Interviewee

Interviewee	Tonelson, A. Rufus
Interview Date	July 2, 1979
Collection	Oral History Collection
Number of Tapes	1
Tape #	OH 135 (side 2 of Pearce tape) (see OH 66-67)
Play length	22 min: 44 sec
Tape condition/# sides?	Good / 1 side
Transcript?	Yes
No. typed pages	5 pages
Other attachments
Transcript Location	Special Collections
Subject 1	Old Dominion University History -- 1930s
Subject 2	Tommy Scott
Subject 3	Student life during depression
Subject 4	Faculty from William & Mary
Subject a	First enrollments at the Norfolk Division
Subject b
Subject c
Subject d
ODU Service	1930-33 Student; 1966-71 Faculty, Dean of College of Education; 1971-76 Asst to President for School and Community Relations
Interviewee Birth/Death	b. Nov. 17, 1911 (New York); d. August 6, 2006 (Norfolk, VA) See Obituary from Virginian-Pilot or ODU News or ODU Sports
Other Interviewee Info	A. Rufus Tonelson, Professor Emeritus, was one of the first three students to enroll at the Norfolk Division in 1930; the Principal of Maury High School, 1955-1965; Dean and faculty member for the College of Education from 1966-71; and Assistant to the President for School and Community Relations from 1971-76. Tonelson died on August 6, 2006.
Interview Summary	This is the second interview conducted with A. Rufus Tonelson and deals with Tommy Scott, student life during the depression, faculty from William & Mary, and the first Norfolk Division enrollments.
Interviewer	Dr. 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/oduhistory/tonelson2transcript.html
.wav size	59 mb
.rm size	8 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.