Oral History with Lisa Barroso and Mark Barroso, March 2, 2019 (Ms2019-001)

Title

Oral History with Lisa Barroso and Mark Barroso, March 2, 2019 (Ms2019-001)

Description

Lisa Barroso arrived at Virginia Tech in the fall after Denim Day happened. She became an active member of the lesbian community and the Women's Space group. Her brother, Mark Barroso, was an editor at the Collegiate Times and is remembered by many in the LGBTQ+ community as one of the strong editorial voices against Denim Day. They discuss his editorials and her experience as part of the community. At the end, Mark remembers instances where the university administration attempted to censor reporting by the Collegiate Times.

Abstract

Lisa Barroso and Mark Barroso discuss his editorials for the newspaper and her experience as part of the LGBTQ+ community. At the end, Mark remembers instances where the university administration attempted to censor reporting by the Collegiate Times.

Date

Date Created

2019-03-02

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Denim Day 40th Anniversary Oral History Collection must adhere to the CC BY-NC 4.0 license and credit Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Language

English

Identifier

Ms2019-001_LisaBarrosoMarkBarroso

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Oral History with Lisa Barroso and Mark Barroso, March 2, 2019 (Ms2019-001), Denim Day 40th Anniversary Oral History Collection, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Interviewer

Joe Forte
Adrian Ridings

Narrator

Lisa Barroso
Mark Barroso

Production Team

Slade Lellock, Videographer

Transcription

Newman Library, Blacksburg, VA

Duration

1:34:28

Compression

MPEG-4

Frame Rate

23.976

Display Resolution

3840x2160

Citation

Special Collections, Virginia Tech, “Oral History with Lisa Barroso and Mark Barroso, March 2, 2019 (Ms2019-001),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed March 28, 2024, http://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/items/show/10114.