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Ghent Neighborhood League Records

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Biographical Note

Administrative Information

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Ghent Neighborhood League Records, 1968-2010 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Allicen Dickerson

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Collection Overview

Title: Ghent Neighborhood League Records, 1968-2010Add to your cart.

Predominant Dates:1990s-2000s

ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-038

Primary Creator: Ghent Neighborhood League (1962-)

Extent: 5.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged chronologically, then alphabetically. Minutes (Series 3) donated in 2022 are arranged in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 09/17/2015. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Buildings, Businesses, Clubs, Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century, Organizations, Schools, Urban renewal

Forms of Material: Advertisements, Clippings (information artifacts), Fliers (printed matter), Indexes (reference sources), Minutes (administrative records), Newsletters, Newspapers, Photographs, Printed ephemera

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Circa 1990s-2000s newsletters of Ghent and other neighborhoods/civic leagues in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection also includes booklets, clippings, and other papers from 1968 to 2009 collected by members of the Ghent Neighborhood League regarding businesses, homes, schools, and other subjects relating primarily to Ghent. Minutes include volumes 14-16 (1974-1976), 41-43 (2001-2003), 45 (2005), and an index for volumes covering the years 1962-2005.

Biographical Note

Ghent Neighborhood League is a city-recognized civic association in Norfolk, Virginia. It formed in 1962 "to coordinate citizen interest and activity in preserving the neighborhood." As of March 1963, the League had more than 500 members. The Ghent Neighborhood League is comprised of Ghent homeowners and encompasses the area bound by the Hague, Colonial Avenue, 21st Street, and Hampton Boulevard.

Subject/Index Terms

Buildings
Businesses
Clubs
Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--20th century
Organizations
Schools
Urban renewal

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Accruals: MSS 2022-002.

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: Susanne Williams; Irene O'Brien by donation

Preferred Citation: Ghent Neighborhood League Records, MSS 2015-038, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed January 2019; March 11, 2022.


Box and Folder Listing


Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Neighborhood Newsletters, 1990-2010, undated],
[Series 2: Records, 1968-2009, undated],
[Series 3: Minutes, 1974-2005, 2008],
[All]

