Interviewee
 White, Edith Reynolds
Interview Date
 November 6, 1982
Collection

Oral History Collection--Norfolk Women's History

Number of Tapes
 1
Tape #
 na
Play length

60 min: 24 sec

Tape condition/# sides?

good / 2 sides

Transcript?

Yes

No. typed pages

18 pages

Other attachments
 Biographical information 2 pages
Transcript Location

Special Collections

Subject 1
 Massive resistance and school desegregation, Norfolk, Virginia
Subject 2
 Norfolk -- 1950s
Subject 3
 Race relations
Subject 4
 Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation
Subject a
 World War II, Waves
Subject b
 Virginia politics
Subject c
 Education
Subject d
  
ODU Service
 Supporter of ODU's Annual Literary Fesitval, 1995-
Interviewee Birth/Death
 b. November 4, 1923 (Passaic, NJ)
Other Interviewee Info
 Edith Reynolds White was active in the movement to reopen Norfolk's public schools after massive resistance shut them down in 1958. She was a member of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation, Norfolk Committee for Public Schools, and many other organizations. She served as librarian at Norfolk Academy from 1961-83 and is a supporter of Old Dominion University. See Biography.
Interview Summary
 The interview discusses her background and her involvement in the school desegregation crisis. Also included with the interview is a biography.
Interviewer
 Mary Pelham White
Interviewer Info
 Old Dominion University student in History 495/595, Dr. Dorothy Johnson
Physical Location (audio cassette)
 Special Collections
CDROM Location
 Special Collections
Number of CDRoms
 1
Web location

http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oralhistory/womenhistory/ewhitetranscript.html

.wav size
 156 mb
.rm size
 21 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.