VT Stories Oral History with James Boone, June 2, 2017 (Ms2016-015)
Title
VT Stories Oral History with James Boone, June 2, 2017 (Ms2016-015)
Subject
Description
James Boone, born July 25th, 1915 is among the earliest Virginia Polytechnic students to be interviewed for VT Stories. He grew up in Holland and Ivor, Virginia, and arrived in Blacksburg in 1933. While at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, he studied business administration, and graduated in 1937.
In this special interview, James Boone talks about his family history, his parents and relatives in the area, his fascination with railroads stemming from an early age. At Virginia Polytechnic, he covers influential professors, downtown life, living in the dorms, along with pranks done on fellow cadets.
In this special interview, James Boone talks about his family history, his parents and relatives in the area, his fascination with railroads stemming from an early age. At Virginia Polytechnic, he covers influential professors, downtown life, living in the dorms, along with pranks done on fellow cadets.
Date
Rights
Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.
Type
Identifier
Ms2016-015_JamesBoone
Rights Holder
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech
Interviewer
Ren Harman
Narrator
James Boone
Duration
00:57:21
Citation
“VT Stories Oral History with James Boone, June 2, 2017 (Ms2016-015),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed April 28, 2024, http://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/Ms2016-015/Ms2016-015_JamesBoone.