2018-04-13 Guide to the Gay Hadley Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording, 2013 August 15 RG.41.35 Finding aid prepared by Audrey Wimbiscus Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections
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2018 March This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit 2020-08-04T12:43-0400 English Describing Archives: A Content Standard Gay Hadley Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording RG.41.35 Ohio State University Libraries Special Collections 0.02 Cubic feet 2013 August 15 Dr. Gay B. Hadley was a student and administrator at the Ohio State University; she arrived at the university during a time of great change in the 1980s, when the climate for women in the workplace was shifting towards more inclusivity and opportunity. Hadley held the positions of Associate Director in the Office of Continuing Education, Associate Executive Officer for Career Development, and Acting Vice President for Human Resources. The Gay Hadley Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains an interview of Dr. Gay Hadley from August 15, 2013. In this oral history, Hadley discusses her time at the Ohio State University as an older student and later an employee, what it was like to be a woman in such a male-dominated workplace, and her role as a female administrator at the university. (1) letter file folder English Hadley, Gay Arrangement of Materials

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Accession Number UA.2013.0177: Gay Hadley, 2013 November 6

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[identification of item], Gay Hadley Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording, RG 41.35, Ohio State University Archives, Ohio State University

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 Biographical Note

Dr. Gay B. Hadley (born March 4, 1930) was a student and administrator at the Ohio State University; she earned her master's degree in education in 1976. Following this, Hadley divorced her husband and began a career and educational counseling agency for adults called "Options." She returned to Ohio State University and completed a Ph.D. in 1982, after which she was hired by the university as the Associate Director in the Office of Continuing Education. Hadley was responsible for initiating the Bridge Program to increase availability of evening classes on campus to allow university employees to work towards college degrees. In 1984, she was instrumental in helping run the first ever Campus Campaign, which rised $14 million in the first 5 months of fundraising. In 1986, Hadley was promoted to the position of the Associate Executive Officer for Career Development. Then, after serving this position for five years, she became the Acting Vice President for Human Resources in 1991. Hadley also helped push for the start of the Critical Difference for Women Scholarship at Ohio State University. She retired from the university in 1995.

 Scope and Contents

The Gay Hadley Oral History Transcript and Compact Disc Recording contains an interview of Dr. Gay Hadley by Susan M. Hartmann from August 15, 2013. In this oral history, Hadley discusses her time at the Ohio State University as an older student and later as an employee, the climate for women in such a male-dominated workplace, the various positions she held within the Ohio State University, and her role in particular as a female administrator at the university.

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Contains a compact disc.

 Oral history compact disc recording Oral History 4 2013 August 15 Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

Compact disc; approximate run time: unknown

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