PUBLIC "-//Virginia Union University::L. Douglas Wilder Library::Archives and Special Collections Department//TEXT (US::virvu::virvu00017::Oral History Collection, 1976-1981)//EN" "virvu00017.xml" A Guide to the Oral History Collection, 1976-1981 Oral History Collection MS-004 Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University 2021 (CC0 1.0)

Conditions of Use

This finding aid was produced using a form and manually entry 2021-07-15 Description is in English Oral History Collection, 1976-1981 A Collection in Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University MS-004

Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University 2021 Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University Descriptive Summary Archives and Special Collections Department, L. Douglas Wilder Library, Virginia Union University Oral History Collection, 1976-1981 MS-004 100 items (0.5 linear feet) English Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Copyright is retained by the authors or their descendants as stipulated by United States copyright law.

 Immediate Source of Acquisition

Collected by and received from Verdelle Bradley.

 Physical Access

Audio tapes unavailable for use for preservation purposes.

 Scope and Content

Oral history interviews conducted in the late 1970's as part of an oral history project at Virginia Union University organized by then Head Librarian, Verdelle Bradley. Also included is a transcript (unit five) for an interview conducted in Ohio by Virginia Union professor Norma M. Goode that was given to Mrs. Bradley for inclusion in this collection

Note that this inventory continues first with a list of oral histories, and then with a more detailed description of each transcript. Units six, seven and eight have not been transcribed. Units are in no particular order. All transcripts have been preservation photocopied.

 Index Terms Persons: Braxton, William H. Lewis, Leah V. McCreary, Edward D. Mitchell, Thomas Cheeks, Robert S. King, Nona Robinson, E. Stewart, E. G. Eggleston, Lemuel V. Evans, Preston H. Fox, William H. Harris, Lureatha J. Harvey, Perry Contents List Braxton, William H. (b. 1898) 1

Audiotape available

 Lewis, Leah V. 2

Audiotape available

 McCreary, Edward D. 3 Mitchell, Thomas (b. 1916) 4

Audiotape available

 Cheeks, Robert S. (b. 1895) 5 King, Nona 6

Transcript not available.

 Robinson, E. (b. 1905) 7

Transcript not available.

 Stewart, E. G. 8

Transcript not available.

 Eggleston, Lemuel V. (b. 1882) 9 Evans, Preston H. 10 Fox, William H. (b. 1890) 11 Harris, Lureatha J. (b. 1911) 12 Harvey, Perry (b. 1886) 13