| Interviewee |
Ladd, Dorothy Pierce |
| Interview
Date |
August 12, 1999 |
| Collection |
Oral History Collection |
| Number
of Tapes |
2 |
| Tape
# |
OH 151-152 |
| Play
length |
75 min: 35 sec |
| Tape
condition/# sides? |
good / 3 sides |
| Transcript? |
Yes -- new |
| No.
typed pages |
17 pages |
| Other
attachments |
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| Transcript
Location |
Special Collections |
| Subject
1 |
Old Dominion University History -- 1930s, 1940s |
| Subject
2 |
Development of the University Library |
| Subject
3 |
Hughes Library |
| Subject
4 |
College faculty and students |
| Subject
a |
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| Subject
b |
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| Subject
c |
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Subject
d |
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| ODU
Service |
Librarian, 1937-1948 |
| Interviewee
Birth/Death |
b. 01/16/1917 (Norfolk, VA); d. 10/09/2006 (Sharps, VA) |
| Other
Interviewee Info |
Dorothy Pierce Ladd was the first librarian, Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary, after receiving her degree in library science from the College of William and Mary. Ladd was given a small budget for the purchasing of new books and furniture. By the end of Ladd's tenure, the library's total holdings had increased to 13,200 volumes, and the physical size of the library had doubled. In 1948 Ladd moved to Boston with her husband and began a 30-year career as a librarian at Boston University. See Obituary. |
| Interview
Summary |
The interview discusses her educational background, her experiences with the early Norfolk Division from 1937-1948, and her involvement with the development of the library at the Norfolk Division. |
| Interviewer |
Dr. Jean Major (second interviewer: Mr. Robert Major?) |
| Interviewer
Info |
Old Dominion University Librarian, 1992-2002 |
| Physical
Location (audio cassette) |
Special Collections |
| CDROM
Location |
Special Collections |
| Number
of CDRoms |
1 |
| Web
location |
http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/womenhistory/dladdtranscript.html |
| .wav
size |
195 mb |
| .rm
size |
27 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. |