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Virginia House of Delegates Videotape Collection

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 56
Abstract

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

Dates: 1982; Other: Date acquired: 03/08/1984

Virginia Opera Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 85
Abstract

Consists of Virginia Opera programs, guides, newspaper clippings, magazine articles. Also includes administrative records, correspondence, audio-visual materials, artifacts, and posters.

Dates: 1970-2020, undated; Other: Date acquired: 05/09/2006

Virginia Stage Company Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 123
Abstract

Originally founded as the Norfolk Theater Center in 1968 and later renamed in 1978, the Virginia Stage Company is Hampton Roads only professional theater company. The VSC produces six plays per year running from September through April.  In addition to theater productions, the organization provides educational and community engagement programs including student matinees, in-school tours, workshops, and a summer theater camp.

Dates: circa 1968-2014, undated; Other: Date acquired: 02/05/2016

Virginia Symphony Foundation Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 81-B
Abstract

The Virginia Symphony Foundation, provides financial support to the Virginia Symphony by administering funds and property for the benefit of the Virginia Symphony. Consists of bylaws, meeting minutes, and financial information.

Dates: 1987-2009, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/2004

Virginia Symphony League Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 81-C
Abstract

Since 1927, the Virginia Symphony League supports and promotes the Virginia Symphony through fundraising and is considered a standing committee of the Virginia Symphony. Consists of administrative, board, and committee materials as well as information on publicity and fundraisers.

Dates: 1979-2016, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/2004

Virginia Symphony Orchestra Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 81-A
Abstract

Consists of the Virginia Symphony Orchestra organizational archives, the Virginia Symphony Board archives, artifacts concerning premieres and other notable performances, and season programs.

Dates: 1921-2020, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/2004

Virginia Symphony Society of Greater Williamsburg Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 81-D
Abstract

The Virginia Symphony Society of Greater Williamsburg (VSSGW) was formed to encourage support for and enjoyment of the symphony in the Greater Williamsburg area. Consists of material related to the annual Beethoven Festival in Williamsburg and other events, administrative and committee material, and newsletters.

Dates: 1998-2009; Other: Date acquired: 04/02/2004

Virginia Technology and Engineering Education Association (VTEEA) Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 132
Scope and Contents This collection contains organizational materials, correspondence, reports, publications, photographs, and slides pertaining to the history of the Virginia Technology and Engineering Education Association (VTEEA). The VTEEA consists of educators in the engineering, technlogy, innovation, and design fields who seek to promote their profession and provide a state-wide forum for thier ideas. Included in the collection are membership directories, photographs and slides from workshops and...
Dates: circa 1924-1998, undated; Other: Date acquired: 01/07/2018

Virginia Tidewater Dental Association Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 99
Abstract

Small collection that consists of a minute book, membership list and correspondence of a dental association in Norfolk and Portsmouth. Also has a short history of the Norfolk Webster family of dentists.

Dates: 1880-1962, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/12/2008

Stanley Clay Walker Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 28
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1950-2000; Other: Date acquired: 04/06/1978

Edith R. White Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 109
Abstract

This collection contains of a variety of documents relating to women’s activism and educational activity in the city of Norfolk, Virginia.

Dates: circa 1923-2010, undated; Other: Date acquired: 09/10/2010

Forrest P. White Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 5
Abstract

Pediatrician in Norfolk. Played central role in formation of Norfolk Committee for Public Schools, which opposed the closing of the city’s public schools during the desegregation crisis. Bulk of the material concerns the desegregation of Norfolk’s public schools.

Dates: circa 1950-1961, undated; Other: Date acquired: 04/15/1976

Forrest R. "Hap" White Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 96
Abstract

Former Budget Director for the Norfolk Public Schools. Fourteen untranscribed cassette tapes containing interviews White conducted with politicians, journalists, police and other city officials from 1975-1991 as background for his ODU doctoral dissertation, School Desegregation and Urban Renewal and the 1992 book Pride and Prejudice: School Desegregation and Urban Renewal in Norfolk, 1950-1959.

Dates: 1974-1991, undated; Other: Date acquired: 09/11/2007

J. Warren White, Jr. Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 24
Abstract

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.

Dates: 1950-1979, undated; Other: Date acquired: 12/08/1977

Margaret White Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 20
Abstract

Margaret White taught in the Norfolk school system off and on since 1930. Involved in struggle to reopen the public schools during the integration crisis. CBS television documentary, "The Lost Class of ’59" recorded her efforts. Correspondence and printed material, the bulk of which dates from 1959-1964, chiefly relates to the CBS documentary. Member of the Norfolk Committee for Public Schools.

Dates: 1952-1976, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/13/1977

G. William Whitehurst Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 86
Abstract

G. William Whitehurst was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia’s Second District in 1968. Member of the House Armed Services Committee, Committee on Intelligence and Ethics Committee. Consists of nineteen bound Congressional dairies spanning from 1969 to 1986. Six scrap books consisting of newspaper clippings, magazines, pictures and other documents relating to Doctor William Whitehurst’s tenure in the House of Representatives.

Dates: 1968-2016, undated; Other: Date acquired: 03/27/2007

Whittle Family Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 95
Abstract

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

Dates: circa 1812-1943, undated; Other: Date acquired: 01/26/1978

Thom Williamson Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 11
Abstract

Engineer in United States Navy from 1853 until 1912, when he was relieved from active duty as a Chief Engineer with the rank of Rear Admiral. During the Civil War he served on the U.S.S. Hartford, the flagship of Rear Admiral David Farragut, and was present at the Battle of Mobile Bay in 1864. Collection consists of general correspondence, naval correspondence, diaries, and military papers from his service in the Navy.

Dates: 1853-1913, undated; Other: Date acquired: 11/02/1976

George Withers Papers

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 113
Scope and Contents This collection contains artwork by George Withers primarily related to World War II. It includes posters, copies of illustrations for military publications, letters, and an Army personnel appointment notice. An illustration of the battle on Guadalcanal for “Army Talks” magazine is included, along with an illustration from Combat Orientation. Letters of thanks from General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Lucius Clay as well as an article about an exhibit of Withers’ work at the Walt Whitman...
Dates: 1943-1946; Other: Date acquired: 10/11/2012

Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation Records

 Collection
Collection ID: MG 54
Abstract

Founded in 1945 as an interracial organization designed to address concerns with education, health, and housing among the Afro-American community in Norfolk. Predecessor to the Norfolk Human Relations Council. Includes correspondence, newspapers clippings, minutes, reports, pamphlets, and membership lists. Bulk of the organization’s records are in the archives at Norfolk State University.

Dates: 1939-1964, undated; Other: Date acquired: 07/19/1982