| Interviewee |
Wilson, Harrison B. |
| Interview
Date |
October 6, 1978 |
| Collection |
Oral History Collection |
| Number
of Tapes |
1 |
| Tape
# |
OH 105 |
| Play
length |
50 min: 45 sec |
| Tape
condition/# sides? |
Good / 2 sides |
| Transcript? |
Yes |
| No.
typed pages |
17 pages |
| Other
attachments |
Correspondence, copy of transcript |
| Transcript
Location |
Special Collections |
| Subject
1 |
Norfolk State College |
| Subject
2 |
VA Plan for Equal Opportunity |
| Subject
3 |
Black colleges |
| Subject
4 |
Race relations in Mississippi in the 1950s |
| Subject
a |
Medgar Evers |
| Subject
b |
Civil Rights Movement |
| Subject
c |
President Carter |
Subject
d |
|
| ODU
Service |
na |
| Interviewee
Birth/Death |
b. 1928 |
| Other
Interviewee Info |
Harrison B. Wilson was the president of Norfolk State University from 1975-97. His wife, Lucy Wilson, is a former ODU faculty and administrator. |
| Interview
Summary |
The interview discusses his personal background and his involvement in the Civil Rights Movement. He also discusses his presidency at NSU, the Virginia Plan for Equal Opportunity, and the benefits of black colleges. |
| Interviewer |
Ervin L. Jordan, Jr. |
| Interviewer
Info |
Old Dominion University History Department |
| Physical
Location (audio cassette) |
Special Collections |
| CDROM
Location |
Special Collections |
| Number
of CDRoms |
1 |
| Web
location |
http://www.lib.odu.edu/special/oralhistory/tidewater/wilsontranscript.html |
| .wav
size |
130 mb |
| .rm
size |
18.5 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. |