Civil War]]> Conley, Isaiah, 1830-1901]]> See the finding aid for the Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials. ]]> 1863-07-19]]> Permission to publish material from the the Isaiah Conley Civil War Correspondence and Research Materials must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Letters]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> University History]]> LGBTQ+ History]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> 1979-01-17]]> 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.]]>
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> English]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Cutler, M. Rupert]]> See the finding aid for the M. Rupert Cutler Papers. ]]> 1992]]> Permission to publish material from the M. Rupert Cutler Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Cutler, M. Rupert]]> See the finding aid for the M. Rupert Cutler Papers. ]]> May 1996]]> Permission to publish material from the M. Rupert Cutler Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Cutler, M. Rupert]]> See the finding aid for the M. Rupert Cutler Papers. ]]> 1990s]]> Permission to publish material from the M. Rupert Cutler Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Railroad]]> graduated from Roanoke College before becoming a pastor. In this interview, Wright describes the Elliston community, education opportunities, and race relations in Montgomery County. Wright discusses the reaction to desegregation and his participation in Civil Rights demonstrations. Additionally, Wright provides insight into some of the Black civic leaders in the Montgomery County area.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Agriculture]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Agriculture]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> African American history]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> Football]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute]]> Kentland Farm]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> Railroad]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Agriculture]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Farm tenancy--Virginia.]]> Railroad]]> Post office buildings]]> Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S.)]]>
Mason Franklin Scott was born in 1928 and grew up in Elliston, Virginia. Scott attended Christiansburg Industrial Institute before completing his education in the Youth’s Army Program. He worked on the railroad before serving in the Army during the Korean War. As a veteran, Scott worked as a Postal Service employee in Blacksburg and Elliston, Virginia. In this interview, Mason Scott is accompanied by his mother, Valerie Scott, and he discusses his experience with the railroad, his service in the Army, race relations in Montgomery County, and work opportunities for Black Appalachians.

James E. Dow was born in Pennsylvania in 1928. He grew up in Elliston, Virginia, and he was raised by his grandparents. Dow graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute before serving in the Army during the Korean War. Upon his return from service, he worked for the railroad, briefly, before working in the Civil Service department at the Veteran’s Hospital. In this interview, Dow shares his experience of attending Christiansburg Institute, describes working for the railroad and the Army, and discusses race relations in the Montgomery County area.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]>
Cora Elizabeth Oveter McDaniel Pack was born and raised in Christiansburg, Virginia, and she married Waymon Pack in 1943. Cora Pack joins her husband in describing desegregation and educational opportunities for Black Appalachians. In this interview, Cora Pack discusses racial issues that her son faced in the Montgomery County school system after the Brown v. Board of Education decision.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> World War II]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> World War II]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Railroad]]> World War II]]>
Elizabeth (Betty) R. Lester was born in New Jersey before marrying Thompson Lester and moving to Christiansburg, Virginia. In this interview, Elizabeth Lester joins her husband in talking about the Christiansburg community. She specifically describes health care access to Black community members, unequal access to public goods and services, church life in the community, and social life in the community, such as the Household of Ruth organization.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> African American history]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)]]> Coal mines and mining]]>
Additionally, Johnson describes how his barbershop developed into a prominent Black business in Blacksburg, and he describes his challenges in starting his own barbering business.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Railroad]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> African American history]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Ku Klux Klan (1915- )]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> African American history]]> Farm tenancy--Virginia.]]> Iron foundries--Virginia]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]>
His wife, Ethel Dobbins of Bedford, Virginia, briefly discusses grocery stores in the Montgomery County area and relations between Black and White residents.]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Christiansburg, Va.]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> African American history]]> Coal mines and mining]]> Christiansburg Industrial Institute.]]> Montgomery County (Va.)]]> Kentland Farm]]> Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> LGBTQ+ History]]> University History]]> Sexual minorities]]> 2016-03-16]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Blacksburg (Va.)]]> 1996-02-01]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech Black History Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> 2001-02-12]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech Multicultural Diversity Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> 2000-10-31]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech Multicultural Diversity Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> 2000-09-20]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech Multicultural Diversity Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> ]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> University History]]> LGBTQ+ History]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> 2019-05-19]]> Susanna Rinehart, Live Speaker]]> Caroline Silas, Live Speaker]]> Kevin Foster, Live Speaker]]> 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.]]>
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> English]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> 2000-03-31]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech Black History Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> 2003-03-28]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech Black History Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript ]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> 1999-03-26]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech Black History Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> University History]]> 2002-11-29]]> Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech Black History Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Click here for synced audio and transcript]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University]]> University History]]> LGBTQ+ History]]> 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 the paper's reaction to them. She also speaks about her connection to the LGBTQ+ community both in 1979 and in the decades since.]]> Collegiate Times in response to Denim Day and the paper's reaction to them.]]> Special Collections, Virginia Tech]]> 1979-01-17]]> 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.]]>
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This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License.]]> English]]> Oral histories]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Science and Technology]]> Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)]]> Astronauts]]> United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]> Collins, Michael, 1930-]]> See the Finding Aid for the Michael Collins Papers]]> 1985-06-25]]> Permission to publish material from the Michael Collins Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1989-029, Box 19, Folder 13]]> Letters]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Science and Technology]]> Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)]]> Astronauts]]> Project Gemini (U.S.)]]> United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]> Collins, Michael, 1930-]]> See the Finding Aid for the Michael Collins Papers]]> 1988]]> Permission to publish material from the Michael Collins Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1989-029, Box 19, Folder 12]]> Ephemera]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Science and Technology]]> Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)]]> Astronauts]]> Project Gemini (U.S.)]]> United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]> Collins, Michael, 1930-]]> See the Finding Aid for the Michael Collins Papers]]> 1977]]> Permission to publish material from the Michael Collins Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1989-029, Box 19, Folder 12]]> Ephemera]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Science and Technology]]> Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)]]> Astronauts]]> Project Gemini (U.S.)]]> United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]> Collins, Michael, 1930-]]> See the Finding Aid for the Michael Collins Papers]]> 1985]]> Permission to publish material from the Michael Collins Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1989-029, Box 19, Folder 2]]> Administrative Records]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Science and Technology]]> Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)]]> Astronauts]]> Project Gemini (U.S.)]]> United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]> Collins, Michael, 1930-]]> See the Finding Aid for the Michael Collins Papers]]> 1980-10-31]]> Permission to publish material from the Michael Collins Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1989-029, Box 19, Folder 2]]> Administrative Records]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Science and Technology]]> Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)]]> Astronauts]]> Project Gemini (U.S.)]]> United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]> Collins, Michael, 1930-]]> See the Finding Aid for the Michael Collins Papers]]> n.d.]]> Permission to publish material from the Michael Collins Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1989-029, Box 19, Folder 2]]> Cartes de visite]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]> Science and Technology]]> Archives of American Aerospace Exploration (AAAE)]]> Astronauts]]> Project Gemini (U.S.)]]> United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration]]> Collins, Michael, 1930-]]> See the Finding Aid for the Michael Collins Papers]]> n.d.]]> Permission to publish material from the Michael Collins Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.]]> Ms1989-029, Box 19, Folder 2]]> Cartes de visite]]> Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech]]>