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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: City of Norfolk Department of Fire-Rescue Scrapbooks, 1936-1972
ID: 002/RG 10/0000-001
Primary Creator: City of Norfolk
Other Creators: Barrett, William Franklin (1905-1998)
Extent: 14.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in chronological order, except the first three scrapbooks involving special subjects. Loose materials from all the scrapbooks have been separated by subject in alphabetical/chronological order in Box 14.
Date Acquired: 11/24/2014
Subjects: Music, Norfolk (Va.). Fire Department, Norfolk (Va.). Fire Department--History, Parades, Sports, World War, 1939-1945
Forms of Material: Annual reports, Blank forms, Booklets, Brochures, Circulars (fliers), Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Essays, Facsimiles (reproductions), Greeting cards, Histories (literature genre), Indexes (reference sources), Invitations, Lists (document genres), Newsletters, Newspapers, Organizational charts, Photographs, Poems, Printed ephemera, Procedures (documents), Proclamations, Programs, Reports, Scrapbooks, Stickers
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Twenty-four scrapbooks compiled by Fireman William F. Barrett of the City of Norfolk Fire Department in Norfolk, Virginia. The first two scrapbooks include information focusing on the Norfolk Fire Division Band from 1936-1944 and 1947-1949. The third scrapbook consists of information on the Norfolk Fire Department's Fire Prevention Program held in 1948. The remaining scrapbooks primarily consist of newspaper clippings that cover fires, firemen (particularly their deaths), new fire equipment, accidents, natural disasters, police cases, City budget and pay, annexation, and actions of the City Manager. Some of the scrapbooks created during World War II contain clippings about the War. There are some gaps in the scrapbooks; years covered include 1936-1945, 1947-1954, 1956-1957, 1959-1960, 1968, and 1972.
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 is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Source:
Unknown
Preferred Citation:
City of Norfolk Department of Fire-Rescue Scrapbooks, RG10 0000-001, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed July 26, 2018.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Scrapbook 1],
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Box 2: Scrapbook 2],
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Box 3: Scrapbook 3],
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Box 4: Scrapbooks 4 and 5],
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Box 5: Scrapbooks 6 and 7],
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Box 6: Scrapbooks 8 and 9],
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Box 7: Scrapbooks 10 and 11],
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Box 8: Scrapbooks 12 and 13],
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Box 9: Scrapbooks 14 and 15],
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Box 10: Scrapbooks 16 and 17],
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Box 11: Scrapbooks 18 and 19],
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Box 12: Scrapbooks 20 and 21],
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Box 13: Scrapbooks 22-24],
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Box 14: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks],
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- Box 1: Scrapbook 1
- Item 1: Scrapbook 1 (Dark Blue), 1936-1944
- "Mostly band." Includes photographs, programs, and invitations. There are also many handwritten notations by William F. Barrett, drummer, in the margins of the scrapbook pages.
- Box 2: Scrapbook 2
- Item 1: Scrapbook 2 (Black), 1947-1949
- "Band." Includes programs, cards, and correspondence relating to the Norfolk Fire Division Band.
- Box 3: Scrapbook 3
- Item 1: Scrapbook 3, Fire Prevention Program, 1948 October
- Includes forms, reports, brochures, essays, proclamation, stickers, program, clippings, photographs, correspondence, booklets, and circulars generated around the City of Norfolk's Fire Department Fire Prevention Program in 1948. The photographs show store window displays, live demonstrations, public school essay contest winners, and a parade. The scrapbook also includes the original handwritten essays of the students.
