The collection consists of the personal papers of Francis N. Crenshaw that document his career as well as his father, Captain Russell S. Crenshaw. The collection covers Francis N. Crenshaw's tenure on the Old Dominion Univeristy Board of Visitors. The collection also contains the naval orders of Crenshaw's father, Captain Russell Crenshaw, while he served in World War II.
The collection is organized into two series: Series I: Francis N. Crenshaw; and Series II: Captain Russell Crenshaw.
Collection is open to researchers without restrictions.
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Francis N. Crenshaw
Gift. Accession #A76-65
Second accession: 8/25/1978
Oral Histories in the Perry Library:
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
A member of the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors from 1968-1976, Francis Nelson Crenshaw was born in 1922 in Washington, D.C. After earning both his undergraduate and law degrees from the University of Virginia, Francis Crenshaw became a resident of the Tidewater area and lived there for over fifty years.
Beginning his law career in 1948 with Edwin J. Smith, a Norfolk lawyer, Francis Crenshaw joined the firm of Baird, White, and Lanning in 1951. After a year, Mr. Crenshaw became a partner of the firm which later changed its name to Crenshaw, Ware, and Martin. Crenshaw was the senior partner of the firm until his retirement in 1997.
Francis Crenshaw was a member of several local, state, and national bar associations. Among the offices which he held within these associations were the President of the Norfolk and Portsmouth Bar Association and Chairman of the Virginia Bar Association. In addition to these professional associations, Francis Crenshaw had been active in Norfolk civic and service organizations. Serving on the Board of Directors of Norfolk's Chamber of Commerce, Mr. Crenshaw was also a member and former chairman of the Norfolk City School Board from 1956 to 1964. During his years on the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors, Crenshaw served on several committees of the Board and he was Rector from 1970 to 1976. Crenshaw was also the attorney for the Norfolk Redevelopment Housing Association, a position which he held from 1951 to the mid-1990s.
The papers in the final series are those of Captain Russell S. Crenshaw, the father of Francis Crenshaw. Captain Crenshaw was born in Richmond, Virginia in 1886 and was appointed from Virginia to the US Naval Academy entering the class of 1907. He first served for five years on the Battleship
Francis N. Crenshaw passed away on January 26, 2012 at Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital. He was predeceased by his first wife Jane Elizabeth Treadwell Crenshaw and survived by his second wife Anne Alfriend Abbitt Crenshaw as well as his three daughters and two step-sons.
Note written by Sonia Yaco; Kathleen Smith
This series contains subject files concerning Francis N. Crenshaw's service as a member of the Old Dominion University Board of Visitors and as Rector of the Board. The series is arranged in alphabetical order.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, American Association of Univeristy Professors (AAUP), undated, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Academic Matters, 1971 September-1972 January, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Academic Matters--ODU Law School, 1971 December-1972 November, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Academic Matters, 1972 March-December, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Academic Matters, 1973 January-April, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Crenshaw Biography, 1970-1977, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Foundation Fellowship, 1968-1971, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Iranian Naval Academy Proposal, 1975-1976, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Litigation, 1971 November-1973 September, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Logaras Estate, 1971-1972, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Long Range Planning, 1971 February, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Long Range Planning, 1973 March, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Master Plan, 1968 November-1972 December, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, Master Plan, 1972-1978, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Miscellaneous ODU, 1966 March-1969 April, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Miscellaneous ODU, 1969 April-December, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Miscellaneous ODU, 1970 January-July, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Miscellaneous ODU, 1970 August-December, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Miscellaneous ODU, 1970 December-1971 February, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Miscellaneous ODU, 1971 March-April, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, Miscellaneous ODU, 1971 May-July, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, Miscellaneous ODU, 1971 August-September, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, Norfolk State College, 1975 March-November, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 10, City of Norfolk, 1972 May-October, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 11, City of Norfolk, 1972 October-1974 July, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 12, City of Norfolk Zoning Question, 1975 March-May, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 1, Oceanography, 1966 September-1976 April, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 2, Private Financial Support Development Program, 1972 October-1973 March, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 3, Retirement Policy, 1972 March-May, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 4, State Council on Higher Education, 1973 May-September, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 5, "Estimate of the Situation"--Naval Secret Document, 1943 February 14, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 6, Naval Papers, 1927-1939, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 7, Naval Papers, 1940, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 8, Naval Papers, 1941, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 9, Naval Papers, 1942, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 10, Naval Papers, 1943, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 11, Naval Papers, 1944, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 12, Naval Papers, 1945, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 13, Naval Papers, 1946, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 14, Naval Papers, 1948-1949, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 15, Memorabilia: White House Letter, circa 1945, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 16, Memorabilia: 50th Anniversary Program for Class of 1907, USNA, 1957, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 17, Memorabilia: 55th Anniversary Note on Class of 1907, USNA, 1962, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 18, Miscellaneous: Shipmate--U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association, 1957, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 19, Miscellaneous: "Anchors Away", undated, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 20, Miscellaneous: Calling Cards, undated, Francis N. Crenshaw Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.