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 Places Virginia--Genealogy
Old Dominion University

Cook Family Papers, 1872/1977

10.00 Linear Feet 20 Hollinger document cases boxes
Bulk of collection consists of the papers of Allen M. Cook and documents the development of subdivisions in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, and the career of a naval officer from 1899 to 1919. Includes business papers, financial documents, diaries, correspondence, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings. Of note are the minutes and proceedings of the Princess Anne and Norfolk Mutual Building and Loan Association.
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Cook Family Papers, 1872/1977 10.00 Linear Feet 20 Hollinger document cases boxes

Cook family
Bulk of collection consists of the papers of Allen M. Cook and documents the development of subdivisions in Norfolk and Virginia Beach, and the career of a naval officer from 1899 to 1919. Includes business papers, financial documents, diaries, correspondence, scrapbooks, and newspaper clippings. Of note are the minutes and proceedings of the Princess Anne and Norfolk Mutual Building and Loan Association.
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Doughty Family Papers, 1855/1904

0.20 Linear Feet 1 half Hollinger document case boxes
Letters, paid receipts and household ledgers belonging to William Polk Fitchett, Eastern Shore plantation owner, and his family.
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Doughty Family Papers, 1855/1904 0.20 Linear Feet 1 half Hollinger document case boxes

Doughty family
Letters, paid receipts and household ledgers belonging to William Polk Fitchett, Eastern Shore plantation owner, and his family.
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Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, 1812/1975

1.60 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case and 1 oversize box boxes
A Norfolk architect. Descendant of longtime Norfolk family. Consists of papers concerning the restoration of the Willoughby-Baylor House and family papers documenting the history of Norfolk since the nineteenth century. Includes correspondence, business papers, ledgers, deeds, genealogical material, newspapers, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
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Finlay Forbes Ferguson Papers, 1812/1975 1.60 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case and 1 oversize box boxes

Ferguson, Finlay Forbes
A Norfolk architect. Descendant of longtime Norfolk family. Consists of papers concerning the restoration of the Willoughby-Baylor House and family papers documenting the history of Norfolk since the nineteenth century. Includes correspondence, business papers, ledgers, deeds, genealogical material, newspapers, newspaper clippings, and photographs.
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Hodges Family Papers, 1754/1979

2.00 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger documents case; 1 oversized box boxes
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogical information, scrapbook materials, photographs. Collection primarily focuses on General John Hodges, William H. H. Hodges, and Colonel James Gregory Hodges.
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Hodges Family Papers, 1754/1979 2.00 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger documents case; 1 oversized box boxes

Hodges family
Correspondence, newspaper clippings, genealogical information, scrapbook materials, photographs. Collection primarily focuses on General John Hodges, William H. H. Hodges, and Colonel James Gregory Hodges.
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Jewish Genealogy Society of Tidewater Records, 1843/2003, bulk 1970/1999

4.00 Linear Feet 10 Hollinger document cases boxes

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Tidewater records contain administrative materials, publications, articles, bibliographies, historical resources, and newsletters pertaining to Jewish genealogy research. The collection pertains to various resources used for genealogical research of Jewish families in the Tidewater region.

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Jewish Genealogy Society of Tidewater Records, 1843/2003, bulk 1970/1999 4.00 Linear Feet 10 Hollinger document cases boxes

Berent, Irwin M.

The Jewish Genealogy Society of Tidewater records contain administrative materials, publications, articles, bibliographies, historical resources, and newsletters pertaining to Jewish genealogy research. The collection pertains to various resources used for genealogical research of Jewish families in the Tidewater region.

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Whittle Family Papers, 1812/1943

1.40 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case and 1 half Hollinger document case boxes
This collection contains diaries, personal accounts, certificates, proceedings, receipts, literary magazines, and newspapers documenting the Whittle, Page, Loyall, Dabney, and Gordon families.
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Whittle Family Papers, 1812/1943 1.40 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case and 1 half Hollinger document case boxes

Whittle family
This collection contains diaries, personal accounts, certificates, proceedings, receipts, literary magazines, and newspapers documenting the Whittle, Page, Loyall, Dabney, and Gordon families.

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