Interviewee

Cooper, Dudley

Interview Date

November 30, 1978

Collection

Oral History Collection

Number of Tapes
2
Tape #

OH 109a-109b

Play length

63 min

Tape condition/# sides?

2 sides/ side 2 incomplete

Transcript?

Incomplete

No. typed pages

7 pages

Other attachments
 
Transcript Location

Special Collections

Subject 1
Ocean View Amusement Park
Subject 2
Seaside Amusement Park
Subject 3
Race relations
Subject 4
Amusement park operations
Subject a
World War II -- leisure activities
Subject b
 
Subject c

Subject d
 
ODU Service
n/a
Interviewee Birth/Death
b. 1899 (North Carolina), d. 1996
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.
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.
Interviewer
Peter M. Kusiak
Interviewer Info
Old Dominion University
Physical Location (audio cassette)
Special Collections
CDROM Location
Special Collections
Number of CDRoms
1
Web location

http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/tidewater/cooperdtranscript.html

.wav size
88 mb
.rm size
13 mb
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.