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Interviewee
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Cooper, Dudley |
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Interview
Date
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November 30, 1978 |
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Collection
|
Oral History Collection |
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Number
of Tapes |
2 |
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Tape
#
|
OH 109a-109b |
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Play
length
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63 min |
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Tape
condition/# sides?
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2 sides/ side 2 incomplete |
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Transcript?
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Incomplete |
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No.
typed pages
|
7 pages |
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Other
attachments
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Transcript
Location
|
Special Collections |
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Subject
1 |
Ocean View Amusement Park |
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Subject
2
|
Seaside Amusement Park |
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Subject
3 |
Race relations |
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Subject
4 |
Amusement park operations |
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Subject
a
|
World War II -- leisure activities |
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Subject
b
|
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Subject
c
|
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Subject
d |
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ODU
Service |
n/a |
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Interviewee
Birth/Death |
b. 1899 (North Carolina), d. 1996 |
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Other
Interviewee Info
|
Dr. Dudley Cooper was the first college-trained optometrist to practice in Norfolk and owner of the Ocean View Amusement Park from 1942-1978. |
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Interview
Summary |
The interview discusses the history and development of Ocean View Amusement Park -- business aspects, technical aspects, specific attractions, military clientele, and aspects of racial integration. |
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Interviewer
|
Peter M. Kusiak |
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Interviewer
Info
|
Old Dominion University |
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Physical
Location (audio cassette)
|
Special Collections |
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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/tidewater/cooperdtranscript.html |
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.wav
size |
88 mb |
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.rm
size |
13 mb |
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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 |
They may be used for educational and research purposes only. They may not be copied, altered or amended in any way. |