Title:
Oral History Interview with Colgate W. Darden, Jr., Part 1 - Audio
Creator:
Darden, Colgate W., Jr.
Contributor:
Sweeney, James R. (Old Dominion University Archivist)
Date:
1975-04-07
Description:
Colgate Whitehead Darden, Jr. began his law practice in Norfolk in 1922, was governor of Virginia from 1942-1946, president of University of Virginia, Charlottesville from 1947-1959, chairman of the Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South in 1961. He was born on February 11, 1897 and died June 9, 1981. This interview is in two parts. The first interview done in 1975 discusses the early history of ODU -- the involvement of Darden and other individuals, community and state response to the college, financial support, former administrators, and transition from college to university status. The second interview in 1978 discusses Darden's background, his impressions of Norfolk throughout the years, his political career, Virginia politics, his thoughts on Billy Prieur and the Byrd political organization, many of the people he dealt with during his political career, and massive resistance. Interview recorded on one cassette tape, two sides. Audio quality is good. 0:37:29
Subject:
Darden, Colgate W. (Colgate Whitehead), 1897-1981
Subject:
Lawyers--Virginia--Norfolk
Subject:
University of Virginia
Subject:
University of Virginia--Presidents
Subject:
Governors--Virginia
Subject:
Virginia. General Assembly
Subject:
Depressions--1929
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945
Subject:
Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966
Subject:
Deal, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas), 1860-1942
Subject:
Miller, Francis Pickens, 1895-1978
Subject:
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
Subject:
New Deal, 1933-1939
Subject:
Democratic Party (Va.)
Subject:
African Americans--Education--Virginia
Subject:
School integration--Virginia--History--20th century
Subject:
School integration--Massive resistance movement
Subject:
Segregation in education
Subject:
Gray plan
Subject:
Gray, Garland
Subject:
Price, James H. (James Hubert), 1878-1943
Subject:
Godwin, Mills E. (Mills Edwin), 1914-1999
Subject:
Howell, Henry E. (Henry Evans), 1920-1997
Subject:
Poll tax--Virginia
Subject:
Suffrage--United States
Subject:
Republican Party (Va.)
Subject:
College of William and Mary--Norfolk Division--History
Subject:
Old Dominion University--History
Subject:
Chandler, J. A. C. (Julian Alvin Carroll), 1872-1934
Subject:
Commission on Goals for Higher Education in the South
Subject:
Webb, Lewis W., Jr.
Subject:
Hodges, William T.
Subject:
Expansion of Universities and Colleges
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Buildings and Grounds
Coverage:
Norfolk, Virginia
Media Format:
Sound recordings
Source:
RG 10-2A OH 49
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-dardenc-audio1
