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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],
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Box 2: Scrapbooks, Volumes 4-5, 1938-1940],
[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 3: Scrapbooks, Volumes 6-7, 1940-1941
- Item 1: Scrapbook, Volume 6, 1940 January - December
- The City in 1850 Continued, The Three Chambers, Northampton Patriots, April 20, 1861, Taliaferro and Mahone, The Seaboard Rifles, The Atlantic Guards, General Benjamin Huger, Confederate Folly, The Norfolk and Petersburg Railway, The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal, Memories 1875-1880, At Home in Old Norfolk, Pirates!, Colonial Portsmouth, Portsmouth in the Revolution, Ante-Bellum Portsmouth, Michael Glennan, The First Memorial Day, Memorial Day 1900, The Seaman's Friend Society, Tar-and-Feather Town, William Lamb, Mother, Home and ....1900, The Light Artillery Blues, The Fourth of July 1788, The Glorious Fourth 1831, A Confederate Register, Lynnhaven Bay, At the Turn of the Century, Coal, William B. Rogers, Yorktown 1881, Laying the Cornerstone, The Second Day October 19, 1881, Yorktown at Norfolk, The Kemper-Hughes Campaign, The Second Rally 1873, Mosby's Men, The Tilden-Hayes Campaign, The Revolution of 1870, How Norfolk Grows, Revolution 1776 and 1777, William E. Cameron, The Cameron-Daniel Campaign, Norfolk Votes for James G. Blaine, Thomas Savage, The Great Fleet of 1823, Meet Governor Fitzhugh Lee, The Chesapeake Indians.
- Item 2: Scrapbook, Volume 7, 1940 December - 1941 December
- The Harrison-Cleveland Campaign, President Fillmore's Visit, Major James Faulkner, The Colonial Charter, From Borough to City, William Henry Harrison, Our Virginia Cities, The Earliest Pioneers, The Republican Convention 1889, The McKinney-Mahone Campaign, The Wilkes Expedition, The Bank of the United States, Commodore Jesse Wilkinson, John Wilkinson Confederate Hero, Norfolk in 1796, The Eastern Shore, The Municipal Boundary, The McKinley-Bryan Campaign, The Wise-Young Contests, Norfolk Evacuated 1862, The Wise Family, Commander Adam Thoroughgood, Memorial Day, The Origin of Norfolk Methodism, The City Guards in Washington, The Colonial Borough, Lower Norfolk County, Elizabeth River Parish, The Battle of Sewell's Point, Lower Norfolk County Courts, Thomas Savage, The Rip Raps, The First Hospital, The Great Naval Hospital, The Distinguished Hospital Committee, The Light Artillery Blues, Cove Street, Moody and Sankey, Moody and Sankey Report, Who Were Moody and Sankey?, The Wedding, Norfolk in 1824, The Glorious Fourth 1824, Lewis Warrington, Commander Warrington in Norfolk, The Fleet at Anchor, The Fleet Departs, Farewell to the Fleet, Meet Rear Admiral Evans, The Chesapeake Tribe, Our Early Judges, Our Federal Bench.
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Scrapbooks, Volumes 2-3, 1936-1938],
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Box 2: Scrapbooks, Volumes 4-5, 1938-1940],
[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]
