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"Oral History with J. Homer Pack, March 13, 1991 (Ms1991-019)",,"Christiansburg Industrial Institute.","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 attending Christiansburg Institute. Later in life, Pack worked in a variety of job positions including a chauffeur, exterminator, bricklayer, and cattle farmer. In this interview, Pack describes educational opportunities and work opportunities for Black Appalachians in the area. He highlights baseball as a common social activity when he grew up in Montgomery County. Pack discusses race relations in the area and the eventual migration of Black Appalachians due to lack of work opportunities in the mid-to-late twentieth century.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Oral histories",Ms1991-019_JHomerPack,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Black Appalachians Oral History Project, Ms1991-019, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech",,"Michael A. Cooke",,"Riner, Virginia",,,,,01:19:03,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OHMS,"J. Homer Pack",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/files/original/db05d8204928c4c60ec13b2a4190b03a.mp3,"Oral History","Black Appalachians Oral History Project (Ms1991-019)",1,0
"Oral History with Walter Lewis, March 14, 1991 (Ms1991-019)",,"Christiansburg Industrial Institute.","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 during WWII; later in life, he worked for Virginia Tech. In this interview, Lewis describes his experience at Christiansburg Institute, as well as his experience raising a family in the Blacksburg area. Specifically, Lewis talks about segregation in Blacksburg and the efforts for desegregation by Black civic leaders. Lewis describes the Virginia Council of Human Relations and other notable community leaders in the push for civil rights in Montgomery County, Virginia.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Oral histories",Ms1991-019_WalterLewis,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Black Appalachians Oral History Project, Ms1991-019, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech",,"Michael A. Cooke",,"Blacksburg, Virginia",,,,,00:59:03,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OHMS,"Walter Lewis",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/files/original/e3e07d4a0f28f9eb042324dd59cb6a2e.mp3,"Oral History","Black Appalachians Oral History Project (Ms1991-019)",1,0
"Oral History with Thompson V. Lester, Sr., and Elizabeth Lester, February 27, 1991 (Ms1991-019)",,"Christiansburg Industrial Institute.","Thompson V. Lester, Sr. was born in Christiansburg, Virginia in 1915. Thompson Lester met and married his wife, Elizabeth, in New Jersey. After serving in the Navy, Lester returned to Christiansburg, where he worked for his family's dry cleaning business. In this interview, Thompson Lester describes the Christiansburg community, describes educational opportunities such as Christiansburg Institute, and he discusses his family's business. Additionally, Thompson Lester talks about Black fraternal organizations, such as the Masons.
Elizabeth (Betty) R. Lester was born in New Jersey before marrying Thompson Lester and moving to Christiansburg, Virginia. In this interview, Elizabeth Lester joins her husband in talking about the Christiansburg community. She specifically describes health care access to Black community members, unequal access to public goods and services, church life in the community, and social life in the community, such as the Household of Ruth organization.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Oral histories",Ms1991-019_ThompsonandElizabethLester,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Black Appalachians Oral History Project, Ms1991-019, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech",,"Michael A. Cooke",,"Christiansburg, Virginia",,,,,00:36:23,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OHMS,"Thompson V. Lester, Sr.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/files/original/961d39ac3b0279b31bc18dcd8de7f2e7.mp3,"Oral History","Black Appalachians Oral History Project (Ms1991-019)",1,0
"‘Voices’ for The Things They Carried video",,"Civil War","In November 2015, the Third Veterans in Society Conference, in conjunction with the New River Valley Big Read Program, presented author Tim O'Brien, author of The Things They Carried, among other works. This video, “‘Voices’ for The Things They Carried” was presented at the conference and was on display in Newman Library. It features images and readings of letters from Special Collections, written by soldiers across many conflicts. ",,,,"Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,2015,,,,,,,,"This Work has been digitized in a public-private partnership. As part of this partnership, the partners have agreed to limit commercial uses of this digital representation of the Work by third parties. You can, without permission, copy, modify, distribute, display, or perform the Item, for non-commercial uses. For any other permissible uses, please review the terms and conditions of the organization that has made the Item available. https://rightsstatements.org/page/NoC-NC/1.0/?language=en.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,video/mp4,"48 minutes",,English,Films,VetsLettersDigExhibit_Final,"‘Voices’ for The Things They Carried video, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,"48 minutes",mp4,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,AV,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/files/original/ecdb61566bb4f28dbbcad1937d3d5294.mp4,"Moving Image",,1,0
"A Letter to Washington Mills Company About Used Bags (Ms1989-039)",,"Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","A letter from the Werthan Bag Corporation asking the mill to resell their empty bags to help with the war effort.",,,"Werthan Bag Corporation","See the Finding Aid for the Fries Textile Plant Records ",,1942-01-10,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the Fries Textile Plant Records Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Correspondence,Ms1989-039_23_018_001,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Fries Textile Plant Records, Ms1989-039, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections, University Libraries, Virginia Tech",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/files/original/f86670f16c08c4996f5fc8d6fa7c30d4.jpg,Document,"Fries Textile Plant Records, 1900-1988 (Ms1989-039)",1,0
"Oral History with Mary Smith Mills, November 27, 2012 (Ms2019-037)",,"Christiansburg Industrial Institute.","Mary Smith Mills attended Christiansburg Institute from 1941 to 1945. Mary grew up in Christiansburg, Virginia and later became the first black woman to work at a clothing store in downtown Blacksburg.",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Permission to publish material from the Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,"Oral histories",Ms2019-037_MarySmithMills,"Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project, Ms2019-037, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.",,,,,,,,,,,,"Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries, Virginia Tech",,"Abigail Lau",,,,,,,00:35:41,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,OHMS,"Mary Smith Mills",,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,http://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/files/original/63762c4c3f740697093bee952e2f0004.mp3,"Oral History","Christiansburg Industrial Institute Oral History Project (Ms2019-037)",1,0