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Interviewee
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Burgess, Charles O. |
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Interview Date
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June 29 - July 29, 2010 |
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Collection
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Oral History Collection |
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Number of Tapes
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n/a |
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Tape #
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n/a |
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Play length
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5 hrs. 11 min. [ in 3 parts: 1) 1hr. 28.5 min.; 2) 2hrs. 7 min.; 3) 1hr. 38 min.] |
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Tape condition/# sides?
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digital tape -- good condition |
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Transcript?
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Yes -- transcribed by Karen Vaughan, Mel Frizzell, Teresa Statler-Keener |
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No. typed pages
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66 pages |
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Other attachments
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n/a |
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Transcript Location
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Subject 1
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Old Dominion University -- 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, 2000s |
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Subject 2
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Burgess, Charles -- background and education |
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Subject 3
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Old Dominion Univeristy -- teaching, faculty, English Department, curriculum development |
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Subject 4
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Graduate Program Director -- developing English Department graduate program, international students |
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Subject a
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Provost -- ODU expansion; affirmative action; budgets; Tidewater Consortium, continuing education programs; international programs |
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Subject b
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Dean of the College of Arts and Letters -- general education program; international studies program; women's studies program; African American studies |
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Subject c
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ODU Presidents |
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Subject d
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Friends of the Library; Norfolk Arts, etc. |
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ODU Service
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1955-current |
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Interviewee Birth/Death
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b. 01/30/1929 (New York, New York) |
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Other Interviewee Info
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Dr. Charles O. Burgess came to the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary in 1955 as an Instructor in the English Department. In addition to becoming Full Professor in 1966, he also served as Director of Freshman English, Graduate Program Director, and was appointed the University's first Dean of Graduate Studies in 1970. By 1972, he became Vice President and Provost for Academic Affairs. In 1980, Dr. Burgess returned to the English Department to teach, and by 1985 he was again in an administrative role as Dean of the College of Arts and Letters. He retired from that position in 1995, but continues to teach part-time in the English Department. |
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Interview Summary
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This interview is in three parts. Part 1 discusses his personal and educational background, his arrival at the Norfolk Division in 1955, his thoughts on Norfolk, the Norfolk Division, and the English Department, his role as Graduate Programs Director, and events and activism through the 1960s. Part 2 discusses his tenure as Provost, the growth and expansion of ODU, affirmative action, budgets and budget crises, and the development of international programs. Part 3 discusses his tenure as Dean of The College of Arts and Sciences, curriculum development in general education, women's studies, international studies, and African American studies; teaching, and the ODU Friends of the Library. |
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Interviewer
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Karen Vaughan |
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Interviewer Info
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Digital Services Coordinator, ODU Libraries (1988- ) |
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Physical Location (audio cassette)
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CDROM Location
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Special Collections |
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Number of CDRoms
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Web location
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http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/oduhistory/burgesstranscript1.htm - burgesstranscript3.htm |
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.wav size
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Part 1: 113mb; Part 2: 160mb; Part 3: 124mb |
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.mp3 size
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Part 1: 81.3mb; Part 2: ?mb; Part 3: 89.6mb |
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Copyright
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The audio and transcripts in this collection are copyright of the Old Dominion University. |
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Permitted Use
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They may be used for educational and research purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way. |