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Collection Details
| Collection Name: | Black Appalachians Oral History Project, 1991 |
| Repository Name: | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Archives [Repository Details] |
| Repository Location: | Blacksburg, Virginia, United States |
| Dates Spanned: | 1991-1991 |
| Description: | Oral history interviews (22 on 25 tapes) conducted by Dr. Michael Cooke of Virginia Tech of and about blacks in Appalachia, predominantly in Montgomery County, Virginia. Interviewees include Frank Bannister, Leola Burns Alexandra Burford, Roxie Ida Byson, Rice Dobbins, James E. Dow, Rosa Thomas Holmes, Charles A. Johnson, Thompson V. Lester, Elizabeth Lester, Walter H. Lewis, William Burrell Morgan, W. Waymon Pack, Cora Pack, J. Homer Pack, Christine P. Price, Valerie Scott, Mason Scott, Homer C. Sherman, James E. Sherman, Ellison A. Smyth (transcript available), James C. Wade, and Sarah J. Wade. |
| Finding Aid: | Black Appalachians Oral History Project, 1991 |
| Broad Subjects: | Geography; Ethnic groups |
| ASP Subjects: | African Americans; African Americans--Appalachian Region; Appalachian Mountain States; Appalachian Mountains; Appalachian Mountains--History; Appalachian Region; Appalachian Region--History; Oral history; United States |
| Collection Code: | OHC0002916 |