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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: W. H. T. Squires "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" Scrapbooks, 1935-1948
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-106-c
Primary Creator: Squires, W. H. T. (William Henry Tappey), 1875-1948
Extent: 7.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order. Loose materials have been separated into folders.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Subjects: Architecture--Virginia--Norfolk, Cape Henry (Virginia Beach, Va.), Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Historic buildings--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--History, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century, Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Norfolk County (Va.), Portsmouth (Va.), Princess Anne County (Va.), Streets--Virginia--Norfolk, Williamsburg (Va.)
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Notes, Scrapbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Thirteen 1936-1948 scrapbooks featuring the column "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" by W. H. T. Squires. Topics include individuals, buildings, ships, notable events, holidays, transportation, and politics. The scrapbooks also include personal notes and correspondence. Volume 1 is missing.
Biographical Note
William Henry Tappey Squires was born on April 14, 1875 in Petersburg, Virginia. He was a minister at Knox Presbyterian Church in Norfolk, Virginia. Squires was also a historian, orator, and author of several books. Most of his works relate to the history of Virginia, the Tidewater area, the City of Norfolk, and the Confederacy. Squires received a doctor of divinity degree from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia and a Doctorate of Literature in 1936 from King College in Bristol, Tennessee. He was involved in the Sons of Confederate Veterans, United Confederate Veterans, Sons of the American Revolution, Norfolk Memorial Association, Norfolk History Society, Norfolk Chamber of Commerce, Order of Cape Henry, 1607, Norfolk New Citizens Association, Order of Stars and Bars, Knight of the Golden Eagle, Virginia Historical Society, and the Theophilus Society. He married Anna Sarah Hull on April 26, 1905 in Smyth, Virginia. Squires died on April 20, 1948 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn 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 was governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
W. H. T. Squires "Norfolk in By-Gone Days" Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-106-c, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed October 10, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Scrapbooks, Volumes 2-3, 1936-1938],
[Box 2: Scrapbooks, Volumes 4-5, 1938-1940],
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Box 3: Scrapbooks, Volumes 6-7, 1940-1941],
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Box 4: Scrapbooks, Volumes 8-9, 1942-1943],
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Box 5: Scrapbooks, Volumes 10-11, 1944-1945],
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Box 6: Scrapbooks, Volumes 12-13, 1946-1947],
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Box 7: Scrapbook, Volume 14, 1948],
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Box 8: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks, 1936-1948],
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Box 9: Scrapbook, Volume 1, 1935 March - 1936 February],
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All]
- Box 2: Scrapbooks, Volumes 4-5, 1938-1940
- Item 1: Scrapbook, Volume 4, 1938 February - 1939 January
- President Taft in Norfolk, President Taft at Cape Henry, Thomas Moore in Norfolk, The Borough, Norfolk's First Alderman, Some Norfolk Street Names, Some Other Streets, Captain John J. Burroughs, The Banquet for Governor Jarvis, The Dreary Year 1867, The Cleveland Celebration, Ballentine Place, The Critical Election of 1869, Hugh Blair Grigsby, William Maxwell, Memorial Day 1885, Nansemond County, Suffolk, Suffolk Destroyed, 1807, June 22, 1813, Richard Bennett: Hero of Nansemond, President Jackson's Visit, After the Revolution, America's Oldest Lodge, Josiah Parker: First Congressman, Thomas Newton: Our Second Congressman, George Loyall: Third Congressman, Dr. Francis Mallory: Sixth Congressman, Archibald Atkinson: Ninth Congressman, John Singleton Millson: Tenth Congressman, Joseph E. Seger: Eleventh Congressman, James Henry Platt, Jr.: Twelfth Congressman, John Goode, Jr.: Thirteenth Congressman, John Fred: Descendant of Fourteenth Congressman, George Edwin Bowden: Sixteenth Congressman, John William Lawson: Seventeenth Congressman, David Gardiner Tyler: Eighteenth Congressman, The Young-Wise Contests, Harry Lee Maynard: Twenty-first Congressman, Our Later Congressmen, The Bell Church, Dr. George D. Armstrong, The Confederate Veterans, The Pickett-Buchanan Camp, George Fitzhugh Lee, The Lee Equestrian Statue, Memorial Sacrum, President James Monroe's Visit, First at Bethel, William Booth Taliaferro.
- Item 2: Scrapbook, Volume 5, 1939 January - 1940 January
- Ghent, Building the Monument, Our Confederate Soldier, Appomattox, The Surrender, Richard Lucien Page, The Fort Nelson Chapter, Colonel Stewart's Address, Black Hawk Visits Norfolk, Taylor-Randolph-Tazewell, John Randolph in Norfolk, Our Confederate Martyr, The Great Fire of 1804, General Lee: A New Story, The Borough in 1834, Memorial Day Orators, Memorial Days, Other Memorial Days, Edward Mack, Stonewall Jackson: Two Incidents, Tidewater Virginia A Century Since, The Lower Norfolk County Antiquary, Rev. Benjamin Porter Grigsby, Norfolk Surrenders, The Decemviri, Tragedy at Lynnhaven, The Glorious Fourth, 143 Years Ago, A Boy Sees Old Norfolk, Norfolk a Pivot in History, Six, The First Visitors, Master George Percy, Locating Jamestown, Colonial Terrors, Powhatan, The Fatal Year 1618, Christopher Newport, The Borough in 1806, The Flourishing Borough, The Lanes of 1806, Along the Waterfront in 1806, Highways and By-Ways, The Road Unto the Water, Newton's Lane, Boush's Lane, Loyall's Lane, The Calverts' Lanes, Dr. Taylor's Lane, Hutchings' Lane, Norfolk in 1850.
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Scrapbooks, Volumes 2-3, 1936-1938],
[Box 2: Scrapbooks, Volumes 4-5, 1938-1940],
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Box 3: Scrapbooks, Volumes 6-7, 1940-1941],
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Box 4: Scrapbooks, Volumes 8-9, 1942-1943],
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Box 5: Scrapbooks, Volumes 10-11, 1944-1945],
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Box 6: Scrapbooks, Volumes 12-13, 1946-1947],
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Box 7: Scrapbook, Volume 14, 1948],
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Box 8: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks, 1936-1948],
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Box 9: Scrapbook, Volume 1, 1935 March - 1936 February],
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All]
