The Gadfly 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:

The collection is 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], The Gadfly, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.80 Linear Feet and 2 Hollinger document cases boxes
Creator:
Gadfly
Abstract:
The Gadfly was a student literary magazine published between the years 1962 to 1972 at Old Dominion College.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

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

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of print copies of the Gadfly dating from 1962-1972 as well as correspondence and miscellaneous papers.

Biographical / historical:

The Gadfly was a student literary magazine published between the years 1962 and 1972 at Old Dominion College. It featured artwork, poetry, satire, essays and photography by students, for students. There was no set format, each issue was different than the last, with one issue the size of a poster,with its mascot, the gadfly on the front. Their motto, found on the inside front cover of each issue reads as such:

"I am the Gadfly which God has attached to the state, and all day long and in all places am always fastening upon you, arousing and persuading and reproaching you."--Plato

Throughout its run, The Gadfly featured articles and poetry that pushed the envelope and created tension between the administration and the students who felt that their freedom of speech and publication was being censored.

Note written by Special Collections Staff

Acquisition information:

Dr. James McNally

Gift.

Arrangement:

The collection is organized into three series: Series I: The Gadfly; Series II: Correspondence; and Series III: Miscellaneous.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard