Forrest R. "Hap" White Papers

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], Forrest R. "Hap" White Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Summary

Extent:
0.40 Linear Feet and One multimedia box boxes
Creator:
White, Forest R. (1947-)
Abstract:
Former Budget Director for the Norfolk Public Schools. Fourteen untranscribed cassette tapes containing interviews White conducted with politicians, journalists, police and other city officials from 1975-1991 as background for his ODU doctoral dissertation, School Desegregation and Urban Renewal and the 1992 book Pride and Prejudice: School Desegregation and Urban Renewal in Norfolk, 1950-1959.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Forrest R. "Hap" White Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of 14 audiocassette tapes of oral histories conducted by Forrest R. "Hap" White. The interviews were used for his doctoral dissertation and later book: Pride and Prejudice: School Desegregation and Urban Renewal in Norfolk, 1950-1959. Interviewees include politicians, judges, reporters, and business leaders who were involved in the desegregation of Norfolk Public Schools. Audio quality of some of the interviews is extremely poor and not all interviews contain the complete audio of the interview.

Biographical / historical:

Forrest R. "Hap" White was born in 1947 and is the son of Dr. Forrest P. White and Edith White. The White family was involved with the Norfolk Committee for Public Schools, a group that was strongly opposed to Virginia's Massive Resistance laws. Hap received his Master of Public Administration from ODU in 1987 and his PhD in Urban Services from ODU in 1991. He was the Director of Budget for Norfolk Public Schools. He also co-edited A Multidisciplinary Approach to Land-Use Planning in Virginia Beach (1972). His doctoral thesis School Desegregation and Urban Renewal and a later book: Pride and Prejudice: School Desegregation and Urban Renewal in Norfolk, 1950-1959 are based on his research which involve the oral histories in this collection.

Note written by Mel Frizzell

Acquisition information:

Forrest R. White

Gift. Accession #A2007-10

Processing information:

The collection was processed and the finding aid was developed by Mel Frizzell, Special Collections Assistant, in 2008.

Arrangement:

The collection is in chronological order as much as possible.

Physical / technical requirements:

There is currently no playback equipment in Special Collections and University Archives. Please contact a staff member for further assistance.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard