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Interviewee |
Akers, William Gerald |
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Interview Date |
July 10, 1974; July 17, 1974 |
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Collection |
Oral History Collection |
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Number of Tapes |
2 |
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Tape # |
OH 1-2 |
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Play length |
59 min:35 sec |
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Tape condition/# sides? |
Fair / 2 tapes / 1 side each |
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Transcript? |
Yes |
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No. typed pages |
22 pages |
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Other attachments |
Draft of history of "College or William & Mary (Norfolk Division) 1930's 1940's; Obituary; Interview questions; correspondence |
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Transcript Location |
File: Oral History Interviews |
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Subject 1 |
Old Dominion University History -- 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s |
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Subject 2 |
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Subject 3 |
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Subject 4 |
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Subject a |
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Subject b |
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Subject c |
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Subject d |
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ODU Service |
1931-1972 |
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Interviewee Birth/Death |
b.June 25, 1906 (Mt. Vernon, OH); d. Feb. 13, 1993 |
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Other Interviewee Info |
William Gerald Akers, professor emeritus at Old Dominion University, served from 1931-1972 as a faculty and chair of the Foreign Language Department and also the head of the Division of Humanities. |
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Interview Summary |
Among several interview topics, the interview discusses Old Dominion University from its beginnings; the influence of William and Mary; faculty salaries and other issues; the Dean Hodges administration; and the American Association of University Professors. |
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Interviewer |
Dr. James R. Sweeney |
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Interviewer Info |
University Archivist |
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Physical Location (audio cassette) |
Box: Oral Histories |
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CDROM Location |
Special Collections |
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Number of CDRoms |
1 |
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Web location |
http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/oduhistory/akerstranscript.html |
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.wav size |
154 mb |
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.rm size |
21 mb / akerscopyavdu |
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Copyright |
The audio and transcripts in this collection are copyright of the Old Dominion University. |
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Permitted Use |
They may be used for educational and research purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way. |