VT Stories Oral History with Bertram Kinzey, May 19, 2016 (Ms2016-015)

Title

VT Stories Oral History with Bertram Kinzey, May 19, 2016 (Ms2016-015)

Description

Bertram Kinzey, Jr. arrived in Blacksburg as an architectural engineering student in 1940. While living in Richmond, Kinzey enrolled in the engineering extension program, which led him to Virginia Tech for his final two years of undergraduate. As a student, Kinzey lived in town and participated in community as an organist, eventually graduating in 1942. He began working in an architecture firm in Richmond, Virginia and transitioned into teaching architecture curriculum.

In this interview, Bertram Kinzey covers his childhood in Berea, Ohio, attending Virginia Tech during World War II, and his career upon graduating.

Date

Rights

Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.

Identifier

Ms2016-015_BertramKinzey

Rights Holder

Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech.

Interviewer

David Cline

Narrator

Bertram Kinzey, Jr.

Location

Holtzman Alumni Center, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA.

Duration

01:11:52

Citation

“VT Stories Oral History with Bertram Kinzey, May 19, 2016 (Ms2016-015),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed April 27, 2024, http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2016-015/Ms2016-015_BertramKinzey.