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Oral History of the Principalship Records

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-1989-040

Scope and Content

Ongoing project designed to interview retired elementary, middle, and high school principals for their views, reminiscences, and accumulated wisdom. Most of the interviewees are from the Southeast (mainly Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, District of Columbia, and West Virginia), with representative materials from Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The Project Director is Dr. Patrick W. Carlton, Associate Professor of Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Materials consist of cassette tapes and transcripts of over 230 interviews.

Dates

  • Creation: 1987 - 1995

Full Extent

8 Cubic Feet (54 boxes)

Language of Materials

English