Jacqueline Walker interviewed by Zenobia Lee-Nelson and Illiana Harris, Session 1, 2019

Creator:

Walker, Jacqueline Baldwin, 1949-, Lee-Nelson, Zenobia, and Harris, Illiana

Extent:

7.7 Megabytes 1 digital file and 00:15:19 Duration (HH:MM:SS.mmm)

Scope and content:

Records the first session of an oral history interview with Dr. Jacqueline Walker, Professor Emerita of History at James Madison University, who recounts her recruitment to Madison College in the mid-1970s and first impressions of Harrisonburg and the campus. The interview documents her first impressions of Harrisonburg, early meetings with colleagues in the History Department, and the mix of welcome and hostility she encountered. Discusses themes of racism, professional fit, campus climate, and intellectual community, emphasizing how supportive colleagues and a sense of intellectual community shaped her decision to build a career at JMU.

Language:

English

Physical facet:

(.wav)

Names:

Walker, Jacqueline Baldwin, 1949-
Lee-Nelson, Zenobia
Harris, Illiana

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