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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],
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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],
[Box 9: Scrapbook, Volume 1, 1935 March - 1936 February],
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All]
- Box 9: Scrapbook, Volume 1, 1935 March - 1936 February
- Granby Street, The New City Hall, Meet Mayor Stubbs, Governor Tazewell, The Nation’s Greatest Sailor, Main and Granby, The Bankers of Bank Street, Market Square, [1852 Norfolk City Directory], The Marquis Comes, The Sons of Liberty, The Methodists Cause, East Main Street, Many Merchant Princes, More Merchant Princes, Our First Railway, The Borough Church, Old St. Paul’s, Along Church Street, Days of Civil Strife, Father Ryan, Churches on Church Street, The Old First Church, Cumberland Street, The Baptists of Norfolk, The City in 1801, The First Directory, Christ Church, The “Maple Leaf,” The Borough in 1812, Where Sleep the Fathers, Forgotten Heroes, Freemason Street, Freemason Street Baptist Church, Henry Clay Comes, Hugh Blair Grigsby, The Old Academy, Our Famous Sailors, Along Granby Street, Second Presbyterian Church, The Whittle House; Commodores, Bishops, Colonels, and Captains; Epworth Church, General Lee’s Visit, The Public Library, Fort Norfolk and Fort Nelson, Fort Norfolk, Fort Norfolk Today, The City in 1895; John Cowper, Mayor of Norfolk.
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],
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Box 6: Scrapbooks, Volumes 12-13, 1946-1947],
[
Box 7: Scrapbook, Volume 14, 1948],
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Box 8: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks, 1936-1948],
[Box 9: Scrapbook, Volume 1, 1935 March - 1936 February],
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All]
