The collection consists of materials regarding the integration of public schools in Norfolk, Virginia and urban planning materials for southeastern Virginia cities collected by Carl Abbott, a history professor at Old Dominion University.
The collection is organized into two series: Series I: Norfolk City Schools Integration; and Series II: Plans and Proposals for Southeastern Virginia.
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.
Gift of Carl Abbott
Other collections related to desegregation can be found on the Desegregation research guide at [url=https://guides.lib.odu.edu/c.php?g=502890&p=3441097]https://guides.lib.odu.edu/c.php?g=502890&p=3441097[/url].
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
The collection was processed and finding aid created by Justina Williams in November 2012.
Carl Abbott was born December 3, 1944 in Knoxville Tennessee. Abbott studied at Swarthmore College where he received his B.A. in 1966 and furthered his studies at the University of Chicago, receiving a M.A. in 1967 and a Ph.D. in 1971. From 1972-1978, he taught history at Old Dominion University and currently teaches American history of urban development at the School of Urban Studies and Planning at Portland State University.
References:
"Carl Abbott."
"The Urban West: Official Site of Professor Carl Abbott."
Note written by Kathleen Smith
The series contains material related to the integration of Norfolk County Schools.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, 100 Businessmen Advocating the Reopening of Schools, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Integration of Neighborhoods--Colonial Place, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Norfolk Schools Integration (I), 1958-1959, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Norfolk Schools Integration (II), 1958-1959, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains plans and proposals for various projects in southeastern Virginia including Isle of Wight County, Newport News, Norfolk, and Virginia Beach.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Isle of Wight County--Booklet: Public Improvements Program, 1976, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Newport News Infrastructure, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Newport News Wastewater Management, 1976-1977, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Norfolk Politics, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Norfolk Voting Precincts, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Southeastern Virginia Planning District, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Virginia Beach, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, City of Norfolk Voting Records, 1946-1977, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Southeastern Virginia Planning District, 1969-1980, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Includes interviews with residents on their thoughts concerning life in Virginia Beach
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Virginia Beach Interviews, Correspondence, and Miscellaneous, 1972-1976, undated, Carl Abbott Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.