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The project involved the identification of the first Black women students, staff, and faculty at Virginia Tech and the collection of their oral history narratives.","The guide to the Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Equipment is required and available to listen to available audio recordings. Equipment is required to access computer disks, which may not be available.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the collection was completed in 2001. Additional materials were integrated and description updated in June 2023.","Researchers may also be interested in the  Timelines of Black History at Virginia Tech,  which includes references to many of the individuals included in this collection.","There are also interviews with additional individuals whose personal experiences at Virginia Tech helped shape the history of the university and of the New River Valley in the following oral history collections:","The  Virginia Tech Black History Oral History Collection, Ms2003-011,  has been digitized and is  available online.","The Multicultural Diversity Oral History Project, Ms2002-001, has been digitized and is  available online.","The VT Stories Oral History Collection, Ms2016-015, has been digitized and is  available online.","The Black Women at Virginia Tech Oral History Project Records include interviews focused on the entry experience of the individual into the Virginia Tech community and the interviewees' perceptions of the climate and attitudes within the university community, particularly as pertains to race and gender. 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He was the head of the Division of Administrative and Educational Services and the Assistant Dean in the College of Education at Virginia Tech in Blacksburg, Virginia, where he also served as a professor of Educational Leadership from 1971-1979. He went on to teach at a number of other universities, including Western Michigan University and John Tyler Community College. ","Karl T. Hereford (1926-1999) served as the Dean of Education and he was the founding Dean of the College of Education in 1971 at Virginia Tech. Prior to working at Virgnia Tech, Hereford served as a Professor of Education at Michigan State Univeristy, Director of Long Range Planning, CF Kettering Institute, Dayton, Ohio, and as the Director of Program Planning for the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education in Washington D.C.","Duncan Lyle Kinnear (1904-2001) was a professor emeritus in the Department of Biology at Virginia Tech. He also published  The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University  in 1972 and  A Short History of Virginia Tech, 1850-1974  in 1975.","Richard L. Lynch (1943-2023) was born in Iowa and later attended the University of Northern Iowa where he received his bachelors degree. He later received his masters degree from the University of Minnesota and his PhD from Indiana University. After graduating, he moved to Blacksburg, Virginia, where he spent the next twenty years of his life as a professor in the department of education at Virginia Tech. He later left Virginia Tech for the University of Georgia, where he was the Director of the School of Leadership and Lifelon Learning.","Cark McDaniels (1930-2019) was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He received his bachelors degree from Bridgewater College before he joined the U.S. Navy. After leacing te Navy, he attended the University of Virginia for both his masters and his PhD. 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","Dr. Duncan Lyle Kinnear,  A Short History of Virginia Tech, 1850-1974 , Special Collections and University Archives Online,  https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/archives-125th/historical-vt/short-history-vt,  accessed on October 28, 2025. ","Richard Lynch Obituary,  Legacy Remembers , 2023,  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/richard-lynch-obituary,  accessed on October 28, 2025.","\"In Memoriam: Carl McDaniels, Professor Emeritus in the School of Education,\" Leslie King, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences,  https://liberalarts.vt.edu/news/articles/2019/10/in-memoriam--carl-mcdaniels--professor-emeritus-in-the-school-of.html,  accessed on October 28, 2025. ","\"In Memoriam: Wayne 'Dempsey' Worner, Professor Emeritus and former dean, School of Educationn,\" Samantha Palmer, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences,  https://news.vt.edu/articles/2025/05/in-memoriam---dempsey--wayne-worner--professor-and-dean-emeritus.html,  accessed on October 28, 2025. ","The guide to the College of Education History Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The College of Education History Records primarily consist of oral history interviews regarding the history of the College of Education at Virginia Tech. Interviews were conducted in November and December of 1989 by the students of Patrick Carlton, Associate Professor of Education at VT. Interviewees were faculty members of the College of Education, including Karl T. Hereford, who was the first dean of the College of Education, and Fred J. 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Prior to working at Virgnia Tech, Hereford served as a Professor of Education at Michigan State Univeristy, Director of Long Range Planning, CF Kettering Institute, Dayton, Ohio, and as the Director of Program Planning for the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education in Washington D.C.","Duncan Lyle Kinnear (1904-2001) was a professor emeritus in the Department of Biology at Virginia Tech. He also published  The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University  in 1972 and  A Short History of Virginia Tech, 1850-1974  in 1975.","Richard L. Lynch (1943-2023) was born in Iowa and later attended the University of Northern Iowa where he received his bachelors degree. He later received his masters degree from the University of Minnesota and his PhD from Indiana University. After graduating, he moved to Blacksburg, Virginia, where he spent the next twenty years of his life as a professor in the department of education at Virginia Tech. He later left Virginia Tech for the University of Georgia, where he was the Director of the School of Leadership and Lifelon Learning.","Cark McDaniels (1930-2019) was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He received his bachelors degree from Bridgewater College before he joined the U.S. Navy. After leacing te Navy, he attended the University of Virginia for both his masters and his PhD. McDaniels briefly worked at George Washington University as a professor of education. He also worked as a guidance counselor at his former high school, Washington-Liberty High School in Montrose, Virginia, before he moved to Blacksburg in 1969 to help found Virginia Tech's College of Education. He later created the Virginia Career Vital Information for Education and Work, or the Virginia VIEW. He retired from VT in 1996 and wrote two books about career counseling. ","Wayne Dempsey' M. Worner (1937-2025) was born in Wahpeton, North Dakota, where he worked for many years as a teacher and a principal. He later received his PhD from North Dakota State University in 1966. After earning a doctorate, Worner moved to Blacksburg, Virginia, where he helped to create the College of Education at Virginia Tech. He was the first division chair of curriculum and instruction in the College of Education.","Courses in education have been offered in specific programs throughout the history of the university, and the Board of Visitors approved a Master of Education degree in 1951. A Department of Education was founded in the College of Arts and Sciences starting 1965, and the College of Education was established on July 1, 1971. In 1996, the College of Education merged with the College of Human Resources to form the College of Human Resources and Education, renamed College of Human Sciences and Education in 2002. When the College dissolved in 2003, the education program moved to the College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences and now operates as the School of Education. ","External Sources:","\"Secondary Principals as Instructional Leaders,\" Fred J. Brieve,  Sage Journals , 1972,  https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/019263657205636802,  accessed on October 28, 2025.","Fred Jay Brieve in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/60901/records/45107598,  accessed on October 28, 2025.","Karl T. Hereford in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/3693/records/27143670,  accessed on October 28, 2025.","\"Future looks 'solid' in College of Education,\" Sandy Broughton,  Spectrum , Volume 17 Issue 33 - June 1, 1995,  https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/vtpubs/spectrum/sp950601/1a.html,  accessed on October 28, 2025.","Duncan Lyle Kinnear entry, findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/101684403/duncan-lyle-kinnear,  accessed on October 28, 2025. ","Dr. Duncan Lyle Kinnear,  A Short History of Virginia Tech, 1850-1974 , Special Collections and University Archives Online,  https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/archives-125th/historical-vt/short-history-vt,  accessed on October 28, 2025. ","Richard Lynch Obituary,  Legacy Remembers , 2023,  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/richard-lynch-obituary,  accessed on October 28, 2025.","\"In Memoriam: Carl McDaniels, Professor Emeritus in the School of Education,\" Leslie King, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences,  https://liberalarts.vt.edu/news/articles/2019/10/in-memoriam--carl-mcdaniels--professor-emeritus-in-the-school-of.html,  accessed on October 28, 2025. 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Prior to working at Virgnia Tech, Hereford served as a Professor of Education at Michigan State Univeristy, Director of Long Range Planning, CF Kettering Institute, Dayton, Ohio, and as the Director of Program Planning for the Bureau of Elementary and Secondary Education in Washington D.C.","Duncan Lyle Kinnear (1904-2001) was a professor emeritus in the Department of Biology at Virginia Tech. He also published  The First 100 Years: A History of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University  in 1972 and  A Short History of Virginia Tech, 1850-1974  in 1975.","Richard L. Lynch (1943-2023) was born in Iowa and later attended the University of Northern Iowa where he received his bachelors degree. He later received his masters degree from the University of Minnesota and his PhD from Indiana University. After graduating, he moved to Blacksburg, Virginia, where he spent the next twenty years of his life as a professor in the department of education at Virginia Tech. He later left Virginia Tech for the University of Georgia, where he was the Director of the School of Leadership and Lifelon Learning.","Cark McDaniels (1930-2019) was born in Sioux City, Iowa. He received his bachelors degree from Bridgewater College before he joined the U.S. Navy. After leacing te Navy, he attended the University of Virginia for both his masters and his PhD. McDaniels briefly worked at George Washington University as a professor of education. He also worked as a guidance counselor at his former high school, Washington-Liberty High School in Montrose, Virginia, before he moved to Blacksburg in 1969 to help found Virginia Tech's College of Education. He later created the Virginia Career Vital Information for Education and Work, or the Virginia VIEW. He retired from VT in 1996 and wrote two books about career counseling. ","Wayne Dempsey' M. Worner (1937-2025) was born in Wahpeton, North Dakota, where he worked for many years as a teacher and a principal. 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","Dr. Duncan Lyle Kinnear,  A Short History of Virginia Tech, 1850-1974 , Special Collections and University Archives Online,  https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/exhibits/show/archives-125th/historical-vt/short-history-vt,  accessed on October 28, 2025. ","Richard Lynch Obituary,  Legacy Remembers , 2023,  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/richard-lynch-obituary,  accessed on October 28, 2025.","\"In Memoriam: Carl McDaniels, Professor Emeritus in the School of Education,\" Leslie King, College of Liberal Arts and Human Sciences,  https://liberalarts.vt.edu/news/articles/2019/10/in-memoriam--carl-mcdaniels--professor-emeritus-in-the-school-of.html,  accessed on October 28, 2025. 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