1
50
3
-
https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/9a8ecdf3e62f4b5f9c1b2cdf7ca1c9c6.mp3
9871ed7dfd8ac0db2654d93c7df2a216
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project (Ms2019-037)
Description
An account of the resource
This collection consists of oral history accounts from former students and other participants from Christiansburg Industrial Institute. Interviews were conducted by students of Professor David Cline in the Fall of 2012.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Permission to publish material from the Christiansburg Institute Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.</a>
Bibliographic Citation
A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project, Ms2019-037, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
<a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a>
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview.
Ryan Noland
Katie Haas
Duration
Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.)
01:40:35
Viewer
Select which type of viewer is needed for the files
OHMS
Narrator
A person being interviewed during an oral history recording.
Charles Johnson
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Oral History with Charles Johnson, October 18, 2012 (Ms2019-037)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Christiansburg, Va.
Blacksburg (Va.)
Education, Secondary
African American history
Kentland Farm
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral histories
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Ms2019-037_CharlesJohnson
Bibliographic Citation
A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project, Ms2019-037, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
<a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" target="_blank">Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a>
Description
An account of the resource
Charles Johnson graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute in 1953 and served as President of the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association. Johnson employed the barbering trade he acquired at CI for many decades in Blacksburg, Virginia.
-
https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/8e787810a716643e218a5a19f6e40108.mp3
6dd5ff730e12158211e9b28ffa350711
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Black Appalachians Oral History Project (Ms1991-019)
Subject
The topic of the resource
African American history
Montgomery County (Va.)
Kentland Farm
Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Coal mines and mining
Description
An account of the resource
The Black Appalachians Oral History Project consists of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Michael Cooke of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University concerning black life in Appalachia, especially in Montgomery County, Virginia. The narrators represent communities such as Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Elliston, Riner, Shawsville, and Wake Forest.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview.
Michael A. Cooke
Narrator
A person being interviewed during an oral history recording.
Frank Bannister
Duration
Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.)
01:43:54
Viewer
Select which type of viewer is needed for the files
OHMS
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Oral History with Frank Bannister, February 26, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Subject
The topic of the resource
African American history
Coal mines and mining
Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Montgomery County (Va.)
Kentland Farm
Description
An account of the resource
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 mines, Christiansburg Industrial Institute, Black social life, and desegregation in Montgomery County. Specifically, Bannister discusses his work in the mines and his experience working for President Marshall Hahn at Virginia Tech during the time of desegregation.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral histories
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Ms1991-019_FrankBannister
Bibliographic Citation
A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Black Appalachians Oral History Project, Ms1991-019, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
<a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a>
-
https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f7e56185d74657b436349bc708b0c9b4.mp3
bc6d09fec57421d694a77788db3319d3
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Black Appalachians Oral History Project (Ms1991-019)
Subject
The topic of the resource
African American history
Montgomery County (Va.)
Kentland Farm
Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Coal mines and mining
Description
An account of the resource
The Black Appalachians Oral History Project consists of a series of interviews conducted by Dr. Michael Cooke of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University concerning black life in Appalachia, especially in Montgomery County, Virginia. The narrators represent communities such as Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Elliston, Riner, Shawsville, and Wake Forest.
Creator
An entity primarily responsible for making the resource
Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Oral History
A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge.
Interviewer
The person(s) performing the interview.
Michael A. Cooke
Narrator
A person being interviewed during an oral history recording.
Ellison A. Smyth
Location
The location of the interview.
Blacksburg, Virginia
Duration
Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.)
00:47:40
Viewer
Select which type of viewer is needed for the files
OHMS
Dublin Core
The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/.
Title
A name given to the resource
Oral History with Ellison A. Smyth, March 5, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Subject
The topic of the resource
Blacksburg (Va.)
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Kentland Farm
Description
An account of the resource
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. Rev. Smyth served churches in Canada, West Virginia, Virginia, and South Carolina before returning to Blacksburg in 1948. In this interview, Rev. Smyth describes growing up in Blacksburg as a son to VPI faculty, and he describes race relations in the area from a white perspective. Smyth discusses his desegregation efforts in the Blacksburg Presbyterian Church, and he describes his experience with the Ministerial Association and Blacksburg Human Relations Council, which were organizations that advocated to end segregation in churches and schools.
Rights
Information about rights held in and over the resource
<a href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/thumbnails/spec_forms/PubPermission.doc" target="_blank">Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.</a>
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Oral histories
Identifier
An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context
Ms1991-019_EllisonSmyth
Bibliographic Citation
A bibliographic reference for the resource. Recommended practice is to include sufficient bibliographic detail to identify the resource as unambiguously as possible.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Black Appalachians Oral History Project, Ms1991-019, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Rights Holder
A person or organization owning or managing rights over the resource.
<a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a>