ODU Community Collections
3000 Perry Library4427 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23529
Business Number: 757-683-5350
libspecialcollections@odu.edu
URL: https://www.odu.edu/library/special-collections
Special Collections Staff
Administrative Information
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
Open to researchers without restrictions.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Source of Acquisition
Peter Stewart
Method of Acquisition
Gift. Accession #A99-13
Biographical or Historical Information
Zelda J. Miller was a teacher at several schools in Norfolk, Virginia during the 1950s and 1960s including the Robert E. Lee School. Miller passed away on September 11, 1998 at the age of 94.
Note written by Special Collections Staff
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of Zelda J. Miller's elementary-level teaching materials on the subjects of Hampton Roads and Virginia history, some hand-written. Also included are tourism materials, civic-minded publications and information regarding Hampton Roads ports and commerce. Of particular note is information on Norfolk's historic mace.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Norfolk (Va.)--History--20th century
- Teachers--Virginia--Norfolk
- Virginia--History
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Norfolk (Va.)--History--20th century
- Virginia--History
Container List
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 Folder 1
Folder 1: Historic ChurchesundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Historic Churches, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 Folder 2
Folder 2: Lynchburg -- The Young Virginian1957-58Preferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Lynchburg -- The Young Virginian, 1957-58, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 Folder 3
Folder 3: Norfolk -- Azalea FestivalundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Norfolk -- Azalea Festival, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4 Folder 4
Folder 4: Norfolk -- City CouncilundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Norfolk -- City Council, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5 Folder 5
Folder 5: Norfolk -- Glimpses of GhentundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Norfolk -- Glimpses of Ghent, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6 Folder 6
Folder 6: Norfolk -- Guides and PamphletsundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Norfolk -- Guides and Pamphlets, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7 Folder 7
Folder 7: Norfolk -- Mace and SealundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Norfolk -- Mace and Seal, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8 Folder 8
Folder 8: Norfolk -- MuseumsundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Norfolk -- Museums, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9 Folder 9
Folder 9: Norfolk -- PortsundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Norfolk -- Ports, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10 Folder 10
Folder 10: Norfolk -- The Story of Norfolk: A Pageant1936Preferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Norfolk -- The Story of Norfolk: A Pageant, 1936, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11 Folder 11
Folder 11: Norfolk -- Stories of Norfolk Part One and Part TwoundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Norfolk -- Stories of Norfolk Part One and Part Two, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12 Folder 12
Folder 12: Norfolk is Our City Part One and Part TwoundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Norfolk is Our City Part One and Part Two, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13 Folder 13
Folder 13: Virginia -- The Commonwealth Magazine1954Preferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Virginia -- The Commonwealth Magazine, 1954, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14 Folder 14
Folder 14: Virginia: "Open These Gates to the Land of Romance"undatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, Virginia: "Open These Gates to the Land of Romance", undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
- Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 15 Folder 15
Folder 15: MiscellaneousundatedPreferred Citation
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 15, Miscellaneous, undated, Zelda J. Miller Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.