Series 2: Records, 1968-2009, undatedAdd to your cart.
Records relating to Norfolk, Ghent, and Ghent homes, homeowners, and businesses.
Box 2: Ghent Businesses, Homes, and Statistics, 1980-2008Add to your cart.
Collection of city planning records, newspaper clippings, and ephemera.
Folder 1: Ghent Businesses: City Planning Records, 1996-2006Add to your cart.
Item 1: 1520 Colonial Avenue, 1996 July 11Add to your cart.
Item 2: 612 Colonial Avenue, 1999 September 23Add to your cart.
Item 3: Eckerds Drug Store, 1999 November 12Add to your cart.
Item 4: Eckerds Drug Store, 1999 November 18Add to your cart.
Item 5: Zio's Restaurant, 2005 June 21Add to your cart.
Item 6: 537-539 West 21st Street, 2006 January 26Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Ghent Businesses: Newspaper Clippings, 2002-2007, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains advertisements, real estate sales, and ABC licenses.
Item 1: Realty Sales, 2005-2007, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains six newspaper clippings about the sale of multiple businesses in Ghent.
Item 2: ABC Licenses, 2005-2006Add to your cart.
Contains four newspaper clippings about Ghent businesses with ABC licenses. Businesses mentioned include Azar's Natural Foods at 2000 Colley Avenue, Baker's Crust at 330 West 21st Street, Jac's Caribbean Restaurant at 5917 Churchland Boulevard, Kotobuki Japanese Restaurant at 721 West 21st Street, and Plaza Del Sol at 2200 Colonial Avenue.
Item 3: The Boot, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains an advertisement for The Boot located at 123 West 21st Street.
Item 4: Bouillabaisse, 2005 August 31Add to your cart.
Contains one newspaper clipping about the store closing.
Item 5: Broad Street Books in Ghent, 2004, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains two articles about Broad Street Books in Ghent located at 517 West 21st Street.
Item 6: Cafe Rosso, 2005 March 27Add to your cart.
Contains one article about the closing of Cafe Rosso.
Item 7: Colley Avenue Bike Shop, 2005 November 3Add to your cart.
Contains one article about the Colley Avenue Bike Shop that was located at 2614 Colley Avenue.
Item 8: The Do-Nut Dinette, 2005 July 16Add to your cart.
Contains one article about the closing of the restaurant once located at 1917 Colley Avenue.
Item 9: EVMS, 2006 January 12Add to your cart.
Contains one article.
Item 10: The Entertainers, 2005, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains two articles about the closing of the store once located at 1611 Colley Avenue.
Item 11: Farm Fresh, 2007 March 22Add to your cart.
Contains two articles.
Item 12: First Presbyterian Church, 2006Add to your cart.
Contains two newsletters.
Item 13: Ghent Business Association, 2005 November 21Add to your cart.
Contains one article.
Item 14: The Green Onion, 2006 April 12Add to your cart.
Contains one article about the Wild Monkey changing to the Green Onion located at 1603 Colley Avenue.
Item 15: The Kosher Place, 2006 December 14Add to your cart.
Contains one article about the closing of the store once located at 738 West 22nd Street.
Item 16: Norfolk Provence, 2002 December 15Add to your cart.
Folder 3: Ghent Businesses: Ephemera, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains two guides to Businesses in Ghent.
Folder 4: Ghent Neighborhood Statistics, 2005-2006Add to your cart.
Item 1: Ghent Demographics, 2005 August 27Add to your cart.
Item 2: Hampton Roads' Wealthiest Zip Codes, 2006 MarchAdd to your cart.
Item 3: Ghent Economic & Market Study, 2006 MayAdd to your cart.
Item 4: Hampton Roads' Wealthiest Zip Codes, 2007 MarchAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Ghent Real Estate, 1996-2005, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains Ghent realty advertisements.
Item 1: 706 Baldwin Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 2: 1500 Chesapeake Avenue, 1996 December 8Add to your cart.
Item 3: 303 Colonial Avenue, 1996, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 4: 717 Colonial Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 5: 914 Colonial Avenue, 2004-2005Add to your cart.
Item 6: 514 Fairfax Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 7: 511 Graydon Avenue, 2004-2005Add to your cart.
Item 8: 815 Graydon Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 9: 524 Mowbray Arch, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 10: 512 Pembroke Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 11: 550 Pembroke Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 12: 634 West Princess Anne Road, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 13: 810-816 West Princess Anne Road, undatedAdd to your cart.
Oversized.
Item 14: Colley and Westover Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Oversized.
Folder 6: Ghent Homeowners, 1973-1996, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains recorded descriptions of Ghent homeowners.
Item 1: 308 Colonial Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains information about 308 Colonial Avenue and Harry H. Trice.
Item 2: 901 Colonial Avenue, 1996, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains three articles about Jim Kincaid who resided at 901 Colonial Avenue.
Item 3: 737 Graydon Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains information about 737 Graydon Avenue and T. Albert Wilkinson.
Item 4: 803 Graydon Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains deed records for 803 Graydon Avenue.
Item 5: 524 Mowbray Arch, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains information about 524 Mowbray Arch and the Julius and Lula Borum.
Item 6: 719 Westover Avenue, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains information about 719 Westover Avenue and Charles C. Waddill.
Item 7: 719 Yarmouth Street, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains information about 719 Yarmouth Street and Ira and Nettie White.
Item 8: Baroness Von Zollikoffer, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 9: Littleton Waller Tazewell, 1973Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Ghent Christmas Home Tour, 1996, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains two fliers and a photobook.
Folder 8: Newspaper Clippings, 1980-2008, undatedAdd to your cart.
Oversized.
Item 1: Norfolk Compass, 1980 April 2Add to your cart.
Item 2: Real Estate Weekly, 1995 December 16Add to your cart.
Item 3: Norfolk Compass, 1996 January 11Add to your cart.
Item 4: Norfolk Compass, 1996 November 21Add to your cart.
Item 5: Virginian Pilot, 1997 July 13Add to your cart.
Item 6: Virginian Pilot, 1997 November 26Add to your cart.
Item 7: Virginian Pilot, 2000 January 8Add to your cart.
Item 8: Virginian Pilot, 2000 June 15Add to your cart.
Item 9: Ghent Times, 2001 May 17Add to your cart.
Item 10: Destination Ghent, 2002 March 8Add to your cart.
Item 11: Virginian Pilot, 2002 November 6Add to your cart.
Item 12: Virginian Pilot, 2002 November 6Add to your cart.
Item 13: Destination Ghent, 2006 March 10Add to your cart.
Item 14: Destination Ghent, 2007 March 9Add to your cart.
Item 15: Virginian Pilot, 2008 February 24Add to your cart.
Item 16: Southern Living, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 17: Virginian Pilot, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 9: Ghent Neighborhood Guides, 1980, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Notes On Virginia, 1980Add to your cart.
