This collection consists of print copies of the Gadfly dating from 1962-1972 as well as correspondence and miscellaneous papers.
The collection is organized into three series: Series I: The Gadfly; Series II: Correspondence; and Series III: 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.
Dr. James McNally
Gift.
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[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], The Gadfly, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
The Gadfly was a student literary magazine published between the years 1962 and 1972 at Old Dominion College. It featured artwork, poetry, satire, essays and photography by students, for students. There was no set format, each issue was different than the last, with one issue the size of a poster,with its mascot, the gadfly on the front. Their motto, found on the inside front cover of each issue reads as such:
"I am the Gadfly which God has attached to the state, and all day long and in all places am always fastening upon you, arousing and persuading and reproaching you."--Plato
Throughout its run, The Gadfly featured articles and poetry that pushed the envelope and created tension between the administration and the students who felt that their freedom of speech and publication was being censored.
Note written by Special Collections Staff
This series contains print copies of The Gadfly literary magazine.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Volume 1, No. 1, 1962 December, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Volume 1, No. 2, 1963 May, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Volume 2, No. 1, 1964 May, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Volume 3, No. 1 (Fall), 1964, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Volume 3, No. 2 (Spring), 1965, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Volume 4, No. 1 (Fall), 1965, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Volume 4, No. 2 (Spring), 1966, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Volume 5, No. 1 (Fall), 1966, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Volume 5, No. 2 (Spring), 1967, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Volume 7, No.1 (Fall), 1968, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Volume 7, No. 2 (Spring), 1969, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Volume 7, No. 3 (Summer), 1969, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Volume 8, No. 1 (Fall), 1969, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Volume 8, No. 3 (Spring), 1970, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Volume 11, No. 1 (Winter), 1971, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Volume 12, No. 1 (Winter), 1972, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Volume 12, No. 2 (Spring), 1972, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Series I, Oversize Folder 1, Volume 8, No. 2, (Winter), 1970, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains correspondence with the editor of The Gadfly literary magazine.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Correspondence, 1965-1967, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series consists of miscellaneous notes and a lecture by Peter Melnick for The Gadfly staff.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, Miscellaneous Notes, undated, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, Peter Melnick Lecture for Gadfly Staff, undated, The Gadfly Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.