Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook, 1951, 1970 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook, 1951, 1970

ID: 001/01/MSS 2017-073

Primary Creator: Smith, Elizabeth Camp (1897-1989)

Extent: 10.0 Folders

Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Most of the materials were originally paperclipped to blank scrapbook pages; these items have been disassembled into folders.

Date Acquired: 12/21/2017

Subjects: Businessmen, Curaçao, International travel, Kingston (Jamaica), La Guaira (Vargas, Venezuela), Men--Societies and clubs, Norfolk (Va.), Ocean travel, Ships

Forms of Material: Booklets, Brochures, Certificates, Circulars (fliers), Leaflets (printed works), Lists (document genres), Magazines (periodicals), Maps (documents), Memorandums, Postcards, Scrapbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One January 6-16, 1951 scrapbook featuring pages relating to a Holland-America Line cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam to South America by the 21st Street Business Men's Cruise, Inc. The trip was advertised as the first South American cruise originating in and returning to Norfolk, Virginia. The scrapbook primarily includes booklets featuring guests' names and brochures advertising goods or services in port. Places visited included Curacao; La Guaira, Venezuela; and Kingston, Jamaica. Some materials in the last folder relate to a Caribbean cruise of the SS Nieuw Amsterdam in March 1970.

Subject/Index Terms

Businessmen
Curaçao
International travel
Kingston (Jamaica)
La Guaira (Vargas, Venezuela)
Men--Societies and clubs
Norfolk (Va.)
Ocean travel
Ships

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.

Acquisition Source: Betsy Rawls Agelasto by donation

Preferred Citation: Norfolk's Own Cruise and Forum Scrapbook, MSS 2017-073, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 10, 2018.

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