ODU Community Collections
3000 Perry Library4427 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23529
Business Number: 757-683-5350
libspecialcollections@odu.edu
URL: https://www.odu.edu/library/special-collections
Mona Farrow, Special Collections Assistant
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
Conditions Governing Access
Open to researchers without restriction.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Source of Acquisition
Harold Protsman and Wayne Burton
Method of Acquisition
Gift. Accession #A2014-36
Processing Information
The collections was processed and finding aid created by Mona Farrow, Special Collections Assistant, in 2015.
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of a ledger kept near the port of Norfolk, Virginia from 1796 documenting accounts for building ships. The first twenty pages are loose and contain handwritten accounts for customers in Norfolk including Pennock, Hamilton, Crawford, and Leckie in addition to blacksmiths, captains, sail makers, and block makers. The pages are approximately 16 inches x 12.5 inches and saddle-stiched along the middle. The rest of the ledger contains clippings from literary publications, such as fiction, anecdotes and poems, that date from the 19th century and have been placed on top of the ledger. The page numbers and accounts are still visible on pages where the clippings are absent. A bookplate for William Whiting, which was found inside the ledger, is also included.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Norfolk (Va.)--History--18th century
- Shipbuilding
- ledgers (accounting)
- scrapbooks
Physical Access Requirements
Access may be limited due to the fragile nature of the ledger.
Container List
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 Folder 1
Folder 1: Unnumbered Pages1796 February 1, 1796 March 11Scope and Contents
one sheet
Preferred Citation[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Unnumbered Pages, 1796 February 1, 1796 March 11, Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 Folder 2
Folder 2: Pages 49 and 501796 March 1-7Scope and Contents
one sheet
Preferred Citation[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Pages 49 and 50, 1796 March 1-7, Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 Folder 3
Folder 3: Pages 51 and 521796 March 11-24Scope and Contents
one sheet
Preferred Citation[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Pages 51 and 52, 1796 March 11-24, Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4 Folder 4
Folder 4: Pages 53-54, 67 and 681796 March 28-30, 1796 May 2Scope and Contents
two sheets
Preferred Citation[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Pages 53-54, 67 and 68, 1796 March 28-30, 1796 May 2, Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5 Folder 5
Folder 5: Pages 55, 56, 65 and 661796 AprilScope and Contents
one sheet
Preferred Citation[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Pages 55, 56, 65 and 66, 1796 April, Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6 Folder 6
Folder 6: Pages 57, 58, 63 and 641796 AprilScope and Contents
one sheet
Preferred Citation[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Pages 57, 58, 63 and 64, 1796 April, Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7 Folder 7
Folder 7: Pages 69 and 701796 May 2-7Scope and Contents
one sheet
Preferred Citation[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Pages 69 and 70, 1796 May 2-7, Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8 Folder 8
Folder 8: Scrapbookcirca 1825-1860Scope and Contents
Includes literary articles glued onto pages of the ship building ledger.
Preferred Citation[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Scrapbook, circa 1825-1860, Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9 Folder 9
Folder 9: Book Plate of William WhitingundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Book Plate of William Whiting, undated, Shipbuilding Ledger (Norfolk, Va.), Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.