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