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Oral History with Kenneth B. Wright, March 19, 1991 (Ms1991-019)

Reverend Kenneth B. Wright was born and raised in Elliston, Virginia. Wright attended Montgomery County Public Schools, Virginia Union University,…

Oral History with J. Homer Pack, March 13, 1991 (Ms1991-019)

Joseph Homer Pack was born in 1910, and he grew up in Riner, Virginia. Pack attended his local primary school, a two room schoolhouse, before briefly…

Oral History with Walter Lewis, March 14, 1991 (Ms1991-019)

Walter Lewis was born in 1926, and he grew up in the Radford-Blacksburg area. After graduating from Christiansburg Institute, Lewis served in the Navy…

Oral History with Charles A. Johnson, March 3, 1991 (Ms1991-019)

Charles A. Johnson was born in Wake Forest, Virginia, where he grew up and received his primary education. Johnson graduated from Christiansburg…

Oral History with Rice Dobbins, March 2, 1991

Rice Dobbins grew up in Riner, Virginia in an area called Piney Wood. Dobbins primarily worked as a farmer in the Montgomery County area, specifically…

Oral History with Leola Burns Alexander Burford, March 11, 1991 (Ms1991-019)

Leola Burford, a resident of Christiansburg, worked as a teacher in the Richmond area before getting married, and, eventually returning to the…

Oral History with Frank Bannister, February 26, 1991 (Ms1991-019)

Frank Bannister was born in Wake Forest, Virginia in 1913, and his family members were descendants of Kentland Plantation slaves, which is now…

VT Stories Oral History with Kevin Crofton, September 29, 2017

In this nearly hour long interview, Ren Harman, Project Manager for VT Stories, interviews Kevin Crofton, Class of 1982, in the Holtzman Alumni Center…

Photograph of the spring house at Solitude

Photograph of the spring house at Solitude. Although undated, this would have been taken sometime when the Fletchers lived at the house, likely some…

Photograph of Margaret, Robert, Richard, and Stevenson Fletcher on the Solitude lawn

Photograph of Margaret, Robert, Richard, and Stevenson Fletcher on the Solitude lawn. This photograph was taken after a snow and has the Duck Pond in…

Photograph of Robert and Richard Fletcher on the Solitude lawn with a caretaker, July 1909

Photograph of Robert and Richard Fletcher on the Solitude lawn with a caretaker, July 1909. The caption reads "Playing on Solitude lawn with nurse…

Photograph of Robert and Richard Fletcher on the Solitude lawn, December 1908

Photograph of Robert and Richard Fletcher on the Solitude lawn, December 1908. The Fletchers moved into Solitude in November 1908.

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Photograph of a kindergarten class on the lawn of Solitude, June 1913

Photograph of a kindergarten class on the lawn of Solitude, June 1913, labeled "Miss Rosa's kindergarten, at Solitude. June, 1913."

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1913 and 1914

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1913 and 1914. Photographs include exteriors and…

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1913

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1913. Photographs include kindergarten on the Solitude…

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1911 and 1912

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1911 and 1912. Photographs include Main Street in…

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1910

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1910. Photographs include Fishersville, Va., and…

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1909 and 1910

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1909 and 1910. Photographs including the lawn and spring…

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1908 and 1909

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from Solitude in 1908 and 1909. Photographs include the Fletcher children…

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from the first year the family lived at Solitude

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from the first year the family lived at Solitude. Images include a family…

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from the first year the family lived at Solitude

Scrapbook page belonging to Richard Rolston Fletcher, including photographs from the first year the family lived at Solitude. Images include pictures…

Photograph of the Fletcher family in March 1913

Photograph of the Fletcher family in March 1913. This photo has two captions: "Peter born Jan. 18, 1913" and "The family carry-all, March 1913. 'Black…