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Named/Individual Photograph Collections 4.7 Cubic Feet 11 boxes; 2 oversize boxes

The Named/Individual Photograph Collections include images from alumni and former faculty and staff, or individuals with ties to campus and the New River Valley. Collections (c.1890-present) depict campus life and events, railroad history, agricultural extension research, Blacksburg and surrounding areas, and some local families.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Nicholas C. Mullins Papers 46.2 Cubic Feet 33 boxes

Mullins, Nicholas C.
The Nicholas C. Mullins Papers consists primarily of material concerning a ten year research project studying sociology citations in international journals. The collection includes working papers, correspondence, grant materials, and audio interviews from the 1960s-1988.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Nuclear Pioneers: Conference on Nuclear Developments Videotapes and Papers 0.5 Cubic Feet 1 box

Eklund, Sigvard Arne, 1911-2000
This collection consists of seven videotapes recorded at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (or Virginia Tech) in August 1991. The tapes contain interviews with six nuclear pioneers: Sigvard Eklund, Bertrand Goldschmidt, Robert E. Marshak, Glenn T. Seaborg, Gerald F. Tape, and Herbert F. York. They discuss topics such as the arms race, peaceful uses of the atom, and international perspectives on nuclear development. The collection also contains documentation and papers alongside the tapes, including event cards, partial transcripts, and planning information.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Oral Histories of Technology in Teaching 0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box

Nespor, Jan
The collection contains oral history CDs and transcripts with individuals involved in the adoption of technology in education at Virginia Tech. The interviews were conducted by Jan Nespor, and the interviewees include Erv Blythe, Peggy Meszaros, Jesuha Pacifici, and Mark Sanders.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Oral History of the Principalship Records 11.4 Cubic Feet 35 boxes, including 3 cartons of duplicate transcripts

Oral History of the Principalship (Project)
The Oral History of the Principalship Records are from a Virginia Tech project, started in 1989 by Virginia Tech professor Dr. Patrick W. Carlton, designed to interview retired elementary, middle, and high school principals for their views, reminiscences, and accumulated wisdom. Most of the interviewees are from the Southeast (mainly Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, District of Columbia, and West Virginia), with representative materials from Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Materials consist of cassette tapes and transcripts of over 230 interviews.
  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Oral History with Aaron Slusher, October 25, 2014

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.

  1. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
  2. Virginia Tech LGBTQ Oral History Collection

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