Collections : [Old Dominion University]

Old Dominion University

3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Primary Collecting Areas:
Key collecting areas include: 1. University Archives; 2. Manuscripts -- strengths in such subjects as the Civil War, Virginia politics, military history, local news & media, African-American history, Norfolk urban redevelopment, women's history, and local history; 3. Rare books and printed material: strengths include Virginia and Tidewater History, poetry and literature, military history, art books; 4. Music special collecting: strengths in contemporary/post-World War II composers and historical recordings.
Description:
The goal of Special Collections and University Archives is to preserve and make accessible collections and records of historical importance to the university, region, state, and nation. The department functions as a "learning lab" where students, faculty, and researchers can create and explore original ideas through engagement with our unique collections.
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Start Over Repository Old Dominion University Date range 1925
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Alice Rice Jaffe Papers, 1807/1950, bulk 1919/1950

0.80 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger document cases boxes
Includes assorted reports, newspaper articles and correspondence, etc. relating to Hampton Roads history and Old Dominion University's early history as Norfolk Division of William and Mary College. Contains material from Jaffe's family including her husband, journalist Louis I. Jaffe, her father, Colonel Henry Rice and ancestor, Captain Samuel Davis.
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Alice Rice Jaffe Papers, 1807/1950, bulk 1919/1950 0.80 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger document cases boxes

Jaffe, Alice Rice (1888-1950)
Includes assorted reports, newspaper articles and correspondence, etc. relating to Hampton Roads history and Old Dominion University's early history as Norfolk Division of William and Mary College. Contains material from Jaffe's family including her husband, journalist Louis I. Jaffe, her father, Colonel Henry Rice and ancestor, Captain Samuel Davis.

Series IV: Louis I. Jaffe, 1919/1950

This series contains a booklet with a compilation of articles and speeches by Alice Jaffe's husband, Louis Jaffe who was the editor for the Virginian Pilot from 1919 until his death in 1950. He won the Pulitzer Price for Editorial Writing in 1929 for An Unspeakable Act of Savagery, which condemned lynching. This compilation includes this editorial, and his other famous editorial The Baby Magnolia (1920). Other topics include: the press, the Virginian Pilot, Norfolk, anti-lynching laws and race relations, and introductions of speakers such as Robert Frost, World War II.

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Allen-Johnson Family Papers, 1838/1947

0.20 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document Case boxes
Family resided in Maine. Contains correspondence, genealogical material, receipts, a ledger book, and newspapers clippings.
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Allen-Johnson Family Papers, 1838/1947 0.20 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document Case boxes

Johnson family
Family resided in Maine. Contains correspondence, genealogical material, receipts, a ledger book, and newspapers clippings.
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American Association of University Women, Norfolk Branch (AAUW) Records, 1902/2000

14.80 Linear Feet 13 Hollinger document cases and 9 oversized boxes boxes
The AAUW is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls. The Norfolk Branch began as a college club in 1902, then joined the AAUW in 1921. The collection spans the years 1902 to 1999 and includes meeting minutes, annual reports, publications, information about branch activities and scrapbooks.
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American Association of University Women, Norfolk Branch (AAUW) Records, 1902/2000 14.80 Linear Feet 13 Hollinger document cases and 9 oversized boxes boxes

American Association of University Women. Norfolk Branch
The AAUW is a national organization that promotes education and equity for all women and girls. The Norfolk Branch began as a college club in 1902, then joined the AAUW in 1921. The collection spans the years 1902 to 1999 and includes meeting minutes, annual reports, publications, information about branch activities and scrapbooks.

Series III: Minutes, 1902/1999

This series contains minutes, both bound and loose, of the Norfolk branch.

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A. Rufus Tonelson Papers, 1922/1975

2.40 Linear Feet 6 Hollinger document cases boxes
Papers primarily relate to his teaching experience at Old Dominion College and University.
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A. Rufus Tonelson Papers, 1922/1975 2.40 Linear Feet 6 Hollinger document cases boxes

Tonelson, A. Rufus (1911-2006)
Papers primarily relate to his teaching experience at Old Dominion College and University.

Series IV: Memorabilia, 1922/1963

This series contains biology songs from the Jones Biology Club of William and Mary; a 1922 program for the laying of the corner stone of the William H. Ruffner Junior High School in Norfolk, VA; 1963 lecture booklet The Whole Jackson (about Stonewall Jackson); 1926 Inaugural Program for Harry Byrd as Governor of Virginia and address by Byrd; and The Cauldron, a Norfolk Division yearbook, published by Sigma Epsilon Pi in 1936.

