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 1

Folder 1: Article, Medical Treatment of Endometriosis, 1960 June
Folder 2: Booklets, Downtown Norfolk Redevelopment, circa 1961
Folder 3: City Codes, The Minimum Housing Standards Code of the City of Norfolk, Virginia, 1967
Folder 4: Booklets, Downtown Norfolk Development, 1973-1979
Folder 5: Application of the City of Norfolk, Virginia for Federal funding under the Comprehensive Planning Assistance Program, 1974 April
Folder 6: Report, Resource Recovery Implementation Plan, Solid Waste, 1976 March
Folder 7: Report, Feasibility of Passenger Ferry Service in the Tidewater Area of Virginia, 1976 September
Folder 8: Draft, Environmental Impact Statement for the Downtown West Conservation Project, 1976 November
Folder 9: Report, Norfolk-Virginia Beach Public Transport Corridor Study, Technical Summary, 1977 November
Folder 10: Program, National Maritime Center, circa 1980s
Folder 11: Brochures and Bumper Stickers, Mason C. Andrews Election to City Council, circa 1980s-1990s
Folder 12: Final Report, Norfolk Review, 1980 June 1
Folder 13: Report, Norfolk Beach Maintenance Study, 1981 November
Folder 14: Booklets, Downtown Norfolk Development, 1981-1989

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