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.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to researchers without restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Women's Edition of the Recorder Newspaper, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Source of Acquisition

Purchase - Abe Books

Method of Acquisition

Purchase.

Processing Information

The collection was minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archivist, in August 2017.

Biographical / Historical

The Women's Edition of the Recorder Newspaper was an African American newspaper founded in Norfolk, Virginia. The Old Dominion University collection features a volume of the paper from August 1895.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of Volume 1, Issue 36 (August 31, 1895) of the Women's Edition of the Recorder, an African American newspaper in Norfolk, Virginia. Some of the topics discussed in the articles include the duties of society, what to eat, and the need for kindergarten in education.