By Sarah Osorio
Collection Overview
Title: Atlantic Hotel Records, 1872-1901
ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-120
Creator: Atlantic Hotel (Norfolk, Va.) (1867-1902)
Extent: 5.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by record type in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 00/00/0000
Languages: English [eng], French [fre]
Scope and Contents of the Materials
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.
Biographical Note
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.
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
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 Source:
E. Griffith Dodson by donation
Preferred Citation:
Atlantic Hotel Records, MSS 0000-120, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed August 25, 2017.
Box and Folder Listing
- Box 1
- Item 1: Ledger, 1873-1895
- Primary dates 1873-1887. Includes pasted pages of business records: bills, solicitations, receipts, and other records for water, utilities, licenses, taxes, fees, loans, insurance, hotel equipment, etc. Also includes pasted pages of correspondence to R. S. Dodson.
- Box 2
- Item 1: Ledger, 1886-1896
- Primary dates 1886-1892. Includes lists of hotel clients and breaks down charges for guests and hotel expenses. An index for this ledger is in a separate volume, listed in alphabetical order by patron's surname. Spine labeled "Ledger" and "R. S. D."
- Box 3
- Item 1: Cashbook, 1873-1876
- December 16, 1873 - January 31, 1876. Spine labeled "Day-Book."
- Box 4
- Item 1: Cashbook, 1898-1899
- March 14, 1898 - January 17, 1899. Spine labeled "Departure Book."
- Item 2: Cashbook, 1901
- January 30, 1901 - September 7, 1901.
- Box 5
- Item 1: Checks Ledger, 1872-1887
- Pasted checks written to various individuals and businesses, signed by R. S. Dodson, Atlantic Hotel, Norfolk, Virginia. Spine labeled "Invoices."