A Guide to the Lakeland High School Military Veterans Oral History Project, 1997-2009
A Collection in
the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 41819
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Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
For preservation purposes, patrons must use digital audio copies available on compact disc in place of original audio cassette recordings. Audio interviews from the 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 project years have not been digitized. While there are not necessarily recordings for all of the interviews, written transcriptions of or reports on the interviews are available for the entire collection.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
Lakeland High School Military Veterans Oral History Project 1997-2009. Accession 41819. Personal papers records collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Lakeland High School (Suffolk, Va.) history teacher India Meissel in multiple accessions.
Lakeland High School Military Veterans Oral History Project, 1997-2004 (Accession 41819). Received 7 March 2005.
Lakeland High School Military Veterans Oral History Project, 2004-2006 (Accession 42873). Received 10 October 2006.
Lakeland High School Military Veterans Oral History Project, 2006-2007 (Accession 43631). Received 20 February 2008.
Lakeland High School Military Veterans Oral History Project, 2007-2008 (Accession 44160). Received 19 March 2009.
Lakeland High School Military Veterans Oral History Project, 2008-2009 (Accession 45008). Received 19 March 2009.
Each new accession has been interfiled with the original collection. THE COLLECTION IN ITS ENTIRETY IS FILED UNDER ACCESSION NUMBER 41819.
Alternative Form Available
Digital transfer files (.WAV and .mp3) were produced from the original cassette audio tapes in 2007 and 2008, for all audio existing for project years 1997/1998 through 2006/2007. These digital files have been placed on compact discs and are intended to be used as service copies. Audio interviews from the 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 project years have not been digitized. While there are not necessarily recordings for all of the interviews, written transcriptions of or reports on the interviews are available the entire collection.
Historical Information
The Lakeland High School Military Veterans Oral History Project is a collection of interviews of veterans from the Suffolk, Virginia, area by Lakeland High School history students.
Scope and Content
The Lakeland High School (Suffolk, Va.) Military Veterans Oral History Project, 1997-2009, captures veterans' recollections of military duty and their involvement in major U.S. military actions including World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, and post-Vietnam conflicts. Written transcripts or reports are included for all interviews. Audio or video recordings are available for some but not all of the interviews. A complete list is available at the library. No materials are available from the 1998-1999 project.
Contents List
Transcripts from the Military Veterans Oral History Project, conducted annually from 1997-2009 by Lakeland High School (Suffolk, Va.) students. The interviews feature veterans recounting military experiences from the 1940's through the present.
Arrangement: Chronological by project date.
- Box 1
Folder 1
"Suffolk Speaks: Memories of World War II," 1997-1998 .
- Box 1
Folder 2
"Reflections of War" (World War II, Vietnam, Persian Gulf), 1999-2000 .
- Box 1
Folder 3
"Salute to Veterans in Suffolk Public Schools" (veteran information sheets), 2000 .
- Box 1
Folders 4-5
"Answering the Call" (World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf), 2000-2001 .
- Box 1
Folder 6
"In the Company of Heroes" (World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf), 2001-2002 .
- Box 1
Folders 7-8
"In Times of Crisis" (World War II, Korea, Vietnam, post-Vietnam conflicts), 2002-2003 .
- Box 2
Folders 1-2
"I Was Proud To Serve My Country" (World War II, Korea, Vietnam, post-Vietnam conflicts), 2003-2004 .
- Box 2
Folders 3-5
"Duty, Honor, Courage" (World War II, Korea, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Iraq, active duty), 2004-2005 .
- Box 2
Folder 6
Veterans Interview Project Clippings, 2004-2005 .
- Box 2
Folder 7
"I got a letter from Uncle Sam" (World War II, Korea, Vietnam, post-Vietnam conflicts, Persian Gulf, active duty), 2005-2006 .
- Box 2
Folders 8-9
"I always knew I wanted to serve in the military..." (World War II, Vietnam, post-Vietnam conflicts, Persian Gulf, Iraq, active duty), 2006-2007 .
- Box 4
Folders 1-2
"We Remember...The Veterans of Lake Prince Woods" (World War II, Korean War, Vietnam, post-Vietnam conflicts, Persian Gulf, Iraq, active duty), 2007-2008 .
- Box 4
Folder 3
"That Was an Experience I Won't Forget..." (World War II, Korean War, Vietnam, Persian Gulf, Iraq, active duty), 2008-2009 .
- Box 3
Audio and video recordings of veteran interviews, 1997-2007 .
Not all of the interviews conducted in this time period were recorded. Of the recordings that exist, the majority are audio; only a handful are on video. The audio recordings have been digitized through project year 2006/2007. Please use digital copies on CD as service copies.
- Box 5
Audio recordings of veteran interviews, 2006-2009 .
Not all of the interviews conducted in this time period were recorded. The recordings that do exist for these project years have not been digitized.