The collection consists of papers accumulated by James A. Howard during his tenure as a member of the Board of Visitors of Old Dominion College and Old Dominion University, and as a member of the Board of Directors of the Old Dominion College Intercollegiate Foundation. Some significant topics in these files include the Child Study Clinic, dormitories, the President's Home, the Physical Education Building, speaker regulations and student disturbances.
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James A. Howard
Gift. Accession #A77-4
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Mr. James A. Howard was born in Norfolk, Virginia on March 8, 1918. He graduated from Oak Ridge Military Academy in 1937 and he received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1941 from the University of North Carolina. He served in the United States Navy from the fall of 1941 until he was discharged as a Lieutenant Commander in Naval Intelligence in 1946.
In 1945 Mr. Howard married the former Ellen Logan. They have three children, James A. Howard II, Martha Ellen and Susan Logan Howard. After his discharge from military service, Mr. Howard enrolled at Duke University Law School where he received his Bachelor of Laws degree in 1949. He was admitted to the Virginia bar in 1950. Since 1953 he has been associated with the firm of Breeden, Howard and MacMillan in Norfolk engaging in the general practice of law.
Mr. Howard has been a leader in civic and professional affairs. He is a member of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Associations and the Virginia Bar Association. He served as president of the Norfolk-Portsmouth group in 1968-1969 and he was president of the Virginia State Bar in 1974. An active Mason, Mr. Howard is a member of the Khedive Temple of the Order of the Mystic Shrine. He is currently serving a five-year tenure as chief organizer of the Oyster Bowl football game which is sponsored by the Khedive Temple. In 1978 he was named Sportsman of the Year by the Norfolk Sports Club. Mr. Howard was appointed by Governor Albertis S. Harrison, Jr. in 1962 as a member of the first Board of Visitors of Old Dominion College. He served on the board until 1971. In addition, he served as a member of the Old Dominion College Intercollegiate Foundation. A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, Mr. Howard has also served as president of the Duke Alumni Law Association and the Alumni Council of Duke University.
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[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Bylaws, 1964-1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Child Study Clinic I, 1965-1967, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Child Study Clinic II, 1965, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Child Study Clinic III, 1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Child Study Clinic IV, 1963-1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, College Classic, 1966-1970, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Dormitories, Commercial I, 1969-1970, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Dormitories, Commercial II, 1967-1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Dormitories, Commercial III, 1963-1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Dormitories, Commercial IV, 1964-1968, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Dormitories, Commercial V, 1963-1970, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Dormitories, Commercial VI, 1963-1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Faculty Association, 1967-1976, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 1, General I, 1966, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 2, General II, 1965-1966, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 3, General III, 1965, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 4, General IV, 1964-1965, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 5, General V, 1962-1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 6, General VI, 1958-1963, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 1, General VII, 1967-1968, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 2, General VIII, 1966-1967, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 3, General IX, 1965-1968, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 4, General X, 1965-1968, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 5, General XI, 1968-1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 6, General XII, 1969-1971, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 4, Folder 7, General XIII, 1969-1971, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 1, Intercollegiate Foundation I, 1967-1968, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 2, Intercollegiate Foundation II, 1967, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 3, Intercollegiate Foundation III, 1966-1967, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 4, Intercollegiate Foundation IV, 1964-1966, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 5, Intercollegiate Foundation V, 1960-1968, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 6, Intercollegiate Foundation VI, 1966-1967, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 1, Intercollegiate Foundation VII, 1964-1966, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 2, Intercollegiate Foundation VIII, 1964-1965, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 3, Intercollegiate Foundation IX, 1964-1965, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 4, Intercollegiate Foundation X, 1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 5, Intercollegiate Foundation XI, 1963-1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 6, Folder 6, Intercollegiate Foundation XII, 1963-1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 7, Folder 1, Intercollegiate Foundation XIII, 1963-1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 7, Folder 2, Intercollegiate Foundation XIV, 1969-1971, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 7, Folder 3, Intercollegiate Foundation XV, 1968-1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 7, Folder 4, Intercollegiate Foundation XVI, 1968, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 7, Folder 5, Minutes I, 1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 7, Folder 6, Minutes II, 1962-1964, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 8, Folder 1, Naming of Buildings, 1969-1970, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 8, Folder 2, New President's Home I, 1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 8, Folder 3, New President's Home II, 1968-1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 8, Folder 4, Physical Education Building--Supervision I, 1970-1973, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 8, Folder 5, Physical Education Building--Supervision II, 1970, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 9, Folder 1, Physical Education Building--Supervision III, 1970, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 9, Folder 2, Physical Education Building--Supervision IV, 1969-1970, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 9, Folder 3, Physical Education Building--Supervision V, 1968-1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 9, Folder 4, School of Business Administration, 1963, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 9, Folder 5, Speaker Regulations I, 1966, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 9, Folder 6, Speaker Regulations II, 1965-1966, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 9, Folder 7, Speaker Regulations III, 1966, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 10, Folder 1, Student Disturbance I, 1969-1970, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 10, Folder 2, Student Disturbance II, 1968-1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 10, Folder 3, Student Disturbance III, 1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 10, Folder 4, Student Disturbance IV, 1969, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 10, Folder 5, Student Disturbance V, 1968, James A. Howard Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.