Office of Alumni Relations Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
Old Dominion University
3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Restrictions:

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Office of Alumni Relations Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
2.80 Linear Feet and 7 Hollinger document cases boxes
Creator:
Old Dominion University. Office of Alumni Relations
Abstract:
The Old Dominion University Office of Alumni Relations Records includes administrative letters, pamphlets, reports, event programs, invitations, and memorabilia of the ODU Alumni Relations and Govertment Relations office from the 1960s to the 2000s.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Office of Alumni Relations Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes administrative letters, pamphlets, reports, event programs, invitations, memorabilia, and photographs from the Alumni Relations office at Old Dominion University. They include material on fundraising, reunions, alumni weekends, and chart the growth of the alumni office both in the university and among alumni.

Biographical / historical:

The Old Dominion University Alumni Association was established in 1957 as an independent and all volunteer organization. In 1961, it became part of the university and gained paid personnel and a president. Through the office of Alumni Relations, the Alumni Association focused on keeping graduates connected to the university through reunions and alumni weekends, and contributing to the university by way of regular fundraisers. The Alumni Association grew over the years, forming specialized chapters such as one for the Nursing School in 1977 and a chapter devoted to the School of Business in 1988. In 1990, the Alumni Association joined with the Office of Government Relations to launch the Alumni Legislative Network, dedicated to lobbying on behalf of Old Dominion University.

Note written by Mel Frizzell

Acquisition information:

Delaine Goodman, Alumni Relations Office

Accession #A2008-11 and various transfers.

Processing information:

The collection was processed and finding aid created by Mel Frizzell, Special Collections Assistant, in 2011.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into three series: Series I: Office Files; Series II: Memorabilia; and Series III: Photographs.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard