Interviewee

Harrell, Charlton L. and John D. Leitch

Interview Date

April 20, 1978

Collection

Oral History Collection

Number of Tapes
 1
Tape #

OH 97

Play length

32 min

Tape condition/# sides?

Good / 1 side

Transcript?

Yes

No. typed pages

7 unnumbered pages

Other attachments

Signed deed of transfer, photocopies of biographical articles, signed original correspondence regarding Mary Sinton Leitch

Transcript Location

Special Collections

Subject 1
 Mary Sinton Lewis Leitch
Subject 2
 Noted poets: Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg, Gogerty Coffin, Edna Saint Vincent Millet
Subject 3
 Poetry
Subject 4
 Poetry Society of Virginia
Subject a
 Tidewater reputation
Subject b
  
Subject c
  
Subject d
  
ODU Service
  
Interviewee Birth/Death
 Mary Sinton Lewis Leitch: b. Sept. 8, 1987 (New York, NY); d. Aug. 20, 1954 (Virginia Beach, VA) -- Charlton Leitch Harrell was one of the first female reporters for the Ledger-Star
Other Interviewee Info
 Charlton Leitch Harrell and John Leitch are the daughter and son of Mary Sinton Lewis Leitch, a noted poet in Virginia.
Interview Summary
 The interview discusses their recollections of their mother, her work experiences, her writing, her contacts with poets Robert Frost, Carl Sandburg and others, her involvement with the Poetry Society of Virginia, and her reputation in the Tidewater area.
Interviewer
 James R. Sweeney
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/specialcollections/oralhistory/tidewater/harrelltranscript.html

.wav size
 83 mb
.rm size
 10 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.