| Interviewee |
Shafer, W. Bruce |
| Interview
Date |
January 12 , 1977; February 16, 1977 |
| Collection |
Oral History Collection |
| Number
of Tapes |
2 |
| Tape
# |
OH 83-84; 85-86 |
| Play
length |
94 min; 96 min |
| Tape
condition/# sides? |
Good / 3 sides; Good / 3 sides |
| Transcript? |
Yes |
| No.
typed pages |
19 pages; 15 pages |
| Other
attachments |
8 pages misc. notes + 2pages permission of use |
| Transcript
Location |
Special Collections |
| Subject
1 |
War Bonus for Veterans |
| Subject
2 |
Andrew Mellon |
| Subject
3 |
Veterans of Foreign Wars |
| Subject
4 |
Norfolk City Council Election 1928 |
| Subject
a |
Congressional politics |
| Subject
b |
Political corruption |
| Subject
c |
Military Circle Shopping mall |
Subject
d |
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| ODU
Service |
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| Interviewee
Birth/Death |
b.1894 (Norfolk County); d.1990 |
| Other
Interviewee Info |
Mr. W. Bruce Shafer was a Norfolk native, politician and businessman. He was also an honorary member of the Veterans of Foreign Affairs. |
| Interview
Summary |
The first interview (January 12, 1977) discusses his family and personal background, war bonuses for veterans, Andrew Mellon, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Norfolk City Council Election of 1928. The second interview (February 16, 1977) discusses Schafer's Congressional candidacy in 1930, political corruption, and his involvement with the development of Military Circle Mall. |
| 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/special/oralhistory/military/shaferjan121977transcript.html |
| .wav
size |
243 mb; 246 mb |
| .rm
size |
33 mb; 34 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. |