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[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Mary McPhillips Reilly
Gift. Accession #76-22
Thomas Joseph (Tom) Reilly (1915-1976) was a political reporter for the Ledger-Star (Norfolk, Va.) and the Norfolk Ledger-Dispatch for twenty-six years. He graduated in 1933 from Maury High School in Norfolk and became a part-time copy boy on the Ledger-Dispatch a year later. In 1935 he began to work full-time for the newspaper and the following year he was assigned to cover the police and fire departments. He also wrote on sports and he was subsequently assigned to courts. In 1939 he was assigned to cover the military and waterfront beat. Soon after reporting the departure of the first contingent of draftees sent to Army camps from the Norfolk Union Station, Reilly joined the military himself. His first assignment was to start a public information office with the Army Air Corps at Goodfellow Field, Texas. He received his commission in 1942 and was sent to Casablanca during the North African invasion to assist in building an airfield for the 52nd Fighter Group. He remained with this outfit for thirty-two months through the campaigns of North Africa, Sicily, Corsica, and Italy. Reilly left the service with the rank of captain. He returned to the Ledger-Dispatch as a general assignment reporter and was soon appointed assistant city editor, a position that he held for four years. He began to cover the General Assembly in 1948 on a part-time basis and two years later he covered the entire session. His reporting of the General Assembly and state and local politics over the next generation was distinguished for its accuracy, clarity, and balance. He expressed his philosophy of political reporting in the following words:"It takes time to get to know them [public figures] and they're understandably very sensitive. If they feel they're getting a fair shake, that's really all they expect and want . . . I don't concern myself if a story is going to be favorable or unfavorable to any particular candidate. It's going to be written on the basis of fact, not opinion . . . "
Note written by James F. Walsh
Reilly's papers, dating from 1925-1976, include newspaper columns from the Ledger-Star (Norfolk, Va.) dealing with state and local politics, especially the sessions of the Virginia General Assembly. The collection also contains some clippings of columns from other newspapers regarding General Assembly sessions and small amounts of background material used in preparing certain of these columns. State Publications contained in the collection include: Election Results (1924-1973); Manuals of the Senate and the House of Delegates (1950-1974); Miscellaneous publications re: General Assembly (1942-1976).
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, General Correspondence, 1974, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Newspaper Clippings about Reilly, 1961-1975, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Memorabilia: Telephone Directory, 1968 Republican Convention, 1968, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Pictorial Records: Miscellaneous Photographs, undated, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Miscellaneous, 1972, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Miscellaneous, 1973, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Miscellaneous, 1974, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Miscellaneous, 1975, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Miscellaneous, 1975, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, General Assembely Session, 1975, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, General Assembely Session, 1976, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Material for Ledger-Star "Sidelights" Column: 1976 General Assembly Session-1971-1976, 1971-1976, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Ledger-Star Year-end Wrap-ups, 1966-1969, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Ledger-Star Year-end Wrap-ups, 1970-1973, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Miscellaneous Material for Year-end Wrap-ups, 1971-1973, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Interview with Porter Hardy, Jr. for Column; Miscellaneous Material re. Hardy, 1944-1972, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Material for Entry in Slover Contest, 1975, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, Miscellaneous Columnists: Wrap-Ups of 1975 General Assembly Session, 1975, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, Richmond Columnists: 1976 General Assembely Session, 1976, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, Virginian-Pilot Columnists: 1976 General Assembely Session, 1976, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 1, Election Results, 1924-1929, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 2, Election Results, 1930-1938, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 3, Election Results, 1940-1949, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 4, Election Results, 1950-1952, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 5, Election Results, 1953-1955, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 6, Election Results, 1956-1957, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 7, Election Results, 1958-1959, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 8, Election Results, 1960-1963, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 9, Election Results, 1964-1965, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 10, Election Results, 1966-1969, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 3, Folder 11, Election Results, 1970-1973, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1950, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1952, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1954, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1954, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1956, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1958, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1958, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1960, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1962, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1964, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1964, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1966, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1968, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1968, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1970, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1970, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1972, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1972, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1972, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1974, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Manual of the Senate and House of Delegates, 1974, Box 4, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 1, Reference Book: Virginia House of Delegates, 1942, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 2, Acts of the General Assembely, Extra Session, 1969, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 3, Constitution of Virginia, 1971, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 4, Biographies of Members of the Senate and the House of Delegates, 1974, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 5, Virginia Senate: Procedures Manual, undated, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 6, Senate: Rules, 1976, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 7, Lists of Members and Districts of General Assembely, 1976, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 8, General Assembely Committee Assignments, 1974, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 9, General Assembely Committee Assignments, 1976, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 10, Addresses, Phone Numbers of General Assembly Members, 1974, 1976, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 11, Campbell Commission Report of Suffrage Laws, 1946, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 12, Virginia Election Laws, 1974 April 5, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 13, Virginia Election Laws, 1975 July 1, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 5, Folder 14, The Virginia State Capitol, 1974, Thomas Joseph Reilly Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.