Lucile Portlock Family Papers and Photographs, 1860s-2009 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Lucile Portlock Family Papers and Photographs, 1860s-2009

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-037

Primary Creator: Portlock, Lucile (1917-2009)

Extent: 9.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged by record type.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: Families--Virginia, Family trees, Genealogy--Research

Forms of Material: Bibles, Biographies (documents), Booklets, Books, Christmas cards, Clippings (information artifacts), Correspondence, Genealogies (histories), Greeting cards, Invitations, Negatives (photographs), Phonograph records, Photograph albums, Photographs, Pins (jewelry), Scrapbooks

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Personal and family papers and photographs of Lucile Perryman Bybee Portlock of Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes correspondence to Portlock, photograph albums of her eldest child Lucile "Billie," and genealogy of the Bybee family conducted both personally and professionally by Edgar T. Brown from the mid-1970s to late-1980s. There is also a family Bible that belonged to her parents, Harry Rainey Bybee and Lucile DuVall Perryman, a photo album created by Portlock's mother during her time at Georgetown College, and miscellaneous publications relating to her father's chiropractic business in Norfolk. The family photographs primarily encompass the Bybee and Portlock families.

Biographical Note

Lucile Perryman Bybee Portlock was born on May 1, 1917 in Norfolk, Virginia. She graduated from the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary in 1939. She married William Seth Portlock, Jr. on April 5, 1941 in Norfolk, Virginia. Portlock was Librarian at Granby High School from 1939-1941, Assistant Librarian at Norview Jr. High School from 1956-1957 and Assistant Librarian at Norview Senior High School from 1958-1966. She then served as Librarian of the Sargeant Memorial Room from 1966 until her retirement in 1985. Portlock died on October 9, 2009 in Richmond, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

Families--Virginia
Family trees
Genealogy--Research

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: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Lucile Portlock Family Papers and Photographs, MSS 0000-037, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed October 9, 2020.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Family Papers and Photographs],
[Box 2: Family Papers and Photographs],
[Box 3: Family Papers and Photographs],
[Box 4: Family Photographs],
[Box 5: Family Bible],
[Box 6: Photo Album],
[Box 7: Photo Album],
[Box 8: Artifacts],
[Box 9: Oversized Items],
[All]

Box 1: Family Papers and Photographs

Folder 1: Correspondence, To Lucile Portlock, 1951-2009: Includes photographs.
Folder 2: Correspondence, Peggy Haile to Lucile Portlock, 1982-1995: Includes photograph.
Folder 3: Correspondence, Lucile Portlock and Ramona Hartley Mapp, 1998, 2001
Folder 4: Personal Papers, Lucile Bybee, circa 1920s: Includes one October 28, 1927 issue of The Larchmont Topics.
Folder 5: Sheet Music, Down in Daphne by the Sea, 1926
Folder 6: Magazine, The Royalist, 1939 January
Folder 7: Book, The Bride's Book, Lucile Perryman Bybee, 1941 March-November
Folder 8: Calendars, 1942, 1956 May
Folder 9: Baby Book, Lucile Bybee Portlock, 1943 February: Book features Lucile Perryman Bybee Portlock's infant daughter, Lucile Bybee Portlock.
Folder 10: Photo Album, Lucile Bybee Portlock, 1943 February-November: Album features Lucile Perryman Bybee Portlock's infant daughter, Lucile Bybee Portlock.
Folder 11: Booklet, "Merry Christmas from Lucile and Billie", 1947
Folder 12: Christmas and Birthday Cards, circa 1940s
Folder 13: Biography, Lucile Portlock, circa 1970s-1980s
Folder 14: Currency, Italian lira and Irish banknotes, circa 1975, 1979
Folder 15: Passports, Lucile B. Portlock, 1976-2006
Folder 16: Woman of Achievement Award, Tidewater Business and Professional Women, 1985
Folder 17: Volunteer Recognition, Lake Taylor Hospital, 1987-1990
Folder 18: Certificates, 1948-1992
Folder 19: Booklets, Maury High School Class Reunions, 1995-2005