Interviewee

Clymer, Ben

Interview Date

March 4, 1982

Collection

Oral History Collection

Number of Tapes

1

Tape #

OH 148

Play length

Tape condition/# sides?

inaudible

Transcript?

Yes - draft only

No. typed pages

12 pages

Other attachments

Photocopies of articles, obituary

Transcript Location

Special Collections

Subject 1

Old Dominion University History -- 1960s, 1970s

Subject 2

University Library: Reference Department, Interlibrary Loan

Subject 3

Subject 4

Subject a

Hughes Library

Subject b

Library buildings

Subject c

Library administrators: Peabody, Pollard

Subject d

ODU Service

1960-81

Interviewee Birth/Death

b. 10/3/1915 d. 3/6/1990

Other Interviewee Info

Benjamin F. Clymer, professor emeritus, served ODU from 1960-1981 as a Reference Librarian in the University Library.

Interview Summary

The interview discusses Clymer's military background, his job as a reference librarian, his role in interlibrary loan and library instruction, and the library's move from Hughes Hall to a new building.

Interviewer

Peter Stewart

Interviewer Info

Old Dominion University Archivist

Physical Location (audio cassette)

Special Collections

CDROM Location

Special Collections

Number of CDRoms

1

Web location

http://www.lib.odu.edu/special/oralhistory/oduhistory/clymertranscript.html

.wav size

n/a

.rm size

n/a

Copyright

The audio and transcripts in this collection are copyright of the Old Dominion University.

Permitted Use

They may be used for educational and research purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way.