- Box 4: Scrapbooks 4 and 5
- Item 1: Scrapbook 4 (Dark Blue, image Hotel Barbette), 1938
- Item 2: Scrapbook 5 (Brown), 1939
- Box 5: Scrapbooks 6 and 7
- Item 1: Scrapbook 6 (Brown), 1940
- Item 2: Scrapbook 7 (Dark Blue), 1941
- Box 6: Scrapbooks 8 and 9
- Item 1: Scrapbook 8 (Red), 1942
- Item 2: Scrapbook 9 (Black), 1943
- Box 7: Scrapbooks 10 and 11
- Item 1: Scrapbook 10 (Brown), 1944-1945
- Item 2: Scrapbook 11 (Red), 1947
- Box 8: Scrapbooks 12 and 13
- Item 1: Scrapbook 12 (Brown), 1948
- Item 2: Scrapbook 13 (Black), 1949
- Box 9: Scrapbooks 14 and 15
- Item 1: Scrapbook 14 (Red), 1950
- Item 2: Scrapbook 15 (Red), 1951
- Box 10: Scrapbooks 16 and 17
- Item 1: Scrapbook 16 (Red), 1952
- Item 2: Scrapbook 17 (Red), 1953
- Box 11: Scrapbooks 18 and 19
- Item 1: Scrapbook 18 (Green), 1954
- Item 2: Scrapbook 19 (Brown), 1956
- Box 12: Scrapbooks 20 and 21
- Item 1: Scrapbook 20 (Red), 1957
- Item 2: Scrapbook 21 (White), 1959
- Box 13: Scrapbooks 22-24
- Item 1: Scrapbook 22 (Brown), 1960
- Item 2: Scrapbook 23 (Brown), 1968
- Item 3: Scrapbook 24 (Yellow), 1972
- Box 14: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks
- Folder 1: Annual Report, Fireman's Relief and Social Association, 1961
- Folder 2: Booklets, Employees' Retirement System of the City of Norfolk, 1945-1960
- Folder 3: Booklet, International Naval Review, 1957 June 8-17
- Folder 4: Correspondence, 1937-1954, undated
- Folder 5: Exam results of William F. Barrett, Municipal Civil Service Commission, 1952, 1954
- Folder 6: Facsimile, Declaration of Independence, circa 1940s-1950s
- Folder 7: Fire Service Emergency Organization Chart and Civilian Defense Operational Plan, 1957
- Folder 8: History of the Norfolk Firemen Division Band, circa 1940-1941
- Folder 9: Indexes to Scrapbooks, 1940-1941, 1943
- Folder 10: Lists, circa 1940
- Includes a list of firemen, their addresses, and the instruments they played.
- Folder 11: Newsletter, Fire Topics, Norfolk Fire Department, 1958 December - 1959 February
- Folder 12: Newsletter, The Mace, 1956 January - 1965 November/December
- Incomplete. Volume 3, Number 8 to Volume 13: Number 6/7.
- Folder 13: Newsletter, The Preceptor, 1959
- Norview Chapter, Order of De Molay.
- Folder 14: Newspaper, Virginia Fireman, 1958 December
- Folder 15: Operational Procedures, Airport Rescue Squad, 1960
- Folder 16: Papers relating to Norfolk Fire Division Sports, 1961-1964
- Folder 17: Poems and Query, circa 1950
- Warning: Some materials contain graphic/vulgar language.
- Folder 18: Programs from Norfolk Fire Division Band, 1938-1946
- Folder 19: Programs, 1939 April 15, 20
- Folder 20: Program, Virginia State Firemen's Convention, 1940 August 13-16
- Folder 21: Program, 61st Annual Virginia State Firemen's Association Convention, 1947 August 12-15
- Folder 22: Programs, 63rd Annual Convention, Virginia State Firemen's Association, 1949 August 16-19
- Folder 23: Programs, 65th Annual Virginia State Firemen's Convention, 1951 August 6-10
- Folder 24: Programs, 1952-1956
- Folder 25: Program, 71st Annual Convention, Virginia State Firemen's Association, 1957 August 12-16
- Folder 26: Program and related materials, Ocean Downs Raceway, 1959 August
- Folder 27: Ephemera, circa 1935-1955, 1968
Browse by Box:
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Box 1: Scrapbook 1],
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Box 2: Scrapbook 2],
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Box 3: Scrapbook 3],
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Box 4: Scrapbooks 4 and 5],
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Box 5: Scrapbooks 6 and 7],
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Box 6: Scrapbooks 8 and 9],
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Box 7: Scrapbooks 10 and 11],
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Box 8: Scrapbooks 12 and 13],
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Box 9: Scrapbooks 14 and 15],
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Box 10: Scrapbooks 16 and 17],
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Box 11: Scrapbooks 18 and 19],
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Box 12: Scrapbooks 20 and 21],
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Box 13: Scrapbooks 22-24],
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Box 14: Loose Materials from Scrapbooks],
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