Title:
Oral History Interview with Clymer, Benjamin F.
Creator:
Clymer, Benjamin F.
Contributor:
Stewart, Peter (Old Dominion University History Department)
Date:
1982-03-04
Description:
Benjamin F. Clymer, Professor Emeritus, served ODU from 1960-1981 as a Reference Librarian in the University Library. Clymer was born on October 3, 1915 and died March 6, 1990. The interview discusses Clymer's military background, his job as a reference librarian, his role in interlibrary loan and library instruction, and the library's move from Hughes Hall to a new building. [Note: Audio file is inaudible. The transcript was revised from a draft of the interview.]
Subject:
Old Dominion University--History
Subject:
College of William and Mary--Norfolk Division--History
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Faculty
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Library
Subject:
Librarians--United States
Subject:
Interlibrary loans
Subject:
Military life
Subject:
World War, 1939-1945
Subject:
Students--Attitudes
Subject:
Collection development (Libraries)
Subject:
Batten, Frank, 1927-2009
Subject:
Library planning
Subject:
Bugg, James L.
Subject:
Libraries--Customer services
Subject:
Libraries--Public relations
Subject:
Library administration--United States
Subject:
Clymer, Benjamin F.
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Buildings and Grounds
Subject:
Libraries--Expansion
Coverage:
Norfolk, Virginia
Source:
RG 10-2A
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:
clymerb
