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 Names Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates

A.E.S. Stephens Papers 2.40 Linear Feet 6 Hollinger document cases boxes

Stephens, Allie Edward Stokes (1900-1973)
Served in both the House of Delegates (1929-1941) and the State Senate (1941-1952), and as Lieutenant Governor (1952-1961). Ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1961 against Albertis Harrison. Centers around this unsuccessful campaign and contains papers focusing on the issue of Massive Resistance to integration, dating to the early 1950s.
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Benjamin A. Banks Papers 10.20 Linear Feet 18 Hollinger document cases; 1 Hollinger dropfront print box; 1 oversize box boxes

Banks, Benjamin A. (1884-1974)
Lawyer and prominent member of the Norfolk Jewish community. Served on the Norfolk Board of Aldermen (1908-1911) and in the Virginia House of Delegates (1911-1913). Active in local, state and national politics. Includes personal and political correspondence, scrapbooks, letters to the editor, and photographs.
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Beverly Randolph Middleton Papers 3.20 Linear Feet 3 Hollinger document cases and 1 oversize box boxes

Middleton, Beverly Randolph (1928-1996)
Engineer and Virginia State Delegate. Served three terms in the Virginia House of Delegates. Most of the collection pertains to his political career. Also included is material related to his days as a student athlete at Norview High School and VPI.
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Colonel James W. Roberts Papers 3.20 Linear Feet 8 Hollinger documents cases boxes

Roberts, James W. (1891-1977)
President and chairman of Henry B. Gilprin, a wholesale drug firm. Served in the General Assembly from 1948-1968, holding a powerful position on the Appropriations Committee. Served on the Norfolk Planning Commission. The bulk of the collection contains legislative correspondence from 1963-1964.
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Edythe C. Harrison Papers 33.00 Linear Feet 79 Hollinger document cases, 2 oversize boxes boxes

Harrison, Edythe C. (1934-)
Member of the Virginia House of Delegates (1979-1982), founder and president of the Virginia Opera Association, and unsuccessful candidate for United States Senator in 1984 against incumbent Republican, Senator John Warner. The first woman in Virginia nominated by the Democratic Party for statewide office. Collection primarily relates to her activities in politics and the 1984 Senatorial campaign.
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J. Warren White, Jr. Papers 12.00 Linear Feet 25 Hollinger document cases boxes

White, J. Warren, Jr. (1916-1985)
Represented Norfolk in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1962 to 1979. Includes legislative correspondence, records, and reference material relating to his service in the Virginia House of Delegates.
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Paula J. Miller Papers 1.40 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case and 1 record carton box boxes

Miller, Paula J. (1959-)
The Collection of Paula J. Miller consists of documents relating to Miller's time in office of the Virginia House of Delegates from election in 2005 through 2012.
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Stanley Clay Walker Papers 35.00 Linear Feet 80 Hollinger document cases boxes

Walker, Stanley Clay (1923-2001)
Served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1964 to 1971, and had been a State Senator since 1972. Papers chiefly relate to his service in the General Assembly, notably his service as Chairman of the State Crime Commission.
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Thomas R. McNamara Papers 31.20 Linear Feet 78 Hollinger document cases boxes

McNamara, Thomas R. (1925-)
Served in the Virginia General Assembly as a member of the House of Delegates (1968-1971) and the Senate (1972-1976). Consists of records of his service in the General Assembly, 1968-1976, including publications of state agencies and correspondence as member of the State Water Control Board.
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Virginia House of Delegates Videotape Collection 5.00 Linear Feet 5 record carton boxes boxes

Virginia. General Assembly. House of Delegates
A collection containing 78 ¾ inch videotapes dating from January 13 to March 13, 1982, of the House of Delegates in session.
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