Oral History with Scott Beadle, February 27, 2019 (Ms2019-001)

Title

Oral History with Scott Beadle, February 27, 2019 (Ms2019-001)

Description

Scott Beadle was a member of the Gay Student Alliance during the first Gay Awareness Week and helped to plan Denim Day in 1979. During his time at Virginia Tech, he studied engineering and theater arts and served as president of the Gay Student Alliance. Beadle's interview covers the motivations behind Denim Day, the experience of gay students living on campus in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and how things have changed on campus and in our society in the last forty years.

Abstract

Scott Beadle's interview covers the motivations behind Denim Day, the experience of gay students living on campus in the late 1970s and early 1980s, and how things have changed on campus and in our society in the last forty years.

Date

Date Created

2019-02-27

Rights

Permission to publish material from the Denim Day 40th Anniversary Oral History Collection must adhere to the CC BY-NC 4.0 license and credit Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Language

English

Identifier

Ms2019-001_ScottBeadle

Bibliographic Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Oral History with Scott Beadle, February 27, 2019 (Ms2019-001), Denim Day 40th Anniversary Oral History Collection, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Interviewer

Joe Forte

Narrator

Scott Beadle

Production Team

Slade Lellock, Videographer

Location

Newman Library, Blacksburg, VA

Duration

1:18:33

Compression

MPEG-4

Frame Rate

23.976

Display Resolution

3840x2160

Citation

Special Collections, Virginia Tech, “Oral History with Scott Beadle, February 27, 2019 (Ms2019-001),” VT Special Collections and University Archives Online, accessed April 24, 2024, https://digitalsc.specomeka.vtlibraries.net/items/show/10132.