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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Laura Katz Smith
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.
Conditions Governing Access
The majority of the collection is open to research. Restrictions on access to specific files or types of files are noted at the the item level in the contents list of the collection below.
Alternate Form Available
Several of the interviews in this collection have been digitized and are available online with transcripts. Links to individual interviews are included at the item level in the contents list below.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project, Ms1995-026, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
Biographical Note
The Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project is a multi-phase research and educational collaborative program of the University Libraries and the Women's Center at Virginia Tech. This project is an on- going program that involves the identification of the first black women students, staff, and faculty at Virginia Tech and the collection of their oral history narratives.
Scope and Contents
The interviews focus on the entry experience of the individual into the Virginia Tech community and the interviewees' perceptions of the climate and attitudes within the university community, particularly as pertains to race and gender. The materials in this collection includes cassette tapes, DAT tapes, and transcripts of interviews with some of the first black women students at Virginia Tech (Jacquelyn Butler Blackwell, Marguerite Harper Scott, and Linda Edmunds Turner); Marva Felder Davis, first black homecoming queen; Cheryl Butler McDonald, first black woman in the Corps of Cadets; and Elaine Carter, catalyst of the project and doctoral candidate at Virginia Tech. Interviews were conducted by Elaine Dowe Carter and University Archivist Tamara Kennelly.
Transcripts of interviews with students and with two staff members (Cora McDaniel Pack and Rhonda Miller Rogers) are available either in print. Transcripts and audio of several interviews are available online .
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Faculty
- Oral histories (literary works)
- University History
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)
- Women -- History
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Container List
Disks, n.d., two 3.5" floppy disks labeled "Interview with Jackie Butler Blackwell, Elaine Carter," and "Black Women's History Project Interviews (Copies) MAC-Word."
Blackwell, Jacquelyn Butler, 1995- 1996, copy of permission form and interview transcript
Interview on 29 April 1994; original tape and 1 copy. Interview on 28 September 1995; original tape and 1 copy
Transcripts from the December 7, 1995, and December 12, 1995, interviews may only be accessed through the Special Collections reading room. These transcripts may not be copied, nor can Special Collections provide copies to researchers through the mail or via email (digital files are not available). The audio file for this interview is not available to the public.
Interview on 19 October 1995; 1 tape. Interview on 7 December 1995; 2 tapes. Interview on 12 December 1995; 2 tapes
Felder, Marva (Carter Davis), 1983-1999, variety of items relating to Marva Felder, such as copies of interview transcripts, pages from the Bugle yearbook, two 3.5" floppy disks ("Marva Felder Interview" and "Marva2.txt"), and permission form
Interview on 27 March 1999; 2 cassette and 1 DAT tape, and 2 cassette and 1 DAT tape copies
Transcripts of this interview are available online. The audio file is not available to the public.
Hoyle, Linda Paulette Adams, 1968-1997, copies of correspondence and a web page
MacDonald, Cheryl Butler, 1998, copies of permission form, interview transcript, and 3.5" floppy disk labeled "Interview w/ Cheryl Butler McDonald.. "
Interview on 28 November 1998; interviewed by Tamara Kennelly; 2 cassette and 1 DAT tape, and 1 DAT tape copy
Interview on 28 September 2000; interviewed by Tamara Kennelly; 2 tapes
Pack, Cora McDamel, 1997, copy of permission form and interview transcript
Rogers, Rhonda Miller, 1997, copy of permission form and interview transcript
Scott, Marguerite Harper, 1996, copy of permission form and interview transcripts
Interview on 2 March 1996; 2 original tapes and 2 copies
Turner, Linda Edmonds, 1996-1997, copy of permission form and interview transcript
Interview on 2 March 1996; interviewed by Elaine Carter; 2 original tapes and 2 copies
Linda Edmonds Scrapebook, c.1967, photocopies of items from her scrapbook