<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="in_progress" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Emily Pillsbury Davis Oral History</titleproper><titleproper>Emily Pillsbury Davis Oral History, <date>1998-11-17</date> <num>Ms.2025.025</num></titleproper><author>Ren Harman, Oral History Projects Archivist </author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2025 (<emph><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" type="simple">CC0 1.0</a></emph>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-04-16 07:02:18 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Emily Pillsbury Davis Oral History</unittitle>
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    <abstract id="aspace_98296fb06c9bda082311c01b278656b8" label="Abstract">This collection consists of two audio cassette tapes and one digital cassette tape containing an oral history interview with Emily Pillsbury Davis that was conducted on November 11, 1998 in the Media Building sound booth on the campus of Virginia Tech. Pillsbury was the "L" Squadron commander in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets in 1975-1976. This interview was conducted and published in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the university. The collection also includes a printed transcript. The audio from the cassette tapes has not been digitized.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_7e103929e3322f80bcf3a452c557f062">Materials in this collection are in English.</langmaterial>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. </p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>.</p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. </p><p>Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_a85ba5234674297adff59bcf3dac1579">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [folder],Emily Pillsbury Davis Oral History, 1998, Ms2025-025, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
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    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>This interview was conducted on November 17, 1998.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the Emily Pillsbury Davis Oral History was completed in April 2025.</p>  </processinfo>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>This collection consists of two audio cassette tapes and one digital cassette tape containing an oral history interview with Emily Pillsbury Davis that was conducted on November 11, 1998 in the Media Building sound booth on the campus of Virginia Tech. Pillsbury was the "L" Squadron commander in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets in 1975-1976.</p><p>This interview was conducted and published in celebration of the 125th anniversary of the univerisity. The collection also includes a printed transcript. The audio from the cassette tapes has not been digitized. </p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the Emily Pillsbury Davis Oral History by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<extref xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</extref>).</p>  </odd>
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    <head>Biographical </head>
<p>Emily Pillsbury Davis was the "L" Squadron commander in the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets in 1975-1976. She graduated in 1977.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <subject source="local">University Archives</subject>
    <subject source="local">University History</subject>
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