Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project
Scope and Content
The Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project consists of oral history interviews, transcripts, field notes, and other assorted documents produced by the students of Professor David Cline in the the Fall of 2012 in association with interviews conducted with former students of the Christiansburg Industrial Institute about their childhoods, the African-American community in Southwest Virginia, the student experience at Christiansburg Industrial Institute, the quality of the curriculum and how it prepared students for further education and the workforce, the closing of the school, and subsequent preservation efforts via the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association and Christiansburg Institute, Inc.
Dates
- 2012
Creator
- Cline, David (Person)
Access Restrictions
The collection is open for research, with the exception of Box 2, which contains restricted materials not available to the public.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from The Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
The Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project materials were donated to Special Collections in the Spring of 2019.
Alternate Form Available
Audio versions of most interviews can be found online at the Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project (Ms2019-037).
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project was completed in September 2019.
- Date
- 2019 (CC0 1.0)
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu