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Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence, July 19, 1863 (Ms2015-051)
Oral History with Bill Kenealy, April 5, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
In this interview, Bill Kenealy discusses what it felt like to return to campus after forty years, the Gay Student Alliance in the late 1970s, summer resort jobs in New England, gay discos, Denim Day preparations, his time in the United States Navy…
Oral History with Beth Benoit, April 4, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
In this interview, Beth Benoit talks about computer science classes and the campus climate for gay men and lesbians at Virginia Tech in the late 1970s and early 1980s. She recounts how it felt to come out publicly in the school paper while having…
Explore Park Spring 1992
A video taken of site selection and barn raising on Explore Park property in Spring of 1992.
Blue Ridge Nightline on Explore Park
An interview conducted with Dr. Cutler talking about Explore Park and its services. First aired May 5, 1996.
Explore Park Video 10 Minutes
A promotional video created to advertise Explore Park in Roanoke, Virginia.
Oral History with Kenneth B. Wright, March 19, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Reverend Kenneth B. Wright was born and raised in Elliston, Virginia. Wright attended Montgomery County Public Schools, Virginia Union University, and
graduated from Roanoke College before becoming a pastor. In this interview, Wright describes the…
Oral History with Roxie Ida Bryson, March 14, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Roxie I. Bryson was born and raised near Shawsville, Virginia in Kirk’s Hollow. Bryson spent her life working in a local restaurant in the post office. In her free time, Bryson was a member of the Independent Order of St. Luke. In this interview,…
Oral History with Sarah J. Wade, March 14, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Sarah J. Wade grew up in Accomack County Virginia, and she moved to Blacksburg, Virginia when she was fourteen years old in search of domestic work opportunities. She married Thomas C. Wade, and they raised their family in Blacksburg. Their son,…
Oral History with James C. Wade, March 12, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
James C. Wade was born and raised in Blacksburg, Virginia. Wade graduated from Christiansburg Institute in 1959, and served in the Army before moving back to the Montgomery County area. In this interview, Wade describes race relations in Blacksburg,…
Oral History with Ellison A. Smyth, March 5, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Reverend Dr. Ellison Adger Smyth was born and raised in Blacksburg, Virginia. He attended Blacksburg schools, and he graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1925 with a degree in electrical engineering before answering the call to ministry.…
Oral History with James E. Sherman, March 11, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
James E. Sherman--who also went by Steve Sherman--was born in Whitethorne, Virginia and grew up in the Wake Forest community. Sherman attended Christiansburg Institute and spent his life working in the coal mines. In this interview, Sherman describes…
Oral History with Homer C. Sherman, March 13, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Homer C. Sherman was born and raised in Wake Forest, Virginia. Sherman attended a local, one-room school until the eighth grade. After primary school, Homer Sherman went to work in the mines with his father. Lack of work opportunities in the…
Oral History with Valerie Scott, Mason Scott, and James E. Dow, March 16, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Valerie Dow Scott was born in 1904, and she grew up in Montgomery County, Virginia. Scott’s parents--the Dow family--sent Valerie to high school in Nottoway County, Virginia. After completing her education there, Scott worked as a teacher, briefly,…
Oral History with W. Waymon and Cora Pack, March 11, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
William Waymon Pack was born in Montgomery County on August 7, 1920, and he grew up in Riner, Virginia. Pack attended a local primary school before attending Christiansburg Industrial Institute. Due to financial difficulties, Pack had to drop out of…
Oral History with Christine P. Price, March 4, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Christine Paige Price was born in Giles County Virginia on July 21, 1915. Her family moved to the Blacksburg area when Price was young in search of better educational opportunities for Christine and her siblings. Price and her family--the Paige…
Oral History with J. Homer Pack, March 13, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Joseph Homer Pack was born in 1910, and he grew up in Riner, Virginia. Pack attended his local primary school, a two room schoolhouse, before briefly attending Christiansburg Institute. Later in life, Pack worked in a variety of job positions…
Oral History with Walter Lewis, March 14, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Walter Lewis was born in 1926, and he grew up in the Radford-Blacksburg area. After graduating from Christiansburg Institute, Lewis served in the Navy during WWII; later in life, he worked for Virginia Tech. In this interview, Lewis describes his…
Oral History with Thompson V. Lester, Sr., and Elizabeth Lester, February 27, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Thompson V. Lester, Sr. was born in Christiansburg, Virginia in 1915. Thompson Lester met and married his wife, Elizabeth, in New Jersey. After serving in the Navy, Lester returned to Christiansburg, where he worked for his family's dry cleaning…
Oral History with Charles A. Johnson, March 3, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Charles A. Johnson was born in Wake Forest, Virginia, where he grew up and received his primary education. Johnson graduated from Christiansburg Institute in 1953 before serving in the Army. When Johnson returned from the Army, he began cutting hair…
Oral History with William Burrell Morgan, February 25, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
William Burrell Morgan, who went by Burrell, was born in Iowa before he moved to the Christiansburg area. Morgan attended Hill School and graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute; later, he operated his family's taxi service, which had been…
Oral History with Rosa Thomas Holmes, March 13, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Rosa Thomas Holmes, originally born in Beckley, West Virginia, grew up in the Christiansburg area. Holmes attended Hill School in and Christiansburg Industrial Institute before attending Virginia State College. She worked as a teacher in Florida…
Oral History with Rice Dobbins, March 2, 1991
Rice Dobbins grew up in Riner, Virginia in an area called Piney Wood. Dobbins primarily worked as a farmer in the Montgomery County area, specifically on Heth Farm (present day Heathwood Apartments). He moved to Blacksburg in the late 1930s, where he…
Oral History with Leola Burns Alexander Burford, March 11, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Leola Burford, a resident of Christiansburg, worked as a teacher in the Richmond area before getting married, and, eventually returning to the Christiansburg area. In this interview, Burford recalls her experiences at CI and Hampton University and…
Oral History with Frank Bannister, February 26, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Frank Bannister was born in Wake Forest, Virginia in 1913, and his family members were descendants of Kentland Plantation slaves, which is now Kentland Farm in Whitethorne, Virginia. Bannister describes growing up in Wake Forest, working in the…
Oral History with Megan Nguyen, March 16, 2016 (Ms2015-007)
Megan Nguyen is a Queer Vietnamese American originally from Northern Virginia. They attended Virginia Tech from 2012 to 2016 and studied Biology. They found the LGBTA, now HokiePRIDE, early during their time at Virginia Tech. They were involved in…
Oral History with Phillip Price, February 1, 1996 (Ms2003-011)
Rev. Phillip Harmon Price and his sister, Anna Christine Price integrated Blacksburg High School in 1961
Oral History with Ebony Wilson, February 12, 2001 (Ms2002-001)
Ebony Wilson is a 2001 graduate of Virginia Tech. She grew up in Norfolk, VA and was a member of the Corps of Cadets. She continued her service in the Navy.
Oral History with Janelle Harden, October 31, 2000 (Ms2002-001)
graduated from Virginia Tech in December of 2000. She majored in Mechanical Engineering. She served in the Air Force at Wright-Patterson base in Ohio, while pursuing an advanced degree..
Oral History with Dr. Michael Herndon, September 20, 2000 (Ms2002-001)
received his Ph.D in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies, with an emphasis in Higher Education Administration at Virginia Tech in December 2000. He is presently Director of Summer and Winter sessions.
Jeans Noticeably Absent: The Story of Denim Day 1979, April 5, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
A staged reading of articles and letters to the editor about Denim Day from the 1979 Collegiate Times interspersed with clips from the Denim Day at Virginia Tech 40th Anniversary Oral History Collection.
Oral History with Dr. James Darnell Watkins, March 31, 2000 (Ms2003-011)
Class of 1971, one of six charter members of Groove Phi Groove
Oral History with Jerry Gaines, March 28, 2003 (Ms2003-011)
Class of 1971, first black scholarship athlete at Virginia Tech
Oral History with Dr. Essex Finney, March 26, 1999 (Ms2003-011)
Class of 1959, one of the first three black graduates of Virginia Tech
Oral History with Irving Linwood Peddrew III, November 29, 2002 (Ms2003-011)
Irving Linwood Peddrew III was the first black student at Virginia Tech
Oral History with Sherry Wood, February 26, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
Sherry Wood was the editor of the Collegiate Times in 1979 when the first Gay Awareness Week, and Denim Day, occurred. In this interview, she discusses the volume of letters to the editor received by the Collegiate Times in response to Denim Day and…
Oral History with Sueann Brown, March 4, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
In this interview, Sueann Brown talks about realizing her sexuality and becoming involved with the Gay Student Alliance at Virginia Tech, her experience of Denim Day in 1979, and her experience as an openly lesbian architect with the National Parks…
Oral History with Scott Beadle, February 27, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
Scott Beadle was a member of the Gay Student Alliance during the first Gay Awareness Week and helped to plan Denim Day in 1979. During his time at Virginia Tech, he studied engineering and theater arts and served as president of the Gay Student…
Oral History with Andrew Alvarez, February 24, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
Andrew Alvarez was a founding member of the Gay Student Alliance in the late 1970s. In his interview, he talks about living on campus at Virginia Tech, being a guest speaker for the Social Deviance class in the sociology department, planning and…
Oral History with Lisa Barroso and Mark Barroso, March 2, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
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…
Oral History with Steve Noll, January 25, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
In this interview Steve Noll discusses accepting his sexuality as a young man, the unnamed gay student group before the Gay Student Alliance and the support it received from Cooper House, and reactions to Denim Day from the communities surrounding…
Oral History with Helene Vachon, February 9, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
In this interview, Helene talks about realizing her sexuality in Catholic school in the early 1970s and her time as a lesbian at Virginia Tech in the late 1970s. She talks about the difficulty being out while keeping that part of her life separate…
Oral History with Nancy Kelly, January 4, 2019 (Ms2019-001)
In this interview, Nancy talks about her time as a lesbian at Virginia Tech in the late 1970s and her memories of the Denim Day event planned by the Gay Student Alliance as part of Gay Awareness Week in 1979.
Letter, Charles W. Mathews to James M. Beggs, June 26, 1985 (Ms1989-029)
Letter from Charles W. Mathews (The Space-Public Corporation) to James M. Beggs (Administrator, NASA) providing updates from his company's work towards opening up space flights to the general public.
Ephemera, The Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award, 1988 (Ms1989-029)
Page from a publication with information on the 1988 Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award and its past recipients.
Ephemera, The Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award, 1977 (Ms1989-029)
Page from a publication with information on the 1977 Nelson P. Jackson Aerospace Award and its past recipients. Additional notes and markings in pencil.
Administrative Records, "PRDA", n.d. (Ms1989-029)
Page listing the rules for a PRDA related submission process.
Administrative Records, "Human Factors Engineering in Research, Development and Acquisition", October 31, 1980 (Ms1989-029)
Management Model for "Human Factors Engineering in Research, Development and Acquisitions". From the Department of the Army.
Ephemera, Robert C. Forman Business Card, Andrulis Research Corp, n.d. (Ms1989-029)
Business Card for Robert C. Forman, Program Manager, from Andrulis Research Corp in Bethesda, MD.
Ephemera, Daniel L. Welch Business Card, Andrulis Research Corp, n.d. (Ms1989-029)
Business Card for Daniel L. Welch, Ph.D., Director (Human Factors Engineering Division), from Andrulis Research Corp in Bethesda, MD.
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