Peter Decker, Jr. Imps Mug

Access and use

Location of collection:
Old Dominion University
3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Restrictions:

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Peter Decker, Jr. Imps Mug, 1956, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Mug, 1956, Box 1, Peter Decker, Jr. Imps Mug, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.4 Linear Feet Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Peter Decker, Jr. Imps Mug, 1956, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Mug, 1956, Box 1, Peter Decker, Jr. Imps Mug, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of a white stein mug with a depiction of a devil on the front. The mug belonged to Peter Decker, Jr., class of 1956 and a member of the Imps student organization. The words "College of William and Mary Norfolk", "Peter Decker, Jr.", and "1956" are written in black.

Biographical / historical:

Peter (Pete) Decker, Jr. was born in 1935 in Norfolk, Virginia and attended Maury High School as well as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary. While at the Norfolk Diviison, he was a member of the Imps social organization. He received his law degree from the College of William & Mary and practiced as a lawyer in Norfolk for over 50 years. He founded the Decker Law Firm, one of the prestigious law firms in Hampton Roads. He passed away in 2012.

Physical description:
Good condition.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard