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Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Use this for collections relating to Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Southwest Virginia, West Virginia, and Appalachia.

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Oral History with Aaron Slusher, October 25, 2014, 2014-10-25

 Item
Identifier: Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_SlusherAaron
Scope and Content

In his interview, Aaron discusses playing normative social roles to accommodate the desires of other people and how that affected the course of his life. He also talks about his relationships with his parents while living as a lesbian and during transition. The interview concludes with Aaron addressing the need for LGBTQ history to be documented and told. The interview was conducted at War Memorial Hall, on the Virginia Tech campus. Aaron Johnson was the interviewer.

Dates: 2014-10-25

Oral History with Edward Spencer, November 7, 2014, 2014-11-07

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Identifier: Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_SpencerEdward
Scope and Content

In his interview, Spencer discusses his career in university administration, his work with LGBTQ student organizations and how attitudes and treatment of the LGBTQ community on campus has changed since the 1980s. The interview was conducted at Edward Spencer’s Residence, Blacksburg, VA. David Atkins was the interviewer and Ellen Boggs was the technical assistant.

Dates: 2014-11-07

Oral History with Jean Elliott, October 27, 2014, 2014-10-27

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Identifier: Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_ElliottJean
Scope and Content In this oral history interview, Elliott discusses her childhood, struggling with her sexuality throughout her childhood and early adulthood, and being out as a lesbian or gay woman while working at Virginia Tech. She also discusses stories of her contributions to the LGBT programming at VT, including the Gay in Appalachia event series, and her observations about allies, challenges, and changes in Virginia and at Virginia Tech. The interview was recorded on October 27, 2014 in Elliott's...
Dates: 2014-10-27

Oral History with Jeff Mann, October 30, 2014, 2014-10-30

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Identifier: Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_MannJeff
Scope and Content The inverview was conducted on October 30, 2014 in Jeff Mann's office, 210 Shanks Hall, on the campus of Virginia Tech. The interview chronicles the story of Mann's life from growing up in a small town in West Virginia to his college experience and his arrival in Blacksburg. It includes stories of his first experience with his sexuality, coming out as gay, his first sexual experience, relationships, the nature of his publications, and the meaning of his tattoos. Ren Harman was the...
Dates: 2014-10-30

Oral History with Michael Sutphin, November 5, 2014, 2014-11-05

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Identifier: Ms2015-007_VTLGBTQ_SutphinMichael
Scope and Content

In this interview, Sutphin discusses his involvement on campus and on the Town Council, his activism in the LGBTQ community, and the current climate towards the LGBTQ community and the community's future. The interview was conducted at Michael Sutphin’s residence in Blacksburg, VA. Molly Lash was the interviewer and Amanda Lilly was the technical assistant.

Dates: 2014-11-05

Register, 1887 - 1895

 Item — Box 1
Scope and Contents From the Collection: The Yellow Sulphur Springs Hotel Account Book, which might more accurately be described as a guest register, includes the names of guests, their place of residence, the time of their arrival, and their room numbers. While the resort played host to guests from all areas of the United States--and a few from foreign countries--a number of guests were local residents. Each register page features advertisements for a variety of businesses in Lynchburg, Virginia. The register's entries commence on...
Dates: 1887 - 1895

Report of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Hunger and Malnutrition in the Commonwealth to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia, , 1985

 Item — Folder 1
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains the final and draft versions of a report from the Virginia Congress on Hunger discussing hunger and poverty in the Commonwealth of Virginia, entitled Hunger and Poverty In Virginia: Revisiting the 1985 Report of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Hunger and Malnutrition in the Commonwealth. The report was submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia and revisits findings in a previous report by the Virginia Congress on Hunger made...
Dates: 1985

Transcripts, , undated

 File — Folder 1
Scope and Content From the Collection: The Washington County Oral History Transcripts contain history interviews with residents of Washington County, Virginia. The transcripts detail interviews with Washington County residents Evelyn Campbell, Emma Josephine Poland Surber, and Nancy Johnson. The interviewees discuss their childhood activities, childhood fashion, schooling, and what their household was like in southwest Virginia. The students also inquire about the change in gas, cars, and houses since the interviewees were kids....
Dates: undated

William H. and Sarah McDowell Correspondence, 1862, 1865

 File — Folder 1
Scope and Content From the Collection: This collection contains two 1862 letters from William H. McDowell to his wife, Sarah McDowell, and a February 1865 letter from Sarah to her husband. The letters from William to Sarah were written on October 1 and October 3, 1862, from Fredericksburg, Virginia, while serving in the American Civil War. He describes camp life and food, Confederate and Union pickets sharing news and whiskey, and impending troop movements. The letter from Sarah to her husband dates to February 1865 and contains...
Dates: 1862, 1865