Census Data	Kentucky Maryland North Carolina South Carolina Virginia West Virginia District of Columbia	1810-1920 1800-1920 1800-1920 1800-1920 1810-1920 1870-1920 1800-1920
Cemetery Records: City of Norfolk
Colonial Period Court Records	Norfolk Norfolk County Princess Anne County
Newspapers	Virginia Newspapers (mostly Norfolk) 1736-1780; 1796-present	All newspapers now housed in the Periodicals Room
Vital Records	Norfolk Norfolk County Princess Anne County	Birth and Deaths 1853-1896 Marriages 1853-1935

"How to" books for the beginner; private papers and family histories; abstracts of court records; county histories and church records; ships' passenger lists; name indexes and bibliographies.

Current magazines of historical and genealogical interest, as well as those indexed in Swem's VIRGINIA HISTORICAL INDEX.

Both primary and secondary source materials on many phases of Virginia and early American History.

Pictures of buildings, places and events in Norfolk from the late 19th century to the present. Collection includes works of Harry Mann, John Emmerson, James Murdaugh, Charles Borjes, H.D. Vollmer, Jim Mays and Carroll Walker, supplemented by gifts from many other private collections.

Approximately 1,300 scenes of early Norfolk, particularly the Jamestown Exposition.

A variety of books from Norfolk City Managers and local historians.

Miscellaneous volumes representing local educational institutions.

Pamphlet and clipping files include articles relating to Norfolk and Virginia history.