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Title: Oral History Interview with Schweitzer, Mark

Creator: Schweitzer, Mark

Contributor: Not known

Date: 1977-11-16

Description: 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.

Subject: Byrd, Harry Flood, 1887-1966

Subject: Race relations--History--20th century

Subject: African Americans--Education--Virginia--Norfolk

Subject: African Americans--Civil rights

Subject: African Americans--Segregation

Subject: School integration--Virginia--Norfolk--History--20th century

Subject: Public schools--Virginia--Norfolk

Subject: School integration--Massive resistance movement

Subject: Segregation in education

Subject: Norfolk (Va.)--Politics and government--20th century

Subject: Norfolk City Council (Va.)

Subject: Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986

Subject: Hoffman, Walter E.

Subject: Virginia. General Assembly

Subject: Politics and government--Virginia--20th century

Subject: Brewbaker, J.J.

Subject: Jordan, Joe, 1923-

Subject: School closings--Virginia--Norfolk

Subject: Schweitzer, Paul T.

Subject: Schweitzer, Mark

Subject: Duckworth, William Frederick

Coverage: Norfolk, Virginia

Source: RG 10-2A

Collection: Oral History Collection

Publisher: Old Dominion University Libraries

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Rightsholder: Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries

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Oral History Interview with Mark Schweitzer – Audio

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

1977-11-16

Oral History Interview with Mark Schweitzer – Transcript

1977-11-16