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By Olivia Birmingham
Collection Overview
Title: Kurt Rosenbach Collection, 1905-2010, undated
Predominant Dates:1963-1984
ID: 001/01/MSS 2015-041
Primary Creator: Rosenbach, Kurt
Extent: 3.0 Boxes
Arrangement: Arranged by subject in chronological order.
Date Acquired: 11/06/2015
Subjects: Central business districts--Virginia--Norfolk, City planning--Virginia--Norfolk, Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.)--Maps, Norfolk (Va.). Department of City Planning, Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority
Forms of Material: Annual reports, Clippings (information artifacts), Maps (documents), Newspapers, Photocopies, Photographs, Printed ephemera, Prints (visual works), Programs, Reports
Languages: English
Scope and Contents of the Materials
Reports and documents detailing work by the Downtown Norfolk Redevelopment Committee, particularly from 1963 to 1984. Included are documents about Granby Mall, Nauticus, and the Waterfront area. Also included are clippings, photographs, and ephemera related to Rice's Department Store in the 1960s and 1970s and the sale of the chain in 1984.
Biographical Note
Kurt Michael Rosenbach was born in Kassel, Germany. He moved to Baltimore, Maryland in 1938. There, he earned an accounting degree at the University of Maryland before moving to Norfolk, Virginia in 1955. Rosenbach worked as a controller for Rices Nachmans department store before becoming vice president of Haynes Furniture Company in Virginia Beach, Virginia. He has been an active member in the Norfolk community, serving as president of the Downtown Norfolk Development Corporation, president of the board of Ohef Shalom Temple, treasurer of Tidewater Jewish Foundation, director of The Norfolk Foundation, chairman of the United Way of South Hampton Roads board, vice chairman of WHRO's board, and vice president of the Greater Norfolk Corporation.
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
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:
Kurt Rosenbach by donation
Preferred Citation:
Kurt Rosenbach Collection, MSS 2015-041, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.
Processing Information:
Processed March 7, 2016.
Box and Folder Listing
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Box 1],
[Box 2],
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Box 3],
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- Box 2
- Folder 1: Parking in Downtown Norfolk, 1976 May 28
- Downtown Norfolk Parking, Norfolk City Planning Commission.
- Folder 2: Freemason Harbour - Harbour Square Development, 1978 August
- Master Development Plan for the Downtown West Waterfront.
- Folder 3: Market Plaza Report, 1979 June 8
- Draft Report on the Market Plaza.
- Folder 4: Norfolk Waterfront Development, 1980
- Includes Feasibility of A Specialty/Eating/Food Marketplace on Norfolk's Waterfront (Phase I and II) and Market Analysis Special Activity Center Downtown Norfolk.
- Folder 5: Transportation for Downtown Norfolk, 1980-1982
- Includes Norfolk Downtown People Mover System: Economic and Transportation Feasibility Study and Downtown Norfolk Transit Study: Short Term Service Recommendations.
- Folder 6: Development of Nauticus, 1999, undated
- Includes booklets and correspondence.
- Folder 7: Historic District Development, 1980 January
- Downtown Norfolk Historic District.
- Folder 8: Downtown Norfolk Plan and Review, 1975, 1977
- Includes Downtown Norfolk Plan and Review and Downtown Norfolk: A Status Report on Current Planning.
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Box 1],
[Box 2],
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Box 3],
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