Title:
Oral History Interview with Lewis W. Webb, Jr., Part 1 - Audio
Creator:
Webb, Lewis W., Jr. Warrington, Jr.
Contributor:
Sweeney, James R. (Old Dominion University Archivist)
Date:
1974-11-04
Description:
Lewis Warrington Webb, Jr. could be called "the Father of Old Dominion." After serving 10 years as an instructor at the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary, he was appointed Assistant Director in 1942. He also served as Director of the Defense and War Training Program at the College from 1940-1944. In 1946 Webb, Jr. was appointed Director of the Norfolk Division. After retiring from the presidency he returned to teaching physics. He died in 1984, having lived long enough to see Old Dominion become a university. He was born in Norfolk, Virginia on March 1, 1910 and died in September 1984. In a series of nine interviews, President Lewis W. Webb, Jr. discusses various facets of the history of Old Dominion University. This first interview discusses the early days of the Norfolk Division of the College of William and Mary in the 1930s; changes that came about in the 1940s because of World War II; and, ODU's relationship with the College of William and Mary and Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is good. 0:50:38
Subject:
Old Dominion University--History
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Faculty
Subject:
College administrators--United States
Subject:
Universities and colleges--Faculty--Salaries, etc.
Subject:
School budgets--Virginia
Subject:
College of William and Mary--Norfolk Division--History
Subject:
Physics teachers
Subject:
College of William and Mary
Subject:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Subject:
Depressions--1929
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Football
Subject:
Webb, Lewis W., Jr.
Subject:
College of William and Mary--Norfolk Division--Defense and War Training Program
Subject:
Timmerman, H. Edgar
Subject:
Gwathmey, Edward
Subject:
Hodges, William T.
Subject:
Falsification of academic transcripts
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Buildings and Grounds
Subject:
Duke, Charles Joseph, Jr.
Subject:
Healy, Joseph Ewart
Coverage:
Norfolk, Virginia
Media Format:
Sound recordings
Source:
RG 10-2A OH 22
Collection:
Oral History Collection
Publisher:
Old Dominion University Libraries
Rights Statement:
IN COPYRIGHT; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Rightsholder:
Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries
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Identifier:
oh-webbl-audio1
