United States Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission Collection, 1931-1932 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: United States Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission Collection, 1931-1932

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-134

Primary Creator: Sargeant Memorial Collection (1927-)

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, United States. Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission, Virginia--History, Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783, Yorktown (Va.), Yorktown (Va.)--Maps.

Forms of Material: Admission tickets, Booklets, Correspondence, Invitations, Leaflets (printed works), Maps (documents), Minutes (administrative records), Programs, Speeches (documents)

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Minutes, correspondence, booklets, official programs, maps, and miscellaneous materials relating to the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Celebration in 1931 in Yorktown, Virginia. Organizations represented in the collection include Trustees of the Yorktown Sesquicentennial Association, Assembly of Tidewater Virginia Women, and Norfolk Area Yorktown Committee. Several items appear to have belonged to Mrs. Frantz Naylor of Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Norfolk (Va.)
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
United States. Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission
Virginia--History
Virginia--History--Revolution, 1775-1783
Yorktown (Va.)
Yorktown (Va.)--Maps.

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: Unknown. Maps were donated by Mr. Bingham

Related Materials: The Virginia Campaign and the Blockade and Siege of Yorktown, 1781: Including a brief narrative of the French participation in the Revolution prior to the Southern campaign, Army War College, 1931.

Preferred Citation: United States Yorktown Sesquicentennial Commission Collection, MSS 0000-134, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed June 14, 2018.

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