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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],
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Box 4: Scrapbooks, Volumes 8-9, 1942-1943],
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Box 5: Scrapbooks, Volumes 10-11, 1944-1945],
[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 6: Scrapbooks, Volumes 12-13, 1946-1947
- Item 1: Scrapbook, Volume 12, 1946 January - December
- Norfolk in 1816, A. M. and O. Railroad, Who Was That Man?, The Commonwealth, General Lee in Norfolk, Norfolk in 1891, Alexander Galt, A Monument Unveiled, The Campaign In The South - 1781, The Merrimac-Virginia Destroyed, John Banister Tabb, The Albemarle Settlements, Cochran Comes, Cape Henry 1921, From Dust and Ashes, The Origin of Norfolk, Virginia at Chicago 1893, As Others See Us, The Borough in 1801, Sir John Randolph, Knight, Memorial Day 1900, Memorial Day 1901, Victory at South Mills, The Earl of Southampton, The Stars and Stripes, Ocean View, Norfolk News 1814, Our Banks and Bankers 1884, Dr. Samuel Selden, Norfolk 1904, Norfolk's Farewell To The Fourth, Wilson and Hughes, Alderman Evaluates Wilson, Custis of Arlington, The Virginian Completed, John Goode, The Hardy Homestead, Norfolk Academy, Armistice Day 1939, Jamestown 1857, Worsley and Lee, "Navy Life," The Fort, The Norfolk & Western, The World's Greatest Coal Port, Westward Ho!, The Pageant of Powhatan, The River Elizabeth, "Newport News," Naming Newport News, Lincoln in Norfolk.
- Item 2: Scrapbook, Volume 13, 1947 January - December
- Stonewall Jackson Falls, The Equestrian Statue of Washington, The USS Virginia, Norfolk First, The USS Virginia Dies, The Shore of the Eastern Shore, The Antiquary, Whitelaw Reid Visits Us, Franklin Buchanan, Camp Meadow 1813, Mathews County, Norfolk's First Ward, The War of Jenkins Ear, Dinwiddie and Norfolk, Our Colonial Lords, Ancient Problems, A Tempest in a Teapot, Enter Fauquier and Lawson, Baron De Botetourt, Memorial Day 1887, Memorial Day 1895, Paul Loyall's Pronouncement, Norfolk In the Revolution, Days of Dire Distress, After the Revolution, Enter the Maxwells, Enter the Randolphs, Norfolk Goes Democratic, Bells and Wells, Town Point 1792, French Refugees 1793, The City Hall Centenary, The City Hall Cornerstone Laid, Edward Wilson James, Antiquarian, Norfolk's Problems in 1797, At the Turn of the Century, Now the Nineteenth Century, Fire!, A Frenchman's Visit 1794, As Others See Us, Moreau Visits Portsmouth, Shadows Dark and Forbidding, Norfolk 1811, The Greatest Election, Tippecanoe and Tyler Too 1840, Ominous Shadows 1807, Thanksgiving Day 1898, Petersburg Aflame 1815, The Hump-Back Bridge, Norfolk A Century Since, The Byrds of Virginia.
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],
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Box 4: Scrapbooks, Volumes 8-9, 1942-1943],
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Box 5: Scrapbooks, Volumes 10-11, 1944-1945],
[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]
