Women's Edition of the Recorder Newspaper

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], Women's Edition of the Recorder Newspaper, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.05 Linear Feet and 1 oversized folder folders
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Women's Edition of the Recorder Newspaper, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of Volume 1, Issue 36 (August 31, 1895) of the Women's Edition of the Recorder, an African American newspaper in Norfolk, Virginia. Some of the topics discussed in the articles include the duties of society, what to eat, and the need for kindergarten in education.

Biographical / historical:

The Women's Edition of the Recorder Newspaper was an African American newspaper founded in Norfolk, Virginia. The Old Dominion University collection features a volume of the paper from August 1895.

Acquisition information:

Purchase - Abe Books

Purchase.

Processing information:

The collection was minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archivist, in August 2017.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard