Lakeland High School Military Veterans Oral History Project, 1997-2009

Access and use

Location of collection:
Library of Virginia
The Library of Virginia
800 East Broad Street
Richmond, VA 23219
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Archives Reference Services
Phone: (804) 692-3888

Summary

Creator:
Lakeland High School (Suffolk, Va.)
Language:
English

Background

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.

Biographical / historical:

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.

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.

Physical description:
1.86 cubic feet (5 boxes)