Norfolk United Community Fund 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], Norfolk United Community Fund Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
9.20 Linear Feet and 6 Hollinger document cases and 5 oversize boxes boxes
Creator:
Norfolk United Community Fund
Abstract:
The records of the Norfolk United Community Fund include minutes, reports from the Board of Trustees and various committees, collection and distribution statements, memorandums, outgoing correspondence, and scrapbooks.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Norfolk United Community Fund Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains the records of the Norfolk United Community Fund, an organization set up to finance social service agencies in Norfolk, Virginia. Included in the records are business records, such as minutes and bylaws, correspondence, newspaper clippings, and fundraising campaigns. Of particular interest are records of the United War Fund, the name of the organization during World War II.

Biographical / historical:

The United Community Fund (UCF) was founded in 1923. The UCF was started to serve as a fundraising organization for the social service agencies of Norfolk. Over the years the United Community Fund has come to be known by different names. The group started as the United Community Fund. During World War II, the group became known as the United War Fund. After the war, the group changed its name to the Norfolk United Fund, and then later the Norfolk Community Chest.

Note written by Special Collections Staff

Acquisition information:

Eugene Berres, Executive V.P. United Community Fund

Loan. Accession #A79-18

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into three series: Series I: Business; Series II: Scrapbooks; and Series III: Miscellaneous.

Accruals:

An addition to the collection was added on 5/16/1980.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard