Collections : [Old Dominion University]

Old Dominion University

3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Primary Collecting Areas:
Key collecting areas include: 1. University Archives; 2. Manuscripts -- strengths in such subjects as the Civil War, Virginia politics, military history, local news & media, African-American history, Norfolk urban redevelopment, women's history, and local history; 3. Rare books and printed material: strengths include Virginia and Tidewater History, poetry and literature, military history, art books; 4. Music special collecting: strengths in contemporary/post-World War II composers and historical recordings.
Description:
The goal of Special Collections and University Archives is to preserve and make accessible collections and records of historical importance to the university, region, state, and nation. The department functions as a "learning lab" where students, faculty, and researchers can create and explore original ideas through engagement with our unique collections.
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Start Over Repository Old Dominion University Date range 1983

Calvert Walke Tazewell Papers, 1900/1997 4.80 Linear Feet 12 Hollinger document cases boxes

Tazewell, C. W. (Calvert Walke) (1917-2002)
Retired USAF lieutenant colonel, author, publisher, local historian. The collection includes papers from Tazewell's years as president of the Norfolk Historical Society and Virginia History Federation. Also included is information on the Boush-Tazewell-Waller House and papers of Philip Brower, former archivist of the MacArthur Memorial in Norfolk. Brower's papers include research on General Douglas MacArthur, personal papers and papers regarding the MacArthur Memorial Archives.
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Carolyn Rhodes Papers, 1924/2019 2.80 Linear Feet 7 Hollinger document cases boxes

Rhodes, Carolyn H. (1925-2019)
Dr. Rhodes was an English and Women's Studies professor at Old Dominion University. The collection includes course descriptions, grant reports, meeting minutes from various women's groups, information pertaining to the Title IX hearings, books, journal articles, newspaper clippings, newsletters and photographs.
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Charles Burgess Papers, 1925/2000, bulk 1960/1980 2.50 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case, 1 half Hollinger document case, 2 oversize boxes boxes

Burgess, Charles O. (1929-2019)

This collection includes programs, correspondence, audiovisual and other material related to Charles Burgess' involvement with the theater scene in Norfolk, Virginia. The bulk of the correspondence involves the Little Theatre and Norfolk Theatre. The collection also contains photographs and audiovisual material of various productions by the Masquers Group, a student theater organization at Old Dominion University. Theater programs related to productions on Broadway in the 1920s are also present in the collection. Oral history interviews with Dr. Burgess can be found on the Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections website.

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Charles H. Ford Papers, 1950/2016 0.80 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger document cases boxes

Ford, Charles H. (1964-)
Dr. Charles Ford is a history professor at Norfolk State University. His collection includes material on Ford's research on African American history and gay cultural and activist groups, primarily the Tidewater AIDS Community Task Force. These materials include correspondence, brochures, convention booklets, financial records, minutes, reports, promotional materials, a corporation agreement, invitations, cards, DVDs featuring lectures given by Dr. Ford, documents created by organizations, and articles from newspapers and magazines.
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Charles Sibley Photographs and Slides, 1980/1986 0.20 Linear Feet One half Hollinger document case boxes

Sibley, Charles Kenneth (1922-2005)

This collection contains photographs and slides of both Charles Sibley's artwork, of Sibley himself, as well as trips around the world, including Greece and Turkey. The bulk of the photographs and slides are in color.

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Cheryl Copper Collection of Bridge and Tunnel Films, 1964/1985 4.00 Linear Feet 13 film reels Reels

Copper, Cheryl

This collection consists of 12 film reels and one VHS tape related to the construction of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel, the Fort McHenry Tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland, the Coleman Bridge, and the Transbay Tube in San Fransicso, California. Most of the film reels are 16mm.

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Clan MacLeod Society USA Records, 1899/2022 55.55 Linear Feet 132 Hollinger document cases, three half-size Hollinger document cases, two media boxes, one artifact box, three oversize boxes boxes

Clan MacLeod Society USA
A Scottish genealogical and historical society. Includes minutes, proceedings and business papers for the organization.
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