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Interviewee
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Darden, Colgate Whitehead, Jr. |
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Interview
Date |
August 23, 1978 (1st interview on April 7, 1975) |
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Collection
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Oral History Collection |
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Number
of Tapes |
2 |
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Tape
# |
OH 99-100 |
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Play
length |
37 min: 29 sec |
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Tape
condition/# sides? |
Good / 4 sides |
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Transcript?
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Yes |
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No.
typed pages |
22 pages |
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Other
attachments |
Interview questions; VP article 11/6/80; biography; correspondence; "Remarks of the Honorable Colgate Darden, Jr. Commencent of ODU May 10, 1980"; photocopies of various newspaper articles |
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Transcript
Location |
Special Collections |
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Subject
1 |
Personal background |
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Subject
2 |
World War I and Depression |
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Subject
3 |
Norfolk history |
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Subject
4 |
Virginia politics |
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Subject
a |
William Prieur and the Byrd organization |
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Subject
b |
People: Jim Barron, Al Smith, Henry Howell, Bruce Shafer, Menalcus Lankford, Joseph T. Deal, Colonel Francis Pickens Miller |
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Subject
c |
Democratic party |
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Subject
d |
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ODU
Service |
n/a |
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Interviewee
Birth/Death |
b. February 11, 1897; d. June 9, 1981 |
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Other
Interviewee Info |
Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. began his law practice in Norfolk in 1922, was governor of Virginia from 1942-1946, president of University of Virginia, Charlottesville from 1947-1959, chairman of the Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South in 1961. |
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Interview
Summary |
This second interview discusses Darden's background, his impressions of Norfolk throughout the years, his political career, Virginia politics, his thoughts on Billy Prieur and the Byrd political organization, many of the people he dealt with during his political career, and massive resistance. |
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Interviewer
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Dr. James R. Sweeney |
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Interviewer
Info |
University Archivist, 1974-1984 |
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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/politics/dardentranscript8231978.html |
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.wav
size |
200 mb |
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.rm
size |
28 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. |