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Owen-Fitzgerald Scrapbook and Autograph Book, 1865/1953

0.5 Linear Feet 1 clamshell box boxes
A scrapbook of clippings of newspaper clippings with religious themes and an autograph book, both kept by Exilia Owen (Mrs. Alexander H. Fitzgerald).
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Owen-Fitzgerald Scrapbook and Autograph Book, 1865/1953 0.5 Linear Feet 1 clamshell box boxes

Owen, Agnes Exilia (1865-1913)
A scrapbook of clippings of newspaper clippings with religious themes and an autograph book, both kept by Exilia Owen (Mrs. Alexander H. Fitzgerald).
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Benjamin A. Banks Papers, 1855/1974

10.20 Linear Feet 18 Hollinger document cases; 1 Hollinger dropfront print box; 1 oversize box boxes
Lawyer and prominent member of the Norfolk Jewish community. Served on the Norfolk Board of Aldermen (1908-1911) and in the Virginia House of Delegates (1911-1913). Active in local, state and national politics. Includes personal and political correspondence, scrapbooks, letters to the editor, and photographs.
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Benjamin A. Banks Papers, 1855/1974 10.20 Linear Feet 18 Hollinger document cases; 1 Hollinger dropfront print box; 1 oversize box boxes

Banks, Benjamin A. (1884-1974)
Lawyer and prominent member of the Norfolk Jewish community. Served on the Norfolk Board of Aldermen (1908-1911) and in the Virginia House of Delegates (1911-1913). Active in local, state and national politics. Includes personal and political correspondence, scrapbooks, letters to the editor, and photographs.
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Bertha Fanning Taylor Papers, 1905/1977

1.60 Linear Feet 3 Hollinger document cases; 1 half Hollinger case boxes
Came to Norfolk in 1945 as Curator of the Sloane Collection at the Heritage Foundation Museum. Taught art courses at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary until 1951. Includes literary productions, printed materials, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and charts. In addition to the artistic significance of the papers, the collection documents the history of Norfolk, especially in the arts.
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Bertha Fanning Taylor Papers, 1905/1977 1.60 Linear Feet 3 Hollinger document cases; 1 half Hollinger case boxes

Taylor, Bertha Fanning (1883-1980)
Came to Norfolk in 1945 as Curator of the Sloane Collection at the Heritage Foundation Museum. Taught art courses at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary until 1951. Includes literary productions, printed materials, correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, scrapbooks, and charts. In addition to the artistic significance of the papers, the collection documents the history of Norfolk, especially in the arts.

Series II: Printed Materials, 1905/1977

This series contains certificates, newspaper clippings, periodical clippings, programs, publications, circulars and brochures. The series is arranged by subject.

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Board of Visitors Records, 1920/2010

57 Linear Feet 115 Hollinger document cases, two record center cartons, and 8 oversize boxes boxes
The records of the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors contains office files of the board, including correspondence, resolutions, committee records, proceedings, and agendas.
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Board of Visitors Records, 1920/2010 57 Linear Feet 115 Hollinger document cases, two record center cartons, and 8 oversize boxes boxes

Old Dominion University. Board of Visitors
The records of the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors contains office files of the board, including correspondence, resolutions, committee records, proceedings, and agendas.

Series I: Agendas and Proceedings, 1920/2010

This series contains proceedings from the College of William and Mary Board of Visitors, minutes from Director Lewis Webb's Advisory Board, and minutes from Old Dominion College and Old Dominion University Board of Visitors. The series is organized by decade.

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Russell Stanger Papers, 1920/2008

75.80 Linear Feet

This collection contains scores, recordings, programs and publicity, correspondence, and other material related to composer Russell Stanger.

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Russell Stanger Papers, 1920/2008 75.80 Linear Feet

Stanger, Russell (1924-2015)

This collection contains scores, recordings, programs and publicity, correspondence, and other material related to composer Russell Stanger.

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Calder Smith Sherwood, III Papers, 1899/1976

5.00 Linear Feet 7 Hollinger boxes and 1 oversized box boxes
Calder Smith Sherwood, III was a chemistry professor at Old Dominion University who served as faculty member in the College of Sciences from 1939-1977, teaching chemistry, astronomy, and geophysical sciences at the university.
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Calder Smith Sherwood, III Papers, 1899/1976 5.00 Linear Feet 7 Hollinger boxes and 1 oversized box boxes

Sherwood, Calder Smith III (1911-1977)
Calder Smith Sherwood, III was a chemistry professor at Old Dominion University who served as faculty member in the College of Sciences from 1939-1977, teaching chemistry, astronomy, and geophysical sciences at the university.

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