Oral History Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Old Dominion University
3023 Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library
Old Dominion University
4427 Hampton Blvd
Norfolk, VA 23529
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Jessica Ritchie
Phone: (757) 683-4483
Fax: (757) 683-5954
Restrictions:

Open to researchers without restrictions.

Terms of access:

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Oral History Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
1.60 Linear Feet and 4 Hollinger document cases boxes
Creator:
Sweeney, James R.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Oral History Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains transcripts and supporting documentation of oral histories conducted by Dr. James R. Sweeney, professor of history and University Archivist, and others related to the history of Old Dominion, Massive Resistance, other topics. Some of the information contained in the folders include the oral history transcript, interview questions, and biographies of interviewees.

The audio recordings and transcripts have been digitized and are available in the Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections.

Acquisition information:

Dr. James R. Sweeney, University Archivist

Gift.

Processing information:

Container list was compiled by Alicia Brown, Special Collections and University Archives Student Assistant, in November 2017.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by interviewee's last name.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard