henry Memorial (Virginia Beach, Va.), Chesapeake (Va.), Hampton (Va.), Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Hotels, Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907), Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk, Newport News (Va.), Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Guidebooks, Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk (Va.)--Newspapers, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Ocean View (Norfolk, Va.), Old Point Comfort (Hampton, Va.), Portsmouth (Va.), Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps, Postcards--Virginia, Princess Anne County (Va.), Streets--Virginia--Norfolk, Suffolk (Va.), Tourism--Virginia, United States. Navy, Virginia--Description and travel, Virginia Beach (Va.), Virginia Beach (Va.)--Maps, Williamsburg (Va.)

Forms of Material: Booklets, Books, Brochures, Commemoratives, Guidebooks, Maps (documents), Newspapers, Pamphlets, Postcards, Souvenir programs, Souvenirs, Stencils (image-making tools), Topographic maps, Tourist maps

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Maps, books, booklets, pamphlets, photographs, postcards, souvenir artifacts, newspapers, and other printed ephemera relating to Norfolk, Hampton Roads, and Virginia from the mid-nineteenth to early twenty-first centuries. Most of the materials date from the 1920s to 1970s, although a significant number of items relate to the Jamestown Exposition of 1907. Maps of the southside section of Hampton Roads and memorabilia of Norfolk and the Tidewater area make up a majority of items in the collection.

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Cape Henry Memorial (Virginia Beach, Va.)
Chesapeake (Va.)
Hampton (Va.)
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)
Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk
Hotels
Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)
Jamestown Ter-centennial Exposition (1907)--Virginia--Norfolk
Newport News (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Guidebooks
Norfolk (Va.)--History
Norfolk (Va.)--Maps
Norfolk (Va.)--Newspapers
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Ocean View (Norfolk, Va.)
Old Point Comfort (Hampton, Va.)
Portsmouth (Va.)
Portsmouth (Va.)--Maps
Postcards--Virginia
Princess Anne County (Va.)
Streets--Virginia--Norfolk
Suffolk (Va.)
Tourism--Virginia
United States. Navy
Virginia--Description and travel
Virginia Beach (Va.)
Virginia Beach (Va.)--Maps
Williamsburg (Va.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Accruals: 05/10/2018; 12/07/2020.

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: Jim Bradshaw by donation

Preferred Citation: Jim Bradshaw Norfolk Memorabilia Collection, MSS 2015-019, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed September 1, 2017; November 21, 2019.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Maps, circa 1930-1998],
[Box 2: Maps, circa 1921-2000],
[Box 3: Maps and Printed Ephemera, 1851-1970],
[Box 4: Printed Ephemera and Visual Works, 1876-1977],
[Box 5: Postcards, circa 1905-1970],
[Box 6: Artifacts, circa 1890s-1990s],
[Box 7: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
[Box 8: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
[All]

Box 1: Maps, circa 1930-1998

51 maps.

Series 1: Maps

Folder 1: Maps, American Automobile Association, circa 1930-1998: Eight road maps. AAA. Hampton Roads and vicinity, including Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Yorktown, Virginia; Tidewater, Virginia; Colonial National Historical Park; and the Atlantic Coastal Highway from New Jersey to Florida.
Folder 2: Maps, American Oil Company / Amoco Oil Company, 1965-1975: Seven road maps. American, Amoco. Hampton Roads area, including Norfolk and a Norfolk Suburbs Street Map and Directory.
Folder 3: Maps, Atlantic Richfield Company, 1971-1972: Two road maps. ARCO. Hampton Roads area, Norfolk.
Folder 4: Maps, Champion Map Corporation, 1970-1983: Four road maps. Norfolk, Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Northeast Chesapeake, Virginia.
Folder 5: Maps, Chesapeake Bay Ferry District, 1956, 1958: Two road maps. Fastest North & South Highway via Kiptopeke Beach-Norfolk Ferry; North-South Fun Route.
Folder 6: Maps, Dolph's, 1955-1956, circa 1970: Six road maps. Indexed Street Maps including Norfolk, Portsmouth, South Norfolk, Chesapeake, North Virginia Beach, Newport News, Hampton, and Williamsburg, Virginia.
Folder 7: Maps, Esso, 1958-1971: Eight road maps. Esso Standard Oil Company, Humble Oil & Refining Company. Hampton Roads area, including Portsmouth, South Norfolk, Hampton, Newport News, Warwick, Norfolk, Chesapeake, and portions of Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Folder 8: Maps, Estes Realty Corporation, circa 1990: One road map. Tidewater area, including Norfolk, Chesapeake, Portsmouth, and Virginia Beach, Virginia.
Folder 9: Maps, Geographia Map Company, circa 1940s: Two road maps. The Premier Street Map of Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Vicinity.
Folder 10: Maps, Gulf, 1963-1974: Nine road maps. Tourgide Map: Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake, Hampton, and Newport News. Cruisegide Map: Middle Atlantic States, New York, N. Y. to Norfolk, Va., including Delaware Bay and Chesapeake Bay; and Harbors of the South: Norfolk, Virginia to Port Isabel, Texas.
Folder 11: Maps, Map Corporation of America, circa 1956: Two road maps. Mapco. Map of Norfolk and Portsmouth, Virginia.