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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History with Katherine Staats, July 7, 2015 (Ms2015-007)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+History">University History</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sexual+minorities">Sexual minorities</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Katherine Staats was born in Landstuhl, Germany and currently resides in Austin, Texas. She graduated from Tech with her Bachelors on the PreMed track in 2008 and now has a residency at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School. In her interview she discusses growing up in a military home, becoming an ally to the LGBTQ+ community at Virginia Tech, and how her identity has evolved since she graduated from Tech.<br />
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This oral history was conducted in the summer of 2015 as part of an oral history project titled: “Bridging the gap between LGBTQ alumni and current students,” by Megan Lee Myklegard, winner of the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Creativity and Innovation grant for undergraduate research and creative scholarship.]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2015-07-07">2015-07-07</a>]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalsc.lib.vt.edu%2Ffiles%2Fthumbnails%2Fspec_forms%2FPubPermission.doc%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3EPermission+to+publish+material+from+the+Virginia+Tech+LGBTQ+Oral+History+Collection+must+be+obtained+from+Special+Collections%2C+Virginia+Tech.%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a></a>]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2015-007_VTLGBTQ_StaatsKatherine.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_StaatsKatherine.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_StaatsKatherine]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection, Ms2015-007, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=125&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fspec.lib.vt.edu%2F%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3ESpecial+Collections%2C+University+Libraries%2C+Virginia+Tech%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a></a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2015-007/Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_QuarantaTobias">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History with Tobias Quaranta, June 23, 2015 (Ms2015-007)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+History">University History</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sexual+minorities">Sexual minorities</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Toby Quaranta was born in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and now lives in San Francisco, California. Quaranta received his bachelor in Political Science at Virginia Tech in 2006 and now works as an Account Executive for the Salesforce Foundation. In his interview he discusses his difficulties in the coming out process, his involvement in the LGBTQ+ community at Tech, and his current sentiments about life as a member of the LGBTQ+ community in the workforce and the city. <br />
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This oral history was conducted in the summer of 2015 as part of an oral history project titled: “Bridging the gap between LGBTQ alumni and current students,” by Megan Lee Myklegard, winner of the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Creativity and Innovation grant for undergraduate research and creative scholarship. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2015-06-23">2015-06-23</a>]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalsc.lib.vt.edu%2Ffiles%2Fthumbnails%2Fspec_forms%2FPubPermission.doc%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3EPermission+to+publish+material+from+the+Virginia+Tech+LGBTQ+Oral+History+Collection+must+be+obtained+from+Special+Collections%2C+Virginia+Tech.%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a></a>]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2015-007_VTLGBTQ_QuarantaTobias.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_QuarantaTobias.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_QuarantaTobias]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection, Ms2015-007, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=125&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fspec.lib.vt.edu%2F%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3ESpecial+Collections%2C+University+Libraries%2C+Virginia+Tech%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a></a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2015-007/Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_OshinskiMichelle">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History with Michelle Oshinski, June 9, 2015 (Ms2015-007)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+History">University History</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sexual+minorities">Sexual minorities</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Michelle Oshinski was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and is currently earning a degree in English Education with a minor in Theatre, hoping to graduate in the Spring of 2016. Oshinski details her identity as a pansexual. She discusses how her childhood and early life experiences shaped her understanding of the term, how she currently navigates the LGBT community, and the unique issues that are associated with being a pansexual. She also discusses her involvement with TranSpace at Virginia Tech, and her thoughts on the LGBTQ+ community at Virginia Tech.  <br />
<br />
This oral history was conducted in the summer of 2015 as part of an oral history project titled: “Bridging the gap between LGBTQ alumni and current students,” by Megan Lee Myklegard, winner of the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Creativity and Innovation grant for undergraduate research and creative scholarship. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2015-06-09">2015-06-09</a>]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalsc.lib.vt.edu%2Ffiles%2Fthumbnails%2Fspec_forms%2FPubPermission.doc%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3EPermission+to+publish+material+from+the+Virginia+Tech+LGBTQ+Oral+History+Collection+must+be+obtained+from+Special+Collections%2C+Virginia+Tech.%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a></a>]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2015-007_VTLGBTQ_OshinskiMichelle.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_OshinskiMichelle.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_OshinskiMichelle]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection, Ms2015-007, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=125&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fspec.lib.vt.edu%2F%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3ESpecial+Collections%2C+University+Libraries%2C+Virginia+Tech%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a></a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2015-007/Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_ColemanGwen">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History with Gwen Coleman, July 24, 2015 (Ms2015-007)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+History">University History</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sexual+minorities">Sexual minorities</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Gwendolyn Coleman was born in Nankudo, Namibia before moving to Mays Landing, New Jersey. Gwen graduated from Virginia Tech in Spring 2015 with a degree in the Biological Sciences. In her oral history Coleman discusses her progressive views on sexuality and identity as a current VT student. Raised in a religious and culturally diverse home, Coleman expresses how she navigated sexuality growing up. As a current student she also addresses contemporary trends and issues that she sees on campus in the LGBT and LGBTA communities, her work involving Hokie Pride, her experience in aiding the Health Education and Awareness team in being more inclusive, and her opinions on the Virginia Tech diversity climate. <br />
<br />
This oral history was conducted in the summer of 2015 as part of an oral history project titled: “Bridging the gap between LGBTQ alumni and current students,” by Megan Lee Myklegard, winner of the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Creativity and Innovation grant for undergraduate research and creative scholarship. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2015-07-24">2015-07-24</a>]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalsc.lib.vt.edu%2Ffiles%2Fthumbnails%2Fspec_forms%2FPubPermission.doc%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3EPermission+to+publish+material+from+the+Virginia+Tech+LGBTQ+Oral+History+Collection+must+be+obtained+from+Special+Collections%2C+Virginia+Tech.%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a></a>]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2015-007_VTLGBTQ_ColemanGwen.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_ColemanGwen.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_ColemanGwen]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection, Ms2015-007, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=125&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fspec.lib.vt.edu%2F%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3ESpecial+Collections%2C+University+Libraries%2C+Virginia+Tech%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a></a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2015-007/Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_HighfieldCrysta">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History with Crysta Highfield, June 23, 2015 (Ms2015-007)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+History">University History</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sexual+minorities">Sexual minorities</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Crysta Highfield was born in Dallas, Texas and now lives in Berkeley, California where she attends school at the University of California at Berkeley. She graduated from Virginia Tech in 2008 with a BS and MS in Civil and Environmental Engineering and is currently working toward a Masters of Development Practice. In her interview she discusses her confusing realization of her own sexuality, her involvement in the LGBTA at Virginia Tech, and she assesses the climate of LGBTQ+ community in the Bay area. Topics such as, religion, family, school, friends, partners and the professional world are also discussed in relation to LGBT issues and experiences. <br />
<br />
This oral history was conducted in the summer of 2015 as part of an oral history project titled: “Bridging the gap between LGBTQ alumni and current students,” by Megan Lee Myklegard, winner of the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Creativity and Innovation grant for undergraduate research and creative scholarship. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2015-06-23">2015-06-23</a>]]></dcterms:date>
    <dcterms:rights><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=47&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Fdigitalsc.lib.vt.edu%2Ffiles%2Fthumbnails%2Fspec_forms%2FPubPermission.doc%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3EPermission+to+publish+material+from+the+Virginia+Tech+LGBTQ+Oral+History+Collection+must+be+obtained+from+Special+Collections%2C+Virginia+Tech.%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a></a>]]></dcterms:rights>
    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2015-007_VTLGBTQ_HighfieldCrysta.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_HighfieldCrysta.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_HighfieldCrysta]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection, Ms2015-007, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
    <dcterms:rightsHolder><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=125&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22http%3A%2F%2Fspec.lib.vt.edu%2F%22+target%3D%22_blank%22%3ESpecial+Collections%2C+University+Libraries%2C+Virginia+Tech%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a></a>]]></dcterms:rightsHolder>
</rdf:Description><rdf:Description rdf:about="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/Ms2015-007/Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_IckesCaroline">
    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History with Caroline Ickes, July 9, 2015 (Ms2015-007)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+History">University History</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sexual+minorities">Sexual minorities</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Interview with Caroline Ickes regarding her affiliations with the LGBT community at Virginia Tech and in her personal life. Ickes discusses her identity as a straight individual who has been and advocate for and associated with the LGBT community. The interview explores her initial associates and understanding of LGBT issues, and Ickes later friendships and events that took place within the community. Ickes also talks about cultural changes between her time at Virginia Tech and now living in Austin Texas.  <br />
<br />
This oral history was conducted in the summer of 2015 as part of an oral history project titled: “Bridging the gap between LGBTQ alumni and current students,” by Megan Lee Myklegard, winner of the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Creativity and Innovation grant for undergraduate research and creative scholarship. ]]></dcterms:description>
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    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2015-007_VTLGBTQ_IckesCaroline.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_IckesCaroline.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_IckesCaroline]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection, Ms2015-007, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
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    <dcterms:title><![CDATA[Oral History with Aaron Wilson, June 26, 2015 (Ms2015-007)]]></dcterms:title>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=University+History">University History</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:subject><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=49&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Sexual+minorities">Sexual minorities</a>]]></dcterms:subject>
    <dcterms:description><![CDATA[Aaron Wilson was born in Lynchburg, Virginia and currently resides in Palo Alto, California. Wilson graduated from Virginia Tech in 2006 with a BS in Computer Science. He works as a Software Engineer at Olark in San Francisco, California. In Wilson’s oral history he discusses growing up with wealth in a small town, how he entered the LGBTQ+ community as an ally at Virginia Tech,  his ongoing association with the LGBTQ communities in both Blacksburg, Virginia and San Francisco, California through his friendships. As an ally to the LGBT community, Wilson also talks about the cultural differences between San Francisco and Blacksburg and his opinion on bringing up sexuality in the workplace. <br />
<br />
This oral history was conducted in the summer of 2015 as part of an oral history project titled: “Bridging the gap between LGBTQ alumni and current students,” by Megan Lee Myklegard, winner of the 2015 Atlantic Coast Conference Creativity and Innovation grant for undergraduate research and creative scholarship. ]]></dcterms:description>
    <dcterms:date><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=40&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=2015-06-26">2015-06-26</a>]]></dcterms:date>
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    <dcterms:references><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=109&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=%3Ca+href%3D%22https%3A%2F%2Foralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu%2Fohms-viewer%2Fviewer.php%3Fcachefile%3DMs2015-007_VTLGBTQ_WilsonAaron.xml%22+target%3D%22blank%22%3EClick+here+for+synced+audio+and+transcript%3C%2Fa%3E"><a href="https://oralhistory-dev.cloud.lib.vt.edu/ohms-viewer/viewer.php?cachefile=Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_WilsonAaron.xml" target="blank">Click here for synced audio and transcript</a></a>]]></dcterms:references>
    <dcterms:type><![CDATA[<a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=51&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Oral+histories">Oral histories</a>]]></dcterms:type>
    <dcterms:identifier><![CDATA[Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_WilsonAaron]]></dcterms:identifier>
    <dcterms:bibliographicCitation><![CDATA[Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection, Ms2015-007, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.]]></dcterms:bibliographicCitation>
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