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Mr. Francis N. Crenshaw, a Norfolk attorney, joined the ODU Board of Visitors in 1968 and served as Rector from 1970-1976. He also chaired the Presidential Search Committee which chose Dr. Rollins. He was born in Washington, D. C. on December 9, 1922 and died January 26, 2012. The interview discusses the activities of the Board of Rectors and University Administration from the late 60s through the 70s, student unrest, university expansion in Lambert's Point, the turnover of Dr. Bugg's administration and the hiring of Dr. Rollins, university relations with the state, city of Norfolk, and Norfolk State University (Va.), among other topics.

Mr. Francis N. Crenshaw, a Norfolk attorney, joined the ODU Board of Visitors in 1968 and served as Rector from 1970-1976. He also chaired the Presidential Search Committee which chose Dr. Rollins. He was born in Washington, D. C. on December 9, 1922 and died January 26, 2012. The interview discusses the activities of the Board of Rectors and University Administration from the late 60s through the 70s, student unrest, university expansion in Lambert's Point, the turnover of Dr. Bugg's administration and the hiring of Dr. Rollins, university relations with the state, city of Norfolk, and Norfolk State University (Va.), among other topics.

Mr. Francis N. Crenshaw, a Norfolk attorney, joined the ODU Board of Visitors in 1968 and served as Rector from 1970-1976. He also chaired the Presidential Search Committee which chose Dr. Rollins. He was born in Washington, D. C. on December 9, 1922 and died January 26, 2012. The interview discusses the activities of the Board of Rectors and University Administration from the late 60s through the 70s, student unrest, university expansion in Lambert's Point, the turnover of Dr. Bugg's administration and the hiring of Dr. Rollins, university relations with the state, city of Norfolk, and Norfolk State University (Va.), among other topics. 1:22:34

Seven-page letter to Victor J. Ashe and J. Hugo Madison, Attorneys at Law, from Francis N. Crenshaw, Chairman of the Norfolk School Board, and E. L. Lamberth, Superintendent of Norfolk Schools, regarding a petition filed by the attorneys requesting a plan of operation for the Norfolk Public Schools ending all segregation in school enrollment assignments. Crenshaw and Lamberth stated the School Board reviewed the application process and denied that the assignment practices were unconstitutional and maintained the School Board's practices had been approved by the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. Crenshaw and Lamberth go on to state that the School Board and Administration were removing racial barriers in public education under a flexible and adaptable plan.

Two-page letter to Alonzo A. Adams, President of the Norfolk Branch of the National Alliance of Postal Employees (N. A. P. E.), from Francis N. Crenshaw, Chairman of the Norfolk School Board, discussing the proposed plan to construct a high school in the Rosemont area of Norfolk.