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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],
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Box 3: Scrapbooks, Volumes 6-7, 1940-1941],
[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 4: Scrapbooks, Volumes 8-9, 1942-1943
- Item 1: Scrapbook, Volume 8, 1942 January - December
- Ante-bellum Judges, Later Federal Judges, D. Lawrence Groner, Pirates, Black Beard, Blackbeard's Head, Colonel William Crawford, William Crawford II and III, The Dividing Line, Laying the Line Between Virginia and North Carolina, The Beginning of the Dividing Line, The Battle of Lynnhaven, Old Donation Church, The MacArthurs, Camp Hamilton 1862, The Court House, The Courthouse Steps, Major General Littleton Waller Tazewell Waller, The Billy Sunday Campaign, General Pershing's Visit, Three Custom Houses, Dr. Burnley Lankford, Election Day 1824, General George Edward Pickett, The Second Christ Church, Washington in Dismal Swamp, Washington's Five Exporations into Dismal Swamp, Our Royal Visitor, The Great Fire of 1881, Norfolk in 1876, Main Street in 1876, The Waterfront in 1876, Freemason Street in 1876, The West End in 1876, Walking in from Ghent 1876, Norfolk's Grandfathers, The Fathers of Norfolk, The Leaders of 1888, Other Leaders of Yesterday, President Theodore Roosevelt, Meet Mayor Kelsick, The Hero of Great Bridge, The Battle of Great Bridge, After Great Bridge, Fanny Murdaugh Downing, Early Schools in Norfolk County, William Henry Stewart, The Cavaliers, Berkley.
- Item 2: Scrapbook, Volume 9, 1943 January - December
- The Spanish War, Thomas Willoughby, Three Mayors Lamb, Colonel William Lamb C. S. A., The Third Mayor Lamb, Washington and Norfolk, Colonel Edward Hack Moseley, Colonel Edward Hack Moseley, Jr., Hope and Galt, Norfolk and Patrick Henry, Norfolk's Postmasters, Where is the Post Office? (omitted), Who Burned Norfolk?, Tazewell as a Youth, Norfolk's Grand Old Man, Tazewell's Last Days, Meet Governor Walker, Governor Walker Inaugurated, Exit Governor Walker, General Robert E. Lee, Abram F. Leonard, The Misses Marchant, Norfolk in 1802, General Thomas Mathews, General Robert Barraud Taylor, James Nimmo, The Committee of Safety 1807, The End of an Incident 1807, The First Directory, Norfolk's Centenarian, George Henry Thomas, Early Physicians, Norfolk's Railways 1900, Sir John Randolph, Knight, Rev. Sam Small, The Presbyterians, Norfolk in 1831, The Southern Branch, Launching the USS Powhatan, The Columbian Rendezvous, The War of 1812, The Battle of Craney Island, The Norfolk Navy Yard, Opening Japan 1853, The Valient Perrys, The Reina Mercedes, The Birth of Naval Aviation.
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],
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Box 3: Scrapbooks, Volumes 6-7, 1940-1941],
[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]
