Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures 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], Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.40 Linear Feet and 1 Hollinger document case boxes
Creator:
Old Dominion University. Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collections contains annual reports, departmental meeting minutes, and correspondence pertaining to the Foreign Languages and Literatures Department at Old Dominion University. The department is currently known as the Department of World Languages and Cultures.

Biographical / historical:

The Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures at Old Dominion offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in three major programs: French, German, and Spanish. Additional courses in Arabic, Chinese, Farsi, Hebrew, Italian, Latin, Portuguese and Russian are offered. The department balances oral proficiency and a solid foundation in grammar with an appreciation for the culture of the countries where the language is spoken. The department later changed its name to World Languages and Cultures.

Note written by Kathleen Smith

Acquisition information:

Dr. John Fahey; Dr. John F. Holley

Transfer. Accession #A76-45

Processing information:

The collection was processed and finding aid created by Kathleen Smith, Special Collections Metadata Specialist, in 2014.

Accruals:

Additional accessions made in 1977, 1978, and 1979.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard