Norfolk Public Library Administration Files, 1912-2011 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Norfolk Public Library Administration Files, 1912-2011

Predominant Dates:1970s-1980s

ID: 002/RG 12/2015-001

Primary Creator: Norfolk Public Library (Va.) (1894-)

Extent: 6.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged in inventory order. The two inventories are arranged in alphabetical order by subject.

Date Acquired: 08/17/2015. More info below under Accruals.

Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk Public Library (Va.)

Forms of Material: Administrative records

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Administrative files collected by Norfolk Public Library in Norfolk, Virginia. Subject matter includes Norfolk Public Library annual reports, the Model City Program, library policies and procedures, intellectual freedom, and correspondence relating to the Sargeant Memorial Collection. Most of the records date from the 1970s through the 1980s.

Subject/Index Terms

Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk Public Library (Va.)

Administrative Information

Repository: Sargeant Memorial Collection

Accruals: Boxes 1-3 were transferred August 17, 2015. Boxes 4-6 were transferred December 30, 2015; the inventory for Boxes 4-6 is dated January 13, 2016.

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: Tatiana Laird by transfer

Preferred Citation: Norfolk Public Library Administration Files, RG 12-2015-001, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed March 8, 2019.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[Box 5],
[Box 6],
[All]

Box 1

Folder 1: Annual Reports, 1981-1982, 1986: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 2: Annual Reports, 1983-1984: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 3: Annual Reports, 1984-1985: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 4: Annual Reports, 1987-1988: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 5: Annual Reports, 1988-1989: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 6: Annual Reports, 1989-1990: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 7: Annual Reports, 1990-1991: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 8: Annual Reports, 1992-1993: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 9: Annual Reports, 2003: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 10: Annual Reports, 2004: ADM-01-791-Administration-A.
Folder 11: Appointments, List of Norfolk Public Library Board of Trustees 1944-1985, circa 1985: SLOVER-SMC-2068-Administration-A.
Folder 12: Board of Trustees, Policies, Procedures, and Bylaws, circa 1986-1988: SLOVER-SMC-2074-Administration-A.
Folder 13: Code of Conduct, Norfolk Public Library Rules and Kirn Meeting Room Regulations, circa 1980s: SLOVER-SMC-2070-Administration-A.
Folder 14: Federal Aid, Applications, Correspondence, and Instructions, 1964-1974: ADM-01-1570-Administration-A.
Folder 15: Interlibrary, Agreement, Tidewater Interlibrary Loan Agreement, 1982 April 16: SLOVER-SMC-691-Administration-A.
Folder 16: Kirn Cornerstone, Correspondence, Reports, and Clippings, 1961-2009: ADM-01-490-Administration-A.

Box 2

Folder 1: Model City Program 1 of 5 (Folder 1 of 2), 1969-1970

ADM-01-790-Administration-A.

Folder 2: Model City Program 1 of 5 (Folder 2 of 2), 1967-1974

ADM-01-790-Administration-A.

Folder 3: Model City Program 2 of 5, 1970-1971

ADM-01-881-Administration-A.

Folder 4: Model City Program 3 of 5, circa 1967-1973

ADM-01-882-Administration-A.

Folder 5: Model City Program 4 of 5, 1974-1976

ADM-01-883-Administration-A.

Folder 6: Model City Program 5 of 5, circa 1972-1976

ADM-01-952-Administration-A.

Includes papers relating to Municipal Reference Library, circa 1955-1977.

Folder 7: Patrons' Odor, Correspondence relating to patrons with offensive odor, 1986-1991

ADM-01-972-Administration-A.

Folder 8: Public Libraries of Virginia, Norfolk Public Library Policies, 1985 July 30

SLOVER-SMC-2071-Administration-A.

Folder 9: Public Libraries of Virginia, Policies, Statements, Laws, Goals, and Objectives, circa 1953-1987

SLOVER-SMC-2072-Administration-A.

Folder 10: Viewers Guide, Promotional Materials for Television Programming, circa 1983-1988

ADM-01-1237-Administration-A.

Box 3

Folder 1: Virginia State Library, Correspondence and Reports, 1981-1994

ADM-01-1368-Administration-A.

Folder 2: Virginia State Library Board, Correspondence and Annual Reports, 1986-1991

ADM-01-1369-Administration-A.

Folder 3: Barron F. Black Correspondence, 1947-1972

ADM-01-793-Board of Trustees-B.

Folder 4: Board of Directors, Norfolk Public Library Correspondence, 1937-1961

ADM-01-794-Board of Trustees-B.

Folder 5: Correspondence, Norfolk Public Library Board, 1964-1984

[ADM-01]-796-Board of Trustees-B.

Folder 6: Historical, Board of Trustees, 1982-1993

ADM-01-1287-Board of Trustees-B.

