Rogers Dey Whichard Collection of Printer's Blocks

Collection

Collection ID: RG 17-4B2

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains approximately 100 printer's blocks of images that were used in the book "The History of Lower Tidewater Virginia" written by Rogers Dey Whichard, a foreign languages instructor at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary. The book was published by Lewis Historical Publishing Company, Inc. in 1959. Each printer's block is wrapped in newspaper with a photograph of the corresponding image from the book taped to the outside.

Dates

1959
Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1959

Creator

Whichard, Rogers Dey (Person)

Extent

4.00 Linear Feet

Conditions Governing Access

Open to researchers without restriction.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Biographical or Historical Information

Dr. Rogers Dey Whichard was a Norfolk, Virginia native. He received a PhD at The University of North Carolina, going on to teach at the College of William and Mary, Norfolk Division as an instructor of foreign languages for 25 years. Whichard authored a number of history publications and books, including The History of Lower Tidewater, Virginia. He also served as an Intelligence/Security Officer in the United States Navy and later served as a Liaison Officer with the Army during the Normandy invasion. Whichard was briefly called to active duty again during the Korean War. He retired from teaching as Professor Emeritus of Romance Languages and Literature from Old Dominion University in 1972. Whichard died on January 30, 1994 in Chesapeake, Virginia.

Note written by Special Collections Staff