VT Stories Oral History Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

This collection is open for research, with the exception of some restricted materials that are not available to the public.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish material from the VT Stories Oral History Collection must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: VT Stories Oral History Collection, Ms2016-015, Special Collections and University Archives, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet
Language:
English .
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: VT Stories Oral History Collection, Ms2016-015, Special Collections and University Archives, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

A collection of oral history interviews with Virginia Tech's alumni, faculty, and staff, focusing on the Hokie community and alumni involvement. Orginally initiated in 2015 and managed by faculty and staff across the university, the core of the project was student involvement, Hokies interviewing Hokies, to document past experiences that created enduring connections between alumni and university.

Biographical / historical:

Orginally initiated in 2015 by the President's Office and managed by faculty and staff in History, English, TLOS, VT Libraries, and the Alumni Association, the VT Stories Oral History Project collected and examined stories, memories, tall tales, tragedies, and triumphs of all members of the Hokie community to help us know our shared history and to make sense of it. At the heart of the project was Hokies interviewing Hokies—largely student-staffed and trained by oral historians, interviewers engaged with VT Alumni to learn their history and to make mentoring connections that go beyond the student experience. During this period VT Stories sought to understand why Virginia Tech is top rated in its success in engaging alumni, we highlighted the exciting, memorable, historic moments in Hokie lives that have forged strong and enduring connections.

Acquisition information:
Special Collections and University Archives acquired the oral history interviews as they were conducted, starting in 2016. Additional oral histories will be added to the collection as they are conducted and processed.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the VT Stories Oral History Collection was completed in April 2025.

Accruals:

Additional interviews will be added to the digial collection and the finding aid as they are received and processed.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
University History
Students and alumni