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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
- Folder 1: Granby Mall Reports, 1963
- Includes Suggested Plan for Location of New Retail Stores and The Amos Parrish & Company, Inc. Study.
- Folder 2: Granby Mall Newspaper Articles (Folder 1 of 2), 1965
- Folder 3: Granby Mall Newspaper Articles (Folder 2 of 2), 1979 September-November
- Folder 4: Granby Mall Action Plans (Folder 1 of 2), 1978-1979
- Includes correspondence, Preliminary Report and Analysis of Granby Mall Survey, The Revitalization of Granby Mall Phase One Final Report, and Granby Mall Action Plan.
- Folder 5: Granby Mall Action Plans (Folder 2 of 2), 1980-1984
- Includes Shoppers' Survey on Granby Mall, Granby Mall Action Plan, A Study of the Feasibility of Granby Mall As A Residential Neighborhood, Granby Mall: Concept and Action, and Granby Mall: Assessment of the Downtown Norfolk Development Corporation.
- Folder 6: Granby Mall Renovation, 1984
- Newspaper clipping.
- Folder 7: Norfolk Gardens, 1972, 1974
- Includes newspaper clippings and Retail Potentials of Norfolk Gardens.
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