Oral Histories
Dublin Core
Title
Oral Histories
Description
This collection includes oral histories from women connected to Virginia Tech.
Rights
Rights for individual oral histories may vary. Please see the rights information for individual interview for more information.
Type
Oral Histories & Interviews
Collection Items
Oral History with Jackie Butler Blackwell, April 29, 1995 (Ms1995-026)
This is an interview with Jacquelyn "Jackie" Butler Blackwell, describing her experiences at Virginia Tech, including and audio file and a transcript
Oral History with Elaine Dowe Carter, October 19, 1995 (Ms1995-026)
This is an interview with Elaine Dowe Carter, describing her experiences at Virginia Tech, including an audio file and a transcript.
Oral History with Marva LaJeune Felder Davis, March 27, 1999 (Ms1995-026)
This is an interview with Marva Lajeune Felder, detailing her experiences at Virginia Tech, including an audio file and a transcript.
Oral History with Dr. LaVerne (Freddie) Hairston Higgins, September 28, 2000 (Ms1995-026)
This is a transcript of an interview with Dr. LaVerne "Freddie" Hairston Higgins, detailing her experiences at Virginia Tech, including an audio file and a transcript.
Transcript of oral history with Linda Adams Hoyle, November 3, 2000 (Ms1995-026)
Linda Adams (now Hoyle) was the first Black Woman to Graduate from Virginia Tech.
Oral History with Cheryl Butler MacDonald, November 28, 1998 (Ms1995-026)
This is an interview with Cheryl Butler McDonald, covering her experiences at Virginia Tech, including an audio file and a transcript.
Oral History with Johnnie Miles, February 17, 1997 (Ms1995-026)
Johnnie Miles was one of the first black female academic faculty at Virginia Tech
Oral History with Marguerite Laurette Harper Scott, March 2, 1996 (Ms1995-026)
This is a 1996 interview with Marguerite Laurette Harper Scott covering her childhood and her experiences at Virginia Tech as one of the first six black women at admitted in 1966. It includes the audio file and a transcript.
VT Stories Oral History with Ida Powell, May 17, 2018 (Ms2016-015)
Ida Powell graduated from Virginia Tech in 1958 with a bachelor's degree in home economics. In this hour-long interview, Powell discusses her experience as a female student attending Virginia Tech's campus in the 1950s as well as her humanitarian…