Brief Description: Records of Richard Stearns Dodson, Baltimore proprietor of the second Atlantic Hotel in Norfolk, Virginia. The collection includes business records in ledgers and cashbooks, including account information, bills, licenses, bonds, checks, ledgers, and notes associated with the operation of the Atlantic Hotel from 1872-1901.
Held at:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Slover Library
235 East Plume Street
Norfolk, VA 23510
Phone: 7574317429
Email: localhistory [at] norfolk.gov
Record Series Number: 001/01/MSS 0000-120
Created by: Atlantic Hotel (Norfolk, Va.) (1867-1902)
Volume: 5.0 Boxes
Acquired:
00/00/0000.
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Biographical Note for Atlantic Hotel (Norfolk, Va.) (1867-1902) : The Atlantic Hotel was located at the corner of Main Street and Granby Street in Norfolk, Virginia. This was the second building in Norfolk called the Atlantic Hotel, built by architect Edmund G. Lind of Baltimore, Maryland. Sometimes referred to as the New Atlantic Hotel, it was destroyed by fire on January 31, 1902.
Access Restrictions: This collection is open to all researchers.
Subject Index
Buildings
Businesses
Business records--Virginia
Hotels
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.)--Social life and customs--19th century
Genres/Forms of Material
Advertisements
Agreements
Business cards
Business records
Cashbooks
Checks (bank checks)
Correspondence
Indexes (reference sources)
Invoices
Ledgers (account books)
Lists (document genres)
Memorandums
Receipts
Scrapbooks
Languages of Materials
English [eng]
French [fre]
Rights/Use Restrictions: The status of copyright for these materials is governed by Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, U. S. C.). Copyright restrictions may apply.
Acquisition Notes:
E. Griffith Dodson by donation
PreferredCitation: Atlantic Hotel Records, MSS 0000-120, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.