Folder 7: Correspondence 1930, Van Wyck Branch Library, 1931-1952

ADM-01-903-Branches-Van Wyck-C.

Includes correspondence and photographs.

Folder 8: City Safety, City of Norfolk Policies and Correspondence, circa 1980s-1993

ADM-01-625-City Safety-C.

Folder 9: Public Services Policy, Sargeant Memorial Room, 1986 July

SLOVER-SMC-2069-Sargeant Memorial Collection-A.

Box 4

Folder 1: Censorship - Pornography, Publications, Ordinances, and Correspondence relating to Intellectual Freedom and Censorship, circa 1971-1984: ADM-01-610-Administration-A.
Folder 2: Censorship #1, Correspondence, Publications, and Clippings relating to Censorship, circa 1974-1984: ADM-01-609-Administration-A.
Folder 3: Censorship #2, Correspondence, Publications, and Clippings relating to Censorship, circa 1979-1990: ADM-01-612-Administration-A.
Folder 4: Census Data, Correspondence, Maps, and Data relating to Norfolk Demographics, circa 1981-1997: ADM-01-608-Administration-A.
Folder 5: Kohler, Betty, Correspondence, Clipping, and Subpoena, Kohler v. Hirst, 1984 April - June: ADM-01-1591-Administration-A.
Folder 6: Library Board Committee, Norfolk Public Library Board Correspondence, 1964-1982: ADM-01-978-Administration-A.
Folder 7: Library of Virginia (Folder 1 of 2), Publications, 1999-2003: ADM-01-453-Administration[-A].
Folder 8: Library of Virginia (Folder 2 of 2), Annual Reports, 1996-2002: ADM-01-453-Administration[-A].

Box 5

Folder 1: Norfolk History Project, Correspondence, 1984-1993

ADM-01-1037-Administration-A.

Folder 2: Norfolk Story 1984, Publication, 1984

ADM-01-547-Administration-A.

Folder 3: Norfolk Story, Publication and Correspondence, 1980-1988

ADM-01-1123-Administration-A.

Norfolk Story 1980 and Norfolk Story 1982; includes correspondence dated 1984-1988.

Folder 4: NPL Newsletter, 1990, 1996-2005

ADM-01-1020-Administration-A.

Folder 5: NPL Newsletter, 1980-1998

ADM-01-1021-Administration-A.

Folder 6: Rosement [sic] Redevelopment, Rosemont Redevelopment Project Map, 1970 May

ADM-01-878-Administration-A.

Folder 7: State of the Region 2008, The State of the Region, Hampton Roads Reports, 2003, 2005, 2008

ADM-01-451-Administration[-A].

Folder 8: VLA Intellectual Freedom, Manuals and Policies relating to Intellectual Freedom, circa 1977-1997

ADM-01-613-Administration-A.

Box 6

Folder 1: Wards Corner, Correspondence and Photograph, Proposed Wards Corner Branch Library, 1978-1992

ADM-01-1307-Administration-A.

Folder 2: Minutes 1979 - Record 2221, Board of Trustees, Minutes and Correspondence, Friends of the Norfolk Public Library, 1979-1980

Record 2221-[Board of Trustees-B].

Note: Original folder was numbered 2221, but inventory listed file number as 2121.

Folder 3: Bibliography, Blyden Branch Library Bibliography, Clippings, Ordinance, Report, and Plans, circa 1950s-1990s

ADM-01-569-Branches-Blyden-A.

Folder 4: Serpell Deed DuBois Van Wyck, Photocopied Deed between Georgianna Serpell and William W. Old, Jr., 1912 December 20

ADM-01-884-Branches-Van Wyck-C.

Folder 5: SMR Correspondence (Folder 1 of 2), Correspondence and Clippings, 1981-1997

[ADM-01]-1189-Norfolk Main Library-C.

Folder 6: SMR Correspondence (Folder 2 of 2), Correspondence, Clippings, and Promotional Materials, 1977-2001

[ADM-01]-1189-Norfolk Main Library-C.

Includes "Prevention Survey Analysis (#2)".

Folder 7: SMR Memos, Correspondence and Memos, 1981-2011

ADM-01-1190-Norfolk Main Library-C.

Folder 8: The Norfolk Foundation, Correspondence and Reports, 1981-2007

ADM-01-1034-NPL-Foundation-B.

Folder 9: U. S. Savings Bonds, Promotional Materials and Correspondence, U. S. Savings Bonds Campaign, 1967-1996

ADM-01-525-Personnel-B.

Folder 10: Blyden 1956-1957, Blyden Branch Library Correspondence and Lists, 1956-1961, undated

ADM-01-349-Branches-Blyden.

Folder 11: City of Norfolk Drawing, Norfolk City Planning Commission Map, undated

ADM-01-879-Administration-A.

Map shows Barron F. Black Library and location for a proposed library in Norview.

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