Mason C. Andrews Correspondence, 1965, 1989-2000 | Sargeant Memorial Collection

By Sarah Osorio

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Collection Overview

Title: Mason C. Andrews Correspondence, 1965, 1989-2000

Predominant Dates:1995-2000

ID: 002/RG 02/2016-002

Primary Creator: Andrews, Mason C., 1919-

Extent: 6.0 Boxes

Arrangement: General correspondence is arranged in chronological order; correspondence identified by subject is arranged alphabetically, then chronologically.

Date Acquired: 09/00/2016

Subjects: Central business districts--Virginia--Norfolk, Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk, Norfolk (Va.), Norfolk (Va.). City Council

Forms of Material: Correspondence

Languages: English

Scope and Contents of the Materials

Correspondence of Norfolk City Councilman Mason C. Andrews, primarily from 1995-2000. Subject matter includes downtown Norfolk development, Empowerment Zones, Nauticus, MacArthur Center, and historic memorials such as the Armed Forces Memorial, Cannonball Trail, Historic Houses, and Windows on History.

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

Central business districts--Virginia--Norfolk
Economic development--Virginia--Norfolk
Norfolk (Va.)
Norfolk (Va.). City Council

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: Transfer

Preferred Citation: Mason C. Andrews Correspondence, RG 02-2016-002, Sargeant Memorial Collection, Norfolk Public Library, Norfolk, Virginia.

Processing Information: Processed November 28, 2020.

Box and Folder Listing

Browse by Box:

[Box 1: Correspondence, 1989-1995],
[Box 2: Correspondence, 1995-1997],
[Box 3: Correspondence, 1997-1999],
[Box 4: Correspondence, Armed Forces Memorial - Empowerment Zone, 1996-2000],
[Box 5: Correspondence, Hampton Roads Partnership - Windows on History, 1994-2000],
[Box 6: Miscellaneous Materials, 1965, 1992-1999],
[All]

Box 2: Correspondence, 1995-1997

Folder 1: Correspondence, 1995 September-December
Folder 2: Correspondence, 1996 January-June
Folder 3: Correspondence, 1996 July-December
Folder 4: Correspondence, 1997 January-March
Folder 5: Correspondence, 1997 April-June