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By Sarah Osorio
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
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:
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Box 1: Maps, circa 1930-1998],
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Box 2: Maps, circa 1921-2000],
[Box 3: Maps and Printed Ephemera, 1851-1970],
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Box 4: Printed Ephemera and Visual Works, 1876-1977],
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Box 5: Postcards, circa 1905-1970],
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Box 6: Artifacts, circa 1890s-1990s],
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Box 7: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
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Box 8: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
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All]
- Box 3: Maps and Printed Ephemera, 1851-1970
- 21 maps, four books, and 20 booklets.
- Series 1: Maps
- Folder 1: Maps, Facilities Maps of the Ports of Virginia, 1952, 1962, undated
- Three maps.
- Folder 2: Maps, Historic and Tourist Maps, circa 1920s-1940s
- Three maps. Tourist Map of Norfolk & Vicinity; Make The Grand Tour of Historic Virginia; and Revolutionary War in Virginia.
- Folder 3: Maps, Norfolk, Virginia Beach, and Surrounding Areas, circa 1920s-1960s
- Four maps. Indexed Street Map of Norfolk, Va., Virginia Beach and Surrounding Area; A Real Hearty Welcome! To Virginia Beach, Virginia; Virginia - North Carolina: Inside Route, Norfolk to Gull Shoal; and Presenting Your City Map of Norfolk, Virginia and Northern Princess Anne County.
- Folder 4: Maps, The Port of Hampton Roads, 1937 May 15, 1940 June 1
- Two maps. Port Series 29 and 38. The Central Atlantic Port. Issued by the State Port Authority of Virginia.
- Folder 5: Maps, Transportation Maps, circa 1900-1950
- Seven maps. Map of Norfolk, Portsmouth & Vicinity to and from Cape Charles; Map of Norfolk and Vicinity, Virginia Ferry Corporation; The Jordan Bridge; Norfolk and Southern Railroad and Connections; City of Norfolk; Mileage Map of the Best Roads of Virginia; and Norfolk and Western Railway.
- Folder 6: Topographic Maps, Wind Work: From the Norfolk (VA-NC) Folio, undated
- Two copies.
- Series 2: Printed Ephemera
- Folder 7: Book, City of Norfolk, Virginia, circa 1924
- Published by Authority of City Council.
- Folder 8: Book, Glimpses of The Jamestown Exposition and Picturesque Virginia, 1907
- Folder 9: Book, Hampton Roads Guide, with Maps and Illustrations of Tidewater Virginia's Many Places of Historic Interest, Seaside Resorts and Points of Pleasure to the Visitor, 1925
- By Elsie A. Stegman.
- Folder 10: Book, The Norfolk Directory for 1851-1852, 1851-1852
- By William S. Forrest.
- Folder 11: Booklets, Guidebooks for Norfolk, circa 1940-1950
- Three booklets. A Guide to Norfolk; If Norfolk Is Bombed: A Handbook for Civilian Air Defense; and Norfolk War Camp Community Service GuideBook.
- Folder 12: Booklets, Guides to the Tidewater area, circa 1907-1970
- Three booklets. Virginia Shore; Tidewater Guide; and an advertisement booklet featuring Tidewater-area businesses.
- Folder 13: Booklets, The Jamestown Exposition Illustrated, 1907
- Two booklets.
- Folder 14: Booklet, The Jamestown Festival Official Program, circa 1957
- Folder 15: Booklets, Norfolk Naval Base Tour, circa 1950s
- Two copies.
- Folder 16: Booklets, The Norfolk Story, 1957, 1963
- Two booklets.
- Folder 17: Booklet, Norfolk, Virginia: Central Atlantic Port, circa 1915
- Issued by the Chamber of Commerce of Norfolk.
- Folder 18: Booklet, Radio Station WTAR, 1941
- Norfolk, Virginia.
- Folder 19: Booklets, Souvenir booklets of Norfolk and Vicinity, circa 1900-1910
- Four booklets. Souvenir of Norfolk; Norfolk, VA.; Some Pictures of Greater Norfolk; and Souvenir of Norfolk, Va. and Vicinity.
- Folder 20: Booklet, Guide to Norfolk, Virginia, 1916
- Folder 21: Souvenir Envelope and Fan, Norfolk, Virginia, 1910 August 20
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Maps, circa 1930-1998],
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Box 2: Maps, circa 1921-2000],
[Box 3: Maps and Printed Ephemera, 1851-1970],
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Box 4: Printed Ephemera and Visual Works, 1876-1977],
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Box 5: Postcards, circa 1905-1970],
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Box 6: Artifacts, circa 1890s-1990s],
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Box 7: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
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Box 8: Oversized Materials, 1858-1994],
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All]
