Mason C. Andrews Collection on Downtown Norfolk Development, 1960-2006 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Mason C. Andrews Collection on Downtown Norfolk Development, 1960-2006

ID: 001/01/MSS 0000-001

Primary Creator: Andrews, Mason C., 1919-

Extent: 4.0 Boxes

Arrangement: Arranged roughly in chronological order.

Date Acquired: 00/00/0000

Subjects: City planning--Virginia--Norfolk, Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk, Housing--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.)

Forms of Material: Articles, Booklets, Brochures, Codes (records, regulations), Drafts (documents), Programs, Reports

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Publications collected by Mason C. Andrews of Norfolk, Virginia from 1960 to 2006. The documents primarily include reports and booklets relating to redeveloping downtown Norfolk, including transportation, Nauticus, Waterside, and Tidewater Community College.

Biographical Note

Mason Cooke Andrews was born on April 20, 1919 in Norfolk, Virginia. In 1943, he received an M. D. from Johns Hopkins University with a specialization in obstetrics and gynecology. Andrews married Sabine Alston Goodman on September 13, 1949 in Duval, Florida. He played a vital role in the creation of Eastern Virginia Medical School, serving as chairman of the Eastern Virginia Medical Authority from 1964 to 1970. Andrews delivered the nation's first baby conceived through in-vitro fertilization on December 28, 1981.

He was a member of Norfolk's City Council from 1974 to 2000 and served as mayor from July 9, 1992 to June 30, 1994. Andrews was instrumental in the redevelopment of downtown Norfolk in the 1980s-1990s, particularly in the formation of Waterside Festival Marketplace, Nauticus, MacArthur Center, and the Norfolk campus of Tidewater Community College. He died on October 13, 2006 in Norfolk, Virginia and was buried at Elmwood Cemetery in Norfolk, Virginia.

Subject/Index Terms

City planning--Virginia--Norfolk
Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk
Housing--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)

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: Unknown

Preferred Citation: Mason C. Andrews Collection on Downtown Norfolk Development, MSS 0000-001, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed November 28, 2020.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[All]

Box 3

Folder 1: Draft, Market Support for East Study Area Redevelopment, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia, 1995 February 7
Folder 2: Report, Promoting Norfolk's Heritage: A Proposed Program of Public Interest Graphics, 1995 November
Folder 3: Booklets, Downtown Norfolk Development, 1995-2005
Folder 4: Report, Summary of Historic Economic Impact and Assessment of Market Position of The Waterside Festival Marketplace, Norfolk, Virginia, 1997 August
Folder 5: Program, The American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists 1997 District IV Annual Meeting, 1997 October
Folder 6: Promotional Materials, USS Wisconsin BB-64, circa 1998
Folder 7: Plans, Norfolk, Virginia Preliminary Downtown Action Plan, 1998 September
Folder 8: Report, Better Transportation In Hampton Roads, 2000 August
Folder 9: Plans, Schooner Virginia Project, 2000-2005
Folder 10: Booklets, Tidewater Community College Educational Foundation Board of Directors Meeting Packets, 2000, 2004, 2006

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[Box 1],
[Box 2],
[Box 3],
[Box 4],
[All]