Virginiana Scrapbooks, 1862-1947 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

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Collection Overview

Title: Virginiana Scrapbooks, 1862-1947

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-100

Primary Creator: Squires, W. H. T. (William Henry Tappey), 1875-1948

Extent: 10.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by series. Series 1: Virginiana, Series 2: Norfolk Virginiana.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Families--Virginia, Genealogy--Research, Hampton Roads (Va. : Region), Norfolk (Va.), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865, Virginia--Genealogy, Virginia--History, Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate, World War, 1939-1945

Forms of Material: Articles, Bills (legislative records), Booklets, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Genealogical tables, Indexes (reference sources), Invitations, Journals (periodicals), Leaflets (printed works), Nametags, Newsletters, Newspapers, Notes, Photographs, Poems, Postcards, Prints (visual works), Publications (document genre), Ration coupons, Scrapbooks, Speeches (documents), Telegrams

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Eighteen scrapbooks compiled by Rev. W. H. T. Squires, primarily consisting of clippings relating to people, places, and events in Virginia. There is a notable emphasis on Virginia during and after the Civil War. Series 1 consists of 15 scrapbooks that cover Virginia history generally, while the remaining 3 scrapbooks that make up Series 2 consist of clippings taken from the 75th anniversary edition of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot on June 26, 1940. The subject matter of Series 2 more closely focuses on Norfolk, Virginia and the surrounding Hampton Roads region. All scrapbooks are indexed with the name of the headline or subject matter and accompanying page number. There is no discernible order, chronological or by subject matter, in the scrapbooks.

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

Families--Virginia
Genealogy--Research
Hampton Roads (Va. : Region)
Norfolk (Va.)
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Virginia--Genealogy
Virginia--History
Virginia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Personal narratives, Confederate
World War, 1939-1945

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.

Physical Access Note: Scrapbook pages are fragile. Handle with care.

Acquisition Source: Unknown

Separated Materials:

Norfolk Virginiana: Addresses Delivered in Norfolk, Virginia anent the History of the City by W. H. T. Squires (815 SQU).

A Norfolk Anthology of Fugitive Verse Gathered from Many Sources by W. H. T. Squires (811.08 SQU).

Preferred Citation: Virginiana Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-100, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed July 16, 2018.

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