Virginia Beach Resorts Research Collection

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], Virginia Beach Resorts Research Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries..

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Linear Feet and One half Hollinger document case boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Virginia Beach Resorts Research Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries..

Background

Scope and content:

This research collection contains photocopies of newspaper articles related to Seaview and other African American beach resorts, Seashore State Park, and Dudley Cooper, who operated both Ocean View Amusement Park and Seaview Beach and Amusement Park. Any copies made from the collection are for research purposes only.

Custodial history:

The material in the collection was collected by Sherry Dibari as part of her research into the African American resorts in Virginia Beach. Dibari then gave her research to Special Collections and University Archives in 2021.

Processing information:

The collection was minimally processed by Kathleen Smith, Special Collections Metadata Specialist, in August 2021.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard