Interviewee

Fink, T. Ross

Interview Date

August 13, 1974

Collection

Oral History Collection

Number of Tapes

2

Tape #

OH 11-12

Play length

102 min:51 sec

Tape condition/# sides?

Good / 4 sides

Transcript?

Yes

No. typed pages

22 pages

Other attachments

Interview questions

Transcript Location

Special Collections

Subject 1

Old Dominion University History -- 1950s, 1960s

Subject 2

College of Education

Subject 3

Primary Education/Secondary Education

Subject 4

Teacher Education

Subject a

Teacher employment issues

Subject b

ODU during massive resistance

Subject c

Young Republican Club

Subject d

ODU Service

Chairman of Department of Education,1954-1962 ; First Dean of School of Education, 1963-1964; Chairman of Department of Elementary Education, 1964-1970.

Interviewee Birth/Death

Other Interviewee Info

Dr. T. Ross Fink, Emeritus, was the Chairman of the Department of Education from 1954-1962 and the first Dean of the School of Education from 1963-1964. From 1964-1970, he served as Chair of the Department of Elementary Education.

Interview Summary

His interview discusses his teaching background, developments in the College of Education, the primary and secondary education curricula, issues with teacher education and employment, ODU's role during massive resistance, year-round school, and various programs he established at ODU.

Interviewer

Dr. James R. Sweeney

Interviewer Info

University Archivist, 1974-

Physical Location (audio cassette)

Special Collections

CDROM Location

Special Collections

Number of CDRoms

1

Web location

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

.wav size

265 mb

.rm size

37 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.