| Interviewee |
Martin, Mayor Roy B., Jr. |
| Interview
Date |
July 18, 1974 |
| Collection |
Oral History Collection |
| Number
of Tapes |
1 |
| Tape
# |
5 |
| Play
length |
25 min:38 sec |
| Tape
condition/# sides? |
Good / 1 side |
| Transcript? |
Yes |
| No.
typed pages |
10 pages |
| Other
attachments |
Correspondence |
| Transcript
Location |
Special Collections |
| Subject
1 |
Old Dominion University History -- 1930s, 1940s, 1950s, 1960s |
| Subject
2 |
Norfolk City Council |
| Subject
3 |
Byrd organization influence on legislature |
| Subject
4 |
Urban Renewal Program - Norfolk Redevelopment and Housing Authority |
| Subject
a |
Massive Resistance and the desegregation of Norfolk Public Schools |
| Subject
b |
Mayor Duckworth |
| Subject
c |
Tidewater Police Academy |
Subject
d |
|
| ODU
Service |
ODU Student 1939-40 |
| Interviewee
Birth/Death |
b.5/13/1921 (Norfolk, VA); d. 5/20/2002 (Norfolk, VA) |
| Other
Interviewee Info |
Roy Butler Martin, Jr., a Norfolk native, was mayor of Norfolk from 1962-1974. He served as a member of theCity Council for over 20 years, beginning 1953. He attended the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary from 1939-1940. (See also City Resolution) |
| Interview
Summary |
The interview discusses his views on the early days of ODU and its growth and development through the 1960s, the Byrd Organization, massive resistance and his lone vote against cutting off funds from the black secondary schools in January 1959, and urban renewal and development. |
| 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/specialcollections/oralhistory/tidewater/martintranscript.html |
| .wav
size |
66 mb |
| .rm
size |
9 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. |