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Old Dominion University

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Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:

Connie Sage Research Files on Frank Batten

 Collection — 25 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-205
Scope and Contents Research files and other materials compiled by Connie Sage relating to her book Frank Batten, The Untold Story of the Founder of the Weather Channel, published in 2011 by University of Virginia Press. This collection includes biographical materials, interview notes and transcripts, business and personal records, and documents relating to the book's publication. There are also video and audio tapes, photographs, and electronic storage media. These files...
Dates: created: 1998-2010; Other: Date acquired: 06/26/2012

E. S. Vickhouse Photograph Collection

 Collection — 2 boxes
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-403
Scope and Contents

Approximately 350 negatives featuring aerial photographs of downtown Norfolk, Virginia between 1963 and 1975. The negatives include shots of City Hall, coal piers, merchandise piers, Ghent, Old Dominion University, and Foreman Field. There are also a few scenes of rural Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Dates: created: 1963-1975; Other: Majority of material found in 1963-1964; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

James McNally Old Dominion University Collection

 Collection — 13 boxes
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 0000-154
Scope and Contents Periodicals, newsletters, correspondence, clippings, and other ephemera collected by James McNally, an English professor at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Most of the materials date to the 1970s, but a considerable amount of materials date from the 1960s through 2010s. Subject matter includes University events, classes, the English Department, and faculty and staff. Additional materials collected by James McNally include materials on Harbor's Edge and theater programs from...
Dates: created: 1948-2018; Other: Majority of material found in 1970s; Other: Date acquired: 03/16/2016

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Miscellaneous Photograph Collection

 Collection — 6 boxes
Identifier: RG 06-2017-005
Scope and Contents

Photographic prints and negatives (mostly black and white) of various sections of the city of Norfolk, Virginia. Includes photographs of slums and redevelopment projects, construction of downtown buildings and roadways, and photographic documentation of buildings, commercial areas, and houses across the city. The collection also includes some aerial photographs.

Dates: created: circa 1860-2003; Other: Majority of material found in 1960; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2017

Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority Photographic Slides

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: RG 06-2017-002
Scope and Contents

The collection consists of approximately 21,000 35mm color photographic slides of various neighborhoods and development projects around Norfolk, Virginia. Also covered are historical sites around the city, copy images of historical drawings and photographs, informational presentations, maps, and NRHA meetings and events. Most slides date from 1960-1990, although historical content dates to circa 1900-1920.

Dates: created: 1900-2000; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2017

Oyster Bowl Photograph Collection

 Collection — 12 folders
Identifier: 007-MSS 0000-415
Scope and Contents

Sixty-one photographs and three maps featuring parades and scenes at the Oyster Bowl games from 1951 to 1971 in Norfolk, Virginia. The three maps show parking and traffic arrangements for 1956 through 1958.

Dates: created: 1951-1971; Other: Date acquired: 11/24/2014

Vance Grover Collection

 Collection — 4 folders
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2015-049
Scope and Contents

Booklets and miscellaneous materials relating to Vance Grover, a 1932 alumnus of The College of William and Mary, Norfolk Division in Norfolk, Virginia. Also includes positive prints of negative strips depicting various individuals and scenes.

Dates: created: 1926-1982; Other: Date acquired: 00/00/2015