Location, Location, Location: The Founding and Site Selection for Old Dominion University
Document Type
Essay
Publication Date
2022
Publication Title
Mapping the University, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University
Abstract
In 1930, Old Dominion University was founded and a site was chosen for its first buildings.
Original Publication Citation
Bookman, Steven. "Location, Location, Location: The Founding and Site Selection for Old Dominion University," Mapping the University, Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media, George Mason University (2022): https://mappingtheuniversity.rrchnm.org/narratives/odu-site/
ORCID
0000-0003-0633-3466
Repository Citation
Bookman, Steven, "Location, Location, Location: The Founding and Site Selection for Old Dominion University" (2022). Libraries Faculty & Staff Publications. 92.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/libraries_fac_pubs/92
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Comments
One of several multimedia essays narrating "the history of places, people, events, and movements on the campuses of George Mason University and Old Dominion University."
"Using aerial photographs, interactive maps, and digitized archival materials, Mapping the University explores the construction of these two twentieth-century campuses to address the following question: what can the built environment of a college campus tell us about the changing social landscape of the university and its role in reshaping the surrounding areas?"
The project was supported by a 4-VA Collaborative Research Grant.