Item 2: The Ghent Homeowners Manual, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 3: Guide to Ghent, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 10: Photographs, 1995-1999Add to your cart.
Item 1: Historic Ghent Sign, 1995 July 17Add to your cart.
Item 2: 721 Colonial Avenue, 1999 November 13Add to your cart.
Folder 11: Bank of Commonwealth, 2005Add to your cart.
Item 1: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 January 5Add to your cart.
Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 February 19Add to your cart.
Folder 12: Ikon, Decker, and Beecroft & Bull, 2004-2007, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: The Virginian Pilot, 2004 August 27Add to your cart.
Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2004 August 31Add to your cart.
Item 3: The Virginian Pilot, 2004 September 1Add to your cart.
Item 4: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 November 30Add to your cart.
Item 5: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 April 22Add to your cart.
Item 6: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 April 22Add to your cart.
Item 7: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 April 25Add to your cart.
Item 8: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 July 14Add to your cart.
Item 9: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 2Add to your cart.
Item 10: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 8Add to your cart.
Item 11: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 10Add to your cart.
Item 12: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 12Add to your cart.
Item 13: Free Speech, 2007 August 14Add to your cart.
Item 14: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 August 31Add to your cart.
Item 15: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 September 8Add to your cart.
Item 16: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 September 11Add to your cart.
Item 17: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 September 12Add to your cart.
Item 18: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 October 7Add to your cart.
Item 19: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 October 10Add to your cart.
Item 20: The Virginian Pilot, 2007 October 10Add to your cart.
Item 21: The Virginian Pilot, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 22: Flier, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 13: John T. West High School, 2005-2006, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 June 23Add to your cart.
Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2006 August 8Add to your cart.
Item 3: The Virginian Pilot, 2006 August 8Add to your cart.
Item 4: Port Folio Weekly, 2006 August 8Add to your cart.
Item 5: Port Folio Weekly, 2006 August 15Add to your cart.
Item 6: Port Folio Weekly, 2006 August 20Add to your cart.
Item 7: Flier, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 14: No. 7 Firehouse, 1998-1999Add to your cart.
Item 1: Port Folio Weekly, 1998 December 1Add to your cart.
Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 1999 November 22Add to your cart.
Folder 15: Ocean View, 2003, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Port Folio Weekly, 2003 November 18Add to your cart.
Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2003 November 30Add to your cart.
Item 3: Fliers, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains two fliers.
Folder 16: Taylor Elementary School, 1997-1999, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Norfolk Public Schools Announcement, 1997 August 8Add to your cart.
Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 1998 March 4Add to your cart.
Item 3: The Virginian Pilot, 1998 March 6Add to your cart.
Item 4: Virginia Business Observer, 1998 September 7Add to your cart.
Item 5: Port Folio Weekly, 1999 JanuaryAdd to your cart.
Item 6: Memorandum and Order, 1999 February 16Add to your cart.
Item 7: The Virginian Pilot, 1999 June 11Add to your cart.
Item 8: The Virginian Pilot, 1999 June 16Add to your cart.
Folder 17: Ephemera, 1968-2009, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Ghent Neighborhood Conservation Project Rehabilitation Standards, 1968 August 6Add to your cart.
Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 1996 August 13Add to your cart.
Lafayette-Winona Neighborhood
Item 3: Commonwealth of Virginia, 1998 February 26Add to your cart.
State and federal regulations related to the preservation of historic properties in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Item 4: Port Folio Weekly, 1999 February 9Add to your cart.
Preservation of Church Street.
Item 5: Report from the Conservation Land Coalition, 1999 AugustAdd to your cart.
Item 6: The Virginian Pilot, 2001 October 18Add to your cart.
Razing of Virginia Zoo conservatory.
Item 7: Jewel Box: 233 Granby St, 2002 August 29Add to your cart.
Item 8: Preservation Alliance of Virginia: Update, 2002Add to your cart.
Item 9: Notes on Virginia, 2002Add to your cart.
Item 10: Port Folio Weekly, 2004 September 14Add to your cart.
Item 11: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 August 16Add to your cart.
Item 12: Norfolk's 11 Most Endangered Historic Places, 2005Add to your cart.
Item 13: The Virginian Pilot, 2009 December 3Add to your cart.
Item 14: The Virginian Pilot, undatedAdd to your cart.
Monticello Arcade.
Item 15: Commercial Real Estate Quarterly: Hampton Roads Overview, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 16: Virginia's Economy and Historic Preservation, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 17: Soup Kitchen Controversy Simmers, undatedAdd to your cart.
Box 3: Norfolk Records, 1973-2007, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 1: City Planning, 1997-2000Add to your cart.
Item 1: Mid-Town Revitalization Plan, 1997 MarchAdd to your cart.
Item 3: Downtown Norfolk 2010 Plan, 2000 August 21Add to your cart.
Folder 2: Report of the Mayor's Taskforce on Homelessness, 1998 OctoberAdd to your cart.
Folder 3: Clubs and Organizations, 1999-2006, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Norfolk Preservation Alliance, 1999-2006Add to your cart.
Contains a collection of newsletters from the Norfolk Preservation Alliance.
Item 2: Women's Club of Norfolk, undatedAdd to your cart.
Contains a postcard and a pamphlet.
Folder 4: Norfolk Parks, 2005, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Park System Analysis, 2005 FebruaryAdd to your cart.
Item 2: Stockley Gardens Postcard, undatedAdd to your cart.
Folder 5: Political Campaigns: Forward Norfolk, 2004-2005Add to your cart.
Item 1: Fliers, 2004Add to your cart.
Contains three fliers.
Item 2: The Virginian Pilot, 2005 February 17Add to your cart.
Folder 7: Ephemera, 1996-2005, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 1: Citizens Helping Citizens Resource Guide, 1996 September 21Add to your cart.
Item 2: Banking & Finance Quarterly, 2005 December 12Add to your cart.
Item 3: Norfolk's Business Resource Guide, undatedAdd to your cart.
Item 4: West Freemason Painting, undatedAdd to your cart.
Article discusses a lecture given by Bernard Herman accompanied by an exhibit by Kenneth Harris.

Browse by Series:

[Series 1: Neighborhood Newsletters, 1990-2010, undated],
[Series 2: Records, 1968-2009, undated],
[Series 3: Minutes, 1974-2005, 2008],
[All]


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