Ernest P. Gretes Papers, circa 1930s-1980s | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Ernest P. Gretes Papers, circa 1930s-1980s

ID: 001/01/MSS 2018-041

Primary Creator: Gretes, Ernest P. (1915-1988)

Extent: 1.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in alphabetical order. The realtor listings notebook is arranged in original order.

Date Acquired: 09/07/2018

Subjects: Chesapeake (Va.), Church buildings--Virginia, Ghent (Norfolk, Va.), Housing--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Virginia Beach (Va.)

Forms of Material: Advertisements, Booklets, Brochures, Business cards, Clippings (information artifacts), Negatives (photographs), Notebooks, Photographs, Postcards, Printed ephemera, Souvenirs, Yearbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

One circa 1965-1970 realtor listings notebook, business cards, and ephemera from Ernest P. Gretes of Norfolk, Virginia. The notebook includes detailed listings for individual properties with an accompanying black-and-white photograph of the property on the reverse side. The collection also includes family photographs and one 1964 yearbook The Acorn from Carolton Oaks School in Norfolk, Virginia.

Biographical Note

Ernest Peter Gretes was born on April 8, 1915 in Virginia. He was married to Demetra Semon in 1947. Gretes was owner of the Esquire Club on Sewells Point Road in the 1940s. He was later a realtor. Gretes died on December 1, 1988 in Virginia Beach, Virginia and was buried at Forest Lawn Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Chesapeake (Va.)
Church buildings--Virginia
Ghent (Norfolk, Va.)
Housing--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Virginia Beach (Va.)

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: Frances C. Gretes by donation

Preferred Citation: Ernest P. Gretes Papers, MSS 2018-041, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed September 10, 2018. Accretions processed April 12, 2021.

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