Title:
Oral History Interview with Ladd, Dorothy Pierce
Creator:
Ladd, Dorothy Pierce
Contributor:
Major, Jean A. (University Librarian Emerita)
Date:
1999-08-12
Description:
Dorothy Pierce Ladd was the first librarian, Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary, after receiving her degree in library science from the College of William and Mary. Ladd was given a small budget for the purchasing of new books and furniture. By the end of Ladd's tenure, the library's total holdings had increased to 13,200 volumes, and the physical size of the library had doubled. In 1948 Ladd moved to Boston with her husband and began a 30-year career as a librarian at Boston University. She was born in Norfolk, Virginia on January 16, 1917 and died October 9, 2006. The interview discusses her educational background, her experiences with the early Norfolk Division from 1937-1948, and her involvement with the development of the library at the Norfolk Division.
Subject:
Ladd, Dorothy P.
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:
Acquisitions (Libraries)
Subject:
Librarians--United States
Subject:
Universities and colleges--Faculty--Salaries, etc.
Subject:
Library materials--Conservation and restoration
Subject:
Libraries--Customer services
Subject:
Libraries--Public relations
Subject:
Card catalogs
Subject:
Library catalog management
Subject:
Catalogers
Subject:
Old Dominion University--Buildings and Grounds
Subject:
Libraries--Expansion
Subject:
Hodges, William T.
Subject:
St. Helena Extension of William and Mary
Subject:
Webb, Lewis W., Jr.
Subject:
Bethea, Louise
Subject:
Pollard, William C.
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:
laddd
