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.