The collection includes administrative records and publications related to the Guantanamo Bay off-campus credit program offered by Old Dominion University. Of note are news articles from the
The collection is organized into four series: Series I: Correspondence; Series II: Publications; Series III: Administrative; and Series IV: Miscellaneous.
The collection is open to researchers without restrictions.
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.
Albert I. Godden
Donation.
Oral Histories in the Perry Library:
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
The collection was processed and finding aid created by Sonia Yaco, Special Collections Librarian, in 2009.
Begun in 1964, the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base (GTMO) Extension was part of Old Dominion College's Evening College Off-campus Credit Program and later became part of the School of Continuing Studies. Continuing Studies was a far-reaching network extending from Suffolk to Vietnam. By 1980, these programs included more than 28,000 enrollments at area locations and local and foreign military bases such as Guantanamo Bay, Dam Neck, and ships at sea. The GTMO Extension offered undergraduate courses ranging from collegiate-level trigonometry to Spanish and graduate courses in education. However the course offerings fluctuated greatly between semesters and were dependent on enrollment and instructor availability. By 1976 an average of eleven or twelve classes were taught in ten-week cycles. Some instructors came from the Norfolk campus of ODU, while others were Navy personnel stationed at Guantanamo Bay.
Note written by Sonia Yaco
This series contains correspondence related to the conduct of the Guantanamo Bay extension. Included are telegraphs, letters, and memorandum concerning course offerings, student concerns, instructor eligibility, and relations with the main campus in Norfolk.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Correspondence, 1964-1965, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Correspondence, 1966, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Correspondence, 1967, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Correspondence, 1968, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Correspondence, 1969, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Correspondence, 1970-1971, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Correspondence, 1972, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Correspondence, 1973, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Correspondence, 1975-76, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Correspondence, 1977, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Correspondence, 1978, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Correspondence, 1979, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains newspaper clippings related to the Guantanamo extension. Most content is drawn from the
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Publications, 1973-1976, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains documents related to the management of the Guantanamo extension. Included are invoices, course listings, tuition information, funding requests, and materials requirements.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, Administrative, 1964-1966, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 15, Administrative, 1967-1969, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 16, Administrative, 1971-1973, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 17, Administrative, 1975-1976, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 18, Administrative, 1977, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 19, Administrative, 1978, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 20, Administrative, 1979, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 21, Administrative, undated, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains content that does not easily fit into other categories. Included are samples of examinations, instructional pamphlets, and instructor resumes.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 22, Miscellaneous, 1969-1973, Guantanamo Bay Off-Campus Credit Program Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.