| Interviewee |
Meier, Heinz |
| Interview
Date |
April 10 and April 15,1981 |
| Collection |
Oral History Collection |
| Number
of Tapes |
1 |
| Tape
# |
OH 132 |
| Play
length |
56 min:59 sec |
| Tape
condition/# sides? |
Good/2 sides |
| Transcript? |
Yes |
| No.
typed pages |
9 pages |
| Other
attachments |
|
| Transcript
Location |
Special Collections |
| Subject
1 |
Old Dominion University History -- 1960s, 1970s, |
| Subject
2 |
History Department |
| Subject
3 |
Swiss vs American Education |
| Subject
4 |
Swiss American Historical Society |
| Subject
a |
College of Arts & Letters |
| Subject
b |
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| Subject
c |
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Subject
d |
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| ODU
Service |
1960-75, History Department professor; 1975-85 , Dean of the College Arts and Letters |
| Interviewee
Birth/Death |
b. Oct. 13, 1929 (Zurich, Switzerland); d. 1989 (Norfolk, VA) |
| Other
Interviewee Info |
Dr. Heinz K. Meier served ODU from 1960-1975 as professor and then department chair in the History Department, and from 1975-1985 as Dean of the College of Arts and Letters. |
| Interview
Summary |
In addition to his background of growing up in Switzerland in the 1930s and 1940s, the interview discusses the philosophy behind American vs Swiss education, developments in the History Department and College of Arts and Letters, his involvement with the Swiss American Historical Society and the World Affairs Council of Hampton Roads, and his views on life and religion. |
| Interviewer |
Kim A. Snyder |
| Interviewer
Info |
Old Dominion University Archives |
| Physical
Location (audio cassette) |
Special Collections |
| CDROM
Location |
Special Collections |
| Number
of CDRoms |
1 |
| Web
location |
http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/oduhistory/meiertranscript.html |
| .wav
size |
147 mb |
| .rm
size |
16 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. |