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By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Virginia Gordan Scrapbooks, 1852, 1860-1864, 1917-1931
Predominant Dates:1860-1864
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-218
Primary Creator: Gordan, Virginia (1836-1913)
Extent: 3.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged in original order. Loose items from the scrapbooks have been separated.
Date Acquired: 06/03/1980
Subjects: Norfolk (Va.), Richmond (Va.), United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
Forms of Material: Clippings (information artifacts), Newspapers, Poems, Scrapbooks
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Two 1860-1864 scrapbooks created by Virginia Gordan of Norfolk, Virginia containing clippings detailing the events of the Civil War, particularly the Confederacy. Scrapbook 1 was originally a circa 1852 account book belonging to Virginia Gordan's father, John Dozier Gordan, for his banking business at 29 Market Square.
Biographical Note
Virginia Gordan was born on February 5, 1836 in Norfolk, Virginia. She was the daughter of John Dozier Gordan and Susan Lydia Stratton. Gordan died on July 31, 1913 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.
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:
Lucy Gordan Jeffers by donation
Preferred Citation:
Virginia Gordan Scrapbooks, MSS 0000-218, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 10, 2020.
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Box:
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Box 1],
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Box 2],
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Box 3],
[All]
- Box 1
- Item 1: Scrapbook 1, 1852, 1860-1864
- Scrapbook includes news, poems, songs, and prayers relating to the Civil War, particularly the Confederacy. Newspapers identified from the scrapbook clippings include Richmond Dispatch, The Sentinel, The New Regime, and Daily Enquirer. Scrapbook appears to have been compiled by pasting on top of account book, circa 1852; pages in the last quarter of the volume contain exposed accounting pages and notes that seem to have been written circa 1900.
- Box 2
- Item 1: Scrapbook 2, 1861-1863
- Scrapbook includes news, poems, songs, and prayers relating to the Civil War, particularly the Confederacy. The scrapbook also includes other various subjects including a small assortment of lithographic engravings. Newspapers identified from the scrapbook clippings include Daily Examiner.
- Box 3
- Folder 1: Loose Items from Scrapbooks, circa 1917-1931
- Includes incomplete set of numbered index cards and circa 1917-1931 clippings primarily relating to the Civil War.
