Facilities Management 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], Facilities Management Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
10.40 Linear Feet and 1 Hollinger document case and 2 half Hollinger document cases boxes
Abstract:
The Department of Facilities Management Records contains blueprints, correspondence, deed agreements, legal documents, and newsletters which concern the operation, growth and development, and property of Old Dominion University.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains blueprints, correspondence, deed agreements, legal documents, and newsletters concerning the operation, growth and development, and property of Old Dominion University. The oversize blueprints are not itemized and are fragile, so please consult Special Collections and University Archives staff for assistance.

Biographical / historical:

The Department of Facilities Management is responsible for overseeing the holdings of Old Dominion University. It is largely concerned with the development, construction, and design of the University. Beginning in 1930, the Norfolk Division of William and Mary faced difficulty in expanding physically due to the surrounding residential Larchmont section of Norfolk. Initially no budget was allocated by the Legislature for acquisition of land so the Division had to rely on condemned and seized property through the City of Norfolk. In 1930 the Division's campus consisted of two buildings, modern day Larchmont Elementary School and an adjacent building across Hampton Boulevard. By the 1960s, the Old Dominion College, which formed from the Division in 1962, the campus had grown exponentially, though only made up a few square blocks. Today, Old Dominion University's Norfolk campus has over 250 acres of property, in addition to regional centers in Virginia Beach, Portsmouth, and Hampton, Virginia.

Note written by Sonia Yaco

Acquisition information:

Facilities Management

Various transfers.

Processing information:

The collection was processed by Joseph Smith.

Arrangement:

This collection is organized into two series: Series I: Administrative Records; and Series II: Oversize Blueprints.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard