Black Appalachians Oral History Project,
Scope and Content Information
The Black Appalachians Oral History Project consists of approximately twenty-five taped interviews conducted by Dr. Michael Cooke of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University concerning black life in Appalachia, especially in Montgomery County, Virginia. The interviewees represented communities such as Blacksburg, Christiansburg, Elliston, Riner, Shawsville, and Wake Forest. Transcripts are currently available for six of the interviews.
Dates
- Creation: 1991 - 1991
Access
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Black Appalachians Oral History Project must be obtained from the Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Full Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
The collection is divided into two separate parts: documents and taped interviews. Both sections are arranged in alphabetical order.
General Physical Description note
0.4 cubic feet, 2 boxes, 8 folders, 25 cassette tapes
- Title
- A Guide to the Black Appalachians Oral History Project, 1991
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Clayton McGahee
- Date
- © 2001 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu