Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)Special Collections and University Archives Staff and Kat Zinn, Student Assistant
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The collection is open to research.
The Oral History of the Principalship project website contains transcripts and some audio from interviewees.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Oral History of the Principalship Records, Ms1989-040, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The