Harry X. Ford interview with Barbara "Babs" Laetitia Meyer

Collection
CCA/C Archives

  • 1984062501-Interview P1
    1 audio file

  • 1984062502-Interview P2
    1 audio file

  • Oral history transcript and follow up notes.pdf

Creator(s)
Ford, Harry Xavier (1921-2008) - Interviewer Administrator - September 1959-March 1960 Acting President; March 1960-1984 President
Frierson, Helen (Transcriber) Staff - 1985-2012 - Director, President's office
Meyer, Barbara "Babs" Laetitia (1903-) - Interviewee Staff - Babs was the daughter of Laetitia and Frederick Meyer. Besides living on campus as a child, she also worked in the alumni office. Her dead date is unknown (as of March 2023).
Date(s)
Date created: 1984-06-25
Date range: 1984-06-25 - 1984-07-02
Work type & Measurements
Oral history
1 cassette tape, reformatted into 2 digital files; 1 document transcription; 1 document of notes
Description
CCAC Hist. Interviews with Babs Meyer, June 25, 1984 and July 2, 1984 by Harry X. Ford. Transcribed by Helen Frierson in 2018. Reflects 3-4 hours of conversation that took place at Bab’s home in Piedmont Gardens, Oakland, California. Covers many topics from Babs' childhood, college founding, early faculty and college history from first 75 years from founding.
Subject(s)
Topic: College history
Time period: 1900-1905
Time period: 1906-1921
Time period: 1922-1935
Time period: 1936-1949
Time period: 1950-1959
Name: Ford, Harry X. (Harry Xavier), 1921-2008
Name: Frierson, Helen
Name: Meyer, Barbara "Babs" Laetitia, 1903-
CCA/C subject: College activities
Archives Series & Subseries
Series: III. College Life
Subseries: 5. Oral Histories
Location
Oakland Campus — Meyer Library
Rights
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