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https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/db05d8204928c4c60ec13b2a4190b03a.mp3
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Black Appalachians Oral History Project (Ms1991-019)
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African American history
Montgomery County (Va.)
Kentland Farm
Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Coal mines and mining
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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.
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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Michael A. Cooke
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J. Homer Pack
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Riner, Virginia
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01:19:03
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Oral History with J. Homer Pack, March 13, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
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Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Montgomery County (Va.)
Coal mines and mining
Radford Army Ammunition Plant (U.S.)
World War II
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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 including a chauffeur, exterminator, bricklayer, and cattle farmer. In this interview, Pack describes educational opportunities and work opportunities for Black Appalachians in the area. He highlights baseball as a common social activity when he grew up in Montgomery County. Pack discusses race relations in the area and the eventual migration of Black Appalachians due to lack of work opportunities in the mid-to-late twentieth century.
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Ms1991-019_JHomerPack
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https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/e3e07d4a0f28f9eb042324dd59cb6a2e.mp3
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Black Appalachians Oral History Project (Ms1991-019)
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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.
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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Michael A. Cooke
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Walter Lewis
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Blacksburg, Virginia
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00:59:03
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Oral History with Walter Lewis, March 14, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
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Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Blacksburg (Va.)
World War II
Montgomery County (Va.)
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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 experience at Christiansburg Institute, as well as his experience raising a family in the Blacksburg area. Specifically, Lewis talks about segregation in Blacksburg and the efforts for desegregation by Black civic leaders. Lewis describes the Virginia Council of Human Relations and other notable community leaders in the push for civil rights in Montgomery County, Virginia.
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Ms1991-019_WalterLewis
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https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/961d39ac3b0279b31bc18dcd8de7f2e7.mp3
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Black Appalachians Oral History Project (Ms1991-019)
Subject
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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.
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech
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Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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Interviewer
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Michael A. Cooke
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Thompson V. Lester, Sr.
Elizabeth Lester
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Christiansburg, Virginia
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00:36:23
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Oral History with Thompson V. Lester, Sr., and Elizabeth Lester, February 27, 1991 (Ms1991-019)
Subject
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Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Christiansburg, Va.
Coal mines and mining
Railroad
World War II
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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 business. In this interview, Thompson Lester describes the Christiansburg community, describes educational opportunities such as Christiansburg Institute, and he discusses his family's business. Additionally, Thompson Lester talks about Black fraternal organizations, such as the Masons.
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.
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Ms1991-019_ThompsonandElizabethLester
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https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/ecdb61566bb4f28dbbcad1937d3d5294.mp4
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48 minutes
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mp4
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<i>‘Voices’ for The Things They Carried</i> video
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Civil War
World War I
World War II
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In November 2015, the Third Veterans in Society Conference, in conjunction with the New River Valley Big Read Program, presented author Tim O'Brien, author of <i>The Things They Carried</i>, among other works. This video, “‘<i>Voices’ for The Things They Carried</i>” was presented at the conference and was on display in Newman Library. It features images and readings of letters from Special Collections, written by soldiers across many conflicts.
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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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2015
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video/mp4
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48 minutes
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English
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Films
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VetsLettersDigExhibit_Final
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<i>‘Voices’ for The Things They Carried</i> video, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
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https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/f86670f16c08c4996f5fc8d6fa7c30d4.jpg
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Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)
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Company towns
Grayson County (Va.)
Textile manufacturers
Textiles
Textile industry
Textile workers
Fries (Va.)
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This collection is a selection of materials from The Fries Textile Plant Records, which includes correspondence, production data, personnel ledgers, photographs, legal and financial materials, internal reports, blueprints, and other administrative materials. The collection provides a complete history of the company's operations, from its founding at the turn of the twentieth century until its closure in the 1980s. This exhibit was created as part of a project funded by the National Historical Publications and Records Commission (NHPRC).
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Fries Textile Plant (Fries, Va.)
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<a href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00590.xml">See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records.</a>
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1900-1988
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The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. <br /><br />Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuapublication" target="_blank" rel="noopener">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (<a href="mailto:specref@vt.edu">specref@vt.edu</a> or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
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English
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Administrative records
Correspondence
Deeds
Financial records
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Ms1989-039
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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
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A Letter to Washington Mills Company About Used Bags (Ms1989-039)
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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
World War II
Correspondence
Description
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A letter from the Werthan Bag Corporation asking the mill to resell their empty bags to help with the war effort.
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Werthan Bag Corporation
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<a href="https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv00590.xml">See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records</a>
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<a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a>
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1942-01-10
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Correspondence
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Ms1989-039_23_018_001
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https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/files/original/63762c4c3f740697093bee952e2f0004.mp3
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Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project (Ms2019-037)
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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.
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<a href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech</a>
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Interviewer
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Abigail Lau
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00:35:41
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Mary Smith Mills
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Oral History with Mary Smith Mills, November 27, 2012 (Ms2019-037)
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Christiansburg Industrial Institute.
Christiansburg, Va.
Education, Secondary
World War II
African American history
Blacksburg (Va.)
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<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>
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Ms2019-037_MarySmithMills
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Mary Smith Mills attended Christiansburg Institute from 1941 to 1945. Mary grew up in Christiansburg, Virginia and later became the first black woman to work at a clothing store in downtown Blacksburg.