Interviews with A. Rufus Tonelson and Mark Schweitzer
| Creator | ODU Libraries |
| Description | Interviews with A. Rufus Tonelson, principal of Maury High School during the crisis, and Mark Schweitzer, the son of Paul Schweitzer, that describe the events of the school closings in 1958-1959. These interviews were conducted on December 9, 1975 (Tonelson) and November 16, 1977 (Schweitzer). Part of the Oral History Collection in that these interviews were compiled during research for the various university histories. |
| Call number | Tapes: 66-67 (Tonelson) and 95 (Schweitzer) |
| Date from | 1975 |
| Date to | 1977 |
| Geographic school | Norfolk, VA |
| Size | Two interviews |
| Access restrictions yes/no | no |
| Access restrictions | |
| Part Of larger collection yes/no | yes |
| Larger collection title | |
| URL | http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oral-history-collection.htm |
| Repository | Old Dominion University, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Repository address | Patricia W. & J. Douglas Perry Library, Norfolk, VA 23529-0256 |
| Repository contact name | |
| Repository contact title | Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist |
| Repository contact email | libspecialcollections@odu.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (757) 683-4483 |
| DoveRegion | region3 |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education o Maury High School (Norfolk, Va.) o Tonelson, A. Rufus o Schweitzer, Mark H. |
| Types | Oral History |