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This collection contains oral histories conducted by Old Dominion University on various topics including ODU history, desegregation, and women's history among others.

Mark H. Schweitzer was a businessman and a software instructor for the City of Norfolk. He was the son of Paul T. Schweitzer who served on the Norfolk School Board, 1952-1960, and the Norfolk City Council, 1960-1968. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on August 2, 1941 and died November 20, 1997. The interview discusses Paul T. Schweitzer, the desegregation of Norfolk's Public Schools, and the Norfolk School Board and City Council. Schweitzer also discusses various Norfolk and Virginia political leaders and the Byrd Organization. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is good. 0:31:27

Dr. Robert L. Stern, Professor Emeritus, served ODU from 1945-1978 as a faculty member in the History Department where he taught political science. Stern also served as President of the ODU and Virginia Chapters of the American Association of University Professors. He was born on December 10, 1912 and died February 2, 1987. This interview is in two parts. The first interview discusses Stern's educational background, World War II, and his early teaching career at ODU. He also discusses race relations and Norfolk and Virginia politics. The second interview discusses the ODU Faculty Senate, the American Association of University Professors, and the Save ODU Campaign. Stern also talks about his involvement with the American Civil Liberties Union and the Peace Corps. Interview recorded on two cassette tapes, three sides. Audio quality is good. 1:01:32

A. Rufus Tonelson, Professor Emeritus, was one of the first three students to enroll at the Norfolk Division in 1930; the Principal of Maury High School, 1955-1965; Dean and faculty member for the College of Education from 1966-1971; and Assistant to the President for School and Community Relations from 1971-1976. He was born in New York, New York on November 17, 1911 and died August 6, 2006. This interview is in two parts. It discusses his background, enrolling in the Norfolk Division when it first opened, his impressions of the early faculty, facilities, social activities and athletics. Tonelson discusses his teaching jobs with Norfolk Public schools and with the College of William & Mary, and being principal of Maury High School during the massive resistance crisis. He also discusses joining the Education faculty at the Old Dominion College in 1966 and his various roles with the College of Education, including Dean, and his administrative roles in Community Relations and Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, one side (side 2 of Pearce interview). Audio quality is good. 0:22:36

A. Rufus Tonelson, Professor Emeritus, was one of the first three students to enroll at the Norfolk Division in 1930; the Principal of Maury High School, 1955-1965; Dean and faculty member for the College of Education from 1966-1971; and Assistant to the President for School and Community Relations from 1971-1976. He was bonr in New York, New York on November 17, 1911 and died August 6, 2006. This interview is in two parts. It discusses his background, enrolling in the Norfolk Division when it first opened, his impressions of the early faculty, facilities, social activities and athletics. Tonelson discusses his teaching jobs with Norfolk Public schools and with the College of William & Mary, and being principal of Maury High School during the massive resistance crisis. He also discusses joing the Education faculty at the Old Dominion College in 1966 and his various roles with the College of Education, including Dean, and his administrative roles in Community Relations and Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity. Interview recorded on two cassette tapes, three sides. Audio quality is good. 1:14:20

G. William Whitehurst served ODU in the History Department from 1950-1963, and was Dean of Students from 1963-1968. He successfully ran for Congress and served as Representative to Virginia's Second Congressional District from 1968-1987, at which time he returned to ODU to teach in the Political Science Department. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on March 12, 1925. The interview discusses his background, the teaching profession and his techniques, changes in student interests, his involvement during massive resistance, his views on President Webb, his run for Congress, ODU's television programs with WTAR, the student honor system, and student unrest in the 1960s. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is fair. 0:39:53

Vivian Carter Mason, a civil rights activist and educator, was the founder and an active member of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1900 and died May 10, 1982. [This interview has not yet been transcribed.] A series of four interviews were conducted with Vivian Carter Mason. Audio for the first interview conducted on March 24, 1978 was unplayable and not transcribed. The remaining interviews discuss her family history, civil rights in Norfolk, establishment of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation, the desegregation crisis in Norfolk, and the experiences of Afro-Americans in Norfolk. The transcript stops around 1:00:30.

Vivian Carter Mason, a civil rights activist and educator, was the founder and an active member of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1900 and died May 10, 1982. [This interview has not yet been transcribed.] A series of four interviews were conducted with Vivian Carter Mason. Audio for the first interview conducted on March 24, 1978 was unplayable and not transcribed. The remaining interviews discuss her family history, civil rights in Norfolk, establishment of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation, the desegregation crisis in Norfolk, and the experiences of Afro-Americans in Norfolk. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is fair to poor. 1:31:27

Vivian Carter Mason, a civil rights activist and educator, was the founder and an active member of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1900 and died May 10, 1982. A series of four interviews were conducted with Vivian Carter Mason. Audio for the first interview conducted on March 24, 1978 was unplayable and not transcribed. The remaining interviews discuss her family history, civil rights in Norfolk, establishment of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation, the desegregation crisis in Norfolk, and the experiences of Afro-Americans in Norfolk. Interview recorded on two cassette tapes, three sides. Audio quality is good to fair. 0:41:59

Vivian Carter Mason, a civil rights activist and educator, was the founder and an active member of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation. She was born in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on February 10, 1900 and died May 10, 1982. A series of four interviews were conducted with Vivian Carter Mason. Audio for the first interview conducted on March 24, 1978 was unplayable and not transcribed. The remaining interviews discuss her family history, civil rights in Norfolk, establishment of the Women's Council for Interracial Cooperation, the desegregation crisis in Norfolk, and the experiences of Afro-Americans in Norfolk. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is good to fair. 1:30:40

Roy Butler Martin, Jr., a Norfolk native, was mayor of Norfolk from 1962-1974. He served as a member of the City Council for over 20 years, beginning 1953. He attended the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary from 1939-1940. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on May 13, 1921 and died May 20, 2002. The interview discusses his views on the early days of ODU and its growth and development through the 1960s, the Byrd Organization, massive resistance and his lone vote against cutting off funds from the black secondary schools in January 1959, and urban renewal and development. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, one side. Audio quality is good. 0:25:38

Cecelia T. [Taliaferro] Tucker joined Old Dominion University in 1991 to serve as the Assistant to the President for Community Relations and continued to serve in community relations until her retirement in 2022. Prior to joining the university, she taught high school biology and then served numerous community organizations in leadership, public relations, and fundraising positions. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia. This interview is in two parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her recollections of growing up African-American in segregated times, her experiences with civil rights, life in Norfolk in the 1950s and 1960s, and her career as a teacher and community activist. Part 2 focuses on her tenure at ODU as Assistant to the President for Community Relations and ODU's segregated past. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Interview recorded on Sony Digital Audio Recorder; audio quality is good. 1:08:31

Cecelia T. [Taliaferro] Tucker joined Old Dominion University in 1991 to serve as the Assistant to the President for Community Relations and continued to serve in community relations until her retirement in 2022. Prior to joining the university, she taught high school biology and then served numerous community organizations in leadership, public relations, and fundraising positions. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia. This interview is in two parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her recollections of growing up African-American in segregated times, her experiences with civil rights, life in Norfolk in the 1950s and 1960s, and her career as a teacher and community activist. Part 2 focuses on her tenure at ODU as Assistant to the President for Community Relations and ODU's segregated past. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. Interview recorded on Sony Digital Audio Recorder; audio quality is good. 0:42:38

Ruth James was an advocate for school desegregation in the late 1950s when Norfolk closed its public schools because of massive resistance laws. She and her family were the lead litigants in a law suit that re-opened and desegregated the schools. James was also the first female student enrolled in the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, now Old Dominion University. James was born in Chesapeake, Virginia on October 13, 192 and died October 7, 1997. The interview discusses her background and involvement with the school desegregation crisis in Norfolk, Virginia. The interview is part of the Norfolk Women's History collection and was conducted as a class project for Dorothy Johnson's History 495/595 course, "Recapturing Women's History: Local and National," in Fall, 1982. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is good. 0:51:40

Mark H. Schweitzer was a businessman and a software instructor for the City of Norfolk. He was the son of Paul T. Schweitzer who served on the Norfolk School Board, 1952-1960, and the Norfolk City Council, 1960-1968. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on August 2, 1941 and died November 20, 1997. The interview discusses Paul T. Schweitzer, the desegregation of Norfolk's Public Schools, and the Norfolk School Board and City Council. Schweitzer also discusses various Norfolk and Virginia political leaders and the Byrd Organization.

Dr. Robert L. Stern, Professor Emeritus, served ODU from 1945-1978 as a faculty member in the History Department where he taught political science. Stern also served as President of the ODU and Virginia Chapters of the American Association of University Professors. He was born on December 10, 1912 and died February 2, 1987. This interview is in two parts. The first interview discusses Stern's educational background, World War II, and his early teaching career at ODU. He also discusses race relations and Norfolk and Virginia politics. The second interview discusses the ODU Faculty Senate, the American Association of University Professors, and the Save ODU Campaign. Stern also talks about his involvement with the American Civil Liberties Union and the Peace Corps.

A. Rufus Tonelson, Professor Emeritus, was one of the first three students to enroll at the Norfolk Division in 1930; the Principal of Maury High School, 1955-1965; Dean and faculty member for the College of Education from 1966-1971; and Assistant to the President for School and Community Relations from 1971-1976. He was bonr in New York, New York on November 17, 1911 and died August 6, 2006. This interview is in two parts. It discusses his background, enrolling in the Norfolk Division when it first opened, his impressions of the early faculty, facilities, social activities and athletics. Tonelson discusses his teaching jobs with Norfolk Public schools and with the College of William & Mary, and being principal of Maury High School during the massive resistance crisis. He also discusses joing the Education faculty at the Old Dominion College in 1966 and his various roles with the College of Education, including Dean, and his administrative roles in Community Relations and Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity.

A. Rufus Tonelson, Professor Emeritus, was one of the first three students to enroll at the Norfolk Division in 1930; the Principal of Maury High School, 1955-1965; Dean and faculty member for the College of Education from 1966-1971; and Assistant to the President for School and Community Relations from 1971-1976. He was born in New York, New York on November 17, 1911 and died August 6, 2006. This interview is in two parts. It discusses his background, enrolling in the Norfolk Division when it first opened, his impressions of the early faculty, facilities, social activities and athletics. Tonelson discusses his teaching jobs with Norfolk Public schools and with the College of William & Mary, and being principal of Maury High School during the massive resistance crisis. He also discusses joining the Education faculty at the Old Dominion College in 1966 and his various roles with the College of Education, including Dean, and his administrative roles in Community Relations and Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity.

Cecelia T. [Taliaferro] Tucker joined Old Dominion University in 1991 to serve as the Assistant to the President for Community Relations and continued to serve in community relations until her retirement in 2022. Prior to joining the university, she taught high school biology and then served numerous community organizations in leadership, public relations, and fundraising positions. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia. This interview is in two parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her recollections of growing up African-American in segregated times, her experiences with civil rights, life in Norfolk in the 1950s and 1960s, and her career as a teacher and community activist. Part 2 focuses on her tenure at ODU as Assistant to the President for Community Relations and ODU's segregated past. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.

Cecelia T. [Taliaferro] Tucker joined Old Dominion University in 1991 to serve as the Assistant to the President for Community Relations and continued to serve in community relations until her retirement in 2022. Prior to joining the university, she taught high school biology and then served numerous community organizations in leadership, public relations, and fundraising positions. She was born in Martinsville, Virginia. This interview is in two parts. Part 1 discusses her personal and educational background, her recollections of growing up African-American in segregated times, her experiences with civil rights, life in Norfolk in the 1950s and 1960s, and her career as a teacher and community activist. Part 2 focuses on her tenure at ODU as Assistant to the President for Community Relations and ODU's segregated past. The interview took place in Perry Library on the campus of Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia.