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The following is a chronological listing of oral histories in the Perry Library collection pertaining to the history of Old Dominion University. To listen to the audio, the RealPlayer must be available as a plug-in. Click here to download the RealPlayer.

University

Time Period

Persons Interviewed

Designation, Department

Date of Interview

1924-30s

Healy, Joseph E.

Director and Organizer, Wm&Mary "Extension"

June 9, 1960

1930-1939

Jackson, Perry Y.

Faculty, Chemistry

April 24, 1975

1930-1972

Akers, W. Gerald

Faculty, Foreign Languages

July 10, 1974

1930-1933

Tonelson, A. Rufus

Student 1930-1933; Principal of Maury High School, 1957-?; ODU Faculty & Dean, College of Education, 1966-1971; Asst to President for School and Community Relations, 1971-1976

December 9, 1975
July 2, 1979

1931-1941

Smith, A. Lee

Faculty, Mathematics and Engineering

February 6, 1975

1932-1974

Webb, Lewis W., Jr.

President 1960-69; Faculty, Engineering, 1932-1974

1974: November 4, 11, 18, December 3, 10;
1975: January 14, 21, 28, February 12

1932-1974

White, Edward

Dean, School of Engineering

July 16, 1974

1930s

Martin, Mayor Roy B.

Student; Norfolk Mayor

July 18, 1974

1930s

Miller, James W.

Dean of Faculty at College of William & Mary

March 13, 1975

1930s-40s

Scott, Mrs. Tommy L.

Wife of first Athletic Director, Tommy Scott

February 5, 1976

1934-1969

Charity, Bessie

Support Staff

August 1, 1979

1934-1935

Bowman, Wayne

Student, 1934-1935; Faculty, English, 1955-1980

April 12, 1983

1934-1935

Pearce, Edward

Student

June 29, 1979

1937-1948

Ladd, Dorothy Pierce

Librarian

August 12, 1999

1938-1956

MacDonald, Frank

Faculty, Assistant President; Philosophy, Psychology, Liberal Arts, Counseling Depts

February 26, 1975

1939-42,
1946-77

Sherwood, C.S.

Faculty, Geophysical Sciences, Chemistry and Astronomy, 1939-42 and 1946-77

October 18, 1974

1942-1971

Chandler, Joseph

Athletic Director, Health & Phys Ed

October 28, 1975

1942-1959

Klinefelter, Lee M.

Faculty, Head, Technical Institute

August 2, 1974

1946-1984

Kovner, Edgar A.

Faculty, Technical Institute, Engineering

April 3, 1975

1943-1979

Phillips, Margaret

Faculty, Mathematics, Physics, Engineering

August 4, 1982

1945-1977

Seward, William W.

Faculty, English

September 26, 1974

1945-1978

Stern, Robert L.

Faculty, History

August 5,
November 12, 1974

1945-1947

Teich, Albert, Jr.

Student 1945-1947; Faculty, Business Administration, 1957-1992; Norfolk lawyer

April 7, 1976

1946-1976

Cooper, Reuben

Faculty, Speech

October 9, 1975

1946-1948

Tatem, Albert

Student 1946-1948; Faculty, Physical Ed, 1960-1985

November 7, 1985

1946-1985

Pliska, Stanley

Chair, Dept of Social Studies; 1st Chair, Dept of History; Dean,School of General Studies

August 15, 1974

1947-62

Kaufman, Charles L.

Member, Advisory Board of Norfolk Division, 1947-62; Norfolk lawyer

April 4, 1975

1948-1987

Sebren, Herbert L.

Faculty, English and Music

March 18, 1975

1948-1980

Metheny, Arthur B. (Bud)

Athletics coach, Physical Ed

May 22, 1975;
May 29, 1975

1948-1975

Peele, E. Vernon

Asst. Director (under Webb); Dean, Instruction; Arts & Sciences

August 16, 1974;
April 11, 1985

1948-1951, 1954-1972

Stirling, Yates III

Faculty, Engineering

April 13, 1976

1945-1985

Bagley, Virginia Speer

Faculty, Biology

July 25, 1975

1949-1984

Godden, Albert I

Faculty, Technical Institute, Engineering Technology

June 11, 1976

1950s

Decker, Peter

Student 1950s; Norfolk lawyer

August 1979

1950-1985

Billmyer, Frank

Faculty, Chemistry

July 23, 1985

1950-1976

Pittman, Emily V.

Faculty, Health & Physical Education

July 1976

1950-1976

Vogan, Charles E.

Faculty, Music

June 7, 1976

1950-1968

Whitehurst, G. William

Faculty, History, 1950-1968; Dean of students 1963-1968; Congressman, 2nd district

July 27, 1974

1951-1986

Breneiser, S. Eliot

Faculty, Music

June 24, 1975

1953-1989

Hawn, Harold G.

Faculty, Music

April 23, April 29; May 6, 7, 1975

1954-1956

Downing, Betty Cootes

Student (cheerleader)

July 1979

1954-1970

Fink, T. Ross

Faculty, Education Dept; School of Education; Dept of Elementary Education

August 13, 1974

1954-1976

Jones, Dorothy M.

Faculty, Business Administration

June 21, 1976

1955-1980

Bowman, Wayne

Student, 1934-1935; Faculty, English, 1955-1980

April 12, 1983

1955-1980

Sibley, Charles K.

Faculty, Art

July 26, 1976

1955-

Burgess, Charles O.

Faculty, English, 1955-1970, 1980-85, 1995- ; Dean of Graduate Studies, 1970-72; Provost, 1972-80; Dean, College of Arts & Letters, 1985-95

June 29; July 9; July 29, 2010

1956-1975

Plummer, Louis G.

Faculty, Health & Physical Education

May 12, 1975

1956-1967

Spencer, Warren F.

Faculty, History

April 7, 1975

1957-1992

Teich, Albert, Jr.

Student 1945-1947; Faculty, Business Administration, 1957-1992; Norfolk lawyer

April 7, 1976

1957-1970

Bell, W. Herman

Faculty, Counselor and Professor,Counseling; French

October 10, 1974

1958-1979

Adams, Clifford

Faculty, Physics

May 23 and 25, 1983

1959-1975

Zaneveld, Jacques S.

Faculty, Biology

February 19, 1976

1959-1979

Debedts, Elizabeth S.

Librarian, Special Collections

May 28, 1979

1960-1985

Tatem, Albert

Student 1946-1948; Faculty, Physical Ed, 1960-1985

November 7, 1985

1960-1981

Clymer, Benjamin F.

Librarian, Reference

March 3, 1982

1960-1985

Meier, Heinz K.

Faculty,History; Dean, Arts & Letters

April 10, 1981

1960-1975

Stanley, Dorothy Evelyn

Faculty, Foreign Languages

November 5, 1975

1961-1986

Johnson, Dorothy

Faculty, History

September 26, 1980
September 29, 1980

1961-1992

Peterson, Leland D.

Faculty, English

July 19, 1977

1963-pres

Frank, Willard

Faculty, History

May 7, 1998

1964-1977

Blossom, Thomas

Faculty, History

March 25, 1977

1964-1998

Pollock, Norman

Faculty, History

February 16, 1999

1965-1990
Rhodes, Carolyn H.
Faculty, English and Women's Studies, 1965-1990
March 12-July 17, 2009

1966-1976

Tonelson, A. Rufus

Student 1930-1933; Principal of Maury High School, 1957-?; ODU Faculty & Dean, College of Education, 1966-1971; Asst to President for School and Community Relations, 1971-1976

December 9, 1975
July 2, 1979

1966-1977

Barna, P. Stephen

Faculty, Engineering

March 29, 1977

1968-1977

Bennett, John A. W.

Faculty, International Studies

May 16, 1977

1968-1973

Tunyogi, Andrew C.

Faculty, Philosophy

April 7, 1976 (no transcript)
March 7, 1983

1969-pres

Hager, David

Faculty, Political Science; VP for Academic Affairs

February 23, 1999

1969-1976

Bugg, James L., Jr.

President

July 1998

1969-1982

Bishop, Bruce

Student 1969-73; Board of Visitors 1972-82; Norfolk lawyer

February 26, 1999

1970- ?

Shufflebarger, David

Asst. to President for Governmental Relations,

April 21, 1981

1970-1976

Crenshaw, Francis N.

Board of Visitors

August 25, 1978

1971-2004

Savage, Anne Raymond

Faculty and Administrator, Distance Learning, 1971-2004

November 3 and Nov. 4, 2004

1972-2004
McAdoo, Gisele
Library Assistant, 1972-2004
October 12 and Oct. 14, 2004

1975-1976

Dahlseid, Richard

Student, Member of Presidental Search Committee

May 7, 1976

1976-1985

Rollins, Alfred E.

President; Faculty, History

February 15, 1999

1991-pres
Tucker, Cecelia T.
Assistant to the President for Community Relations, 1991-present

March 6,and March 13, 2009

1992-2002
Major, Jean A.
University Librarian, 1992-2002
February 21, 2005