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)

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.

Date

Rights

Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.

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.