Mrs. Peter G. Decker, Jr. Scrapbook, 1926-1946 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Mrs. Peter G. Decker, Jr. Scrapbook, 1926-1946

Predominant Dates:1929-1930

ID: 001/01/MSS 2018-008

Primary Creator: Unknown

Extent: 1.0 Items

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 03/15/2018

Subjects: Businesses, Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Politics and government--20th century, Norfolk (Va.). City Council, Voting

Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Notes, Scrapbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One 1926-1946 scrapbook primarily containing newspaper clippings from 1929-1930 from the Norfolk-Ledger Dispatch, Virginian-Pilot, and The Portsmouth Star relating to local politics and government in Norfolk, Virginia. Common topics include the city budget, spending, taxes, voting and elections for City Council, actions taken by City Manager Truxton, and the re-election of Mayor S. Heath Tyler. Other common topics include the building of a school in Larchmont, street paving, water improvements, construction of bridges and an airport, the fate of Negro Beach, the bankruptcy of Guaranty Title & Trust, the oyster packing industry, and the publication of Wertenbaker's book Norfolk: Historic Southern Port. A handful of articles from the early 1940s relate to former Commonwealth's attorney John M. Arnold.

Subject/Index Terms

Businesses
Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Politics and government--20th century
Norfolk (Va.). City Council
Voting

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: Mrs. Peter G. Decker, Jr. by donation

Preferred Citation: Mrs. Peter G. Decker, Jr. Scrapbook, MSS 2018-008, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed April 13, 2018.

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Item 1: Scrapbook, Mrs. Peter G. Decker, Jr., 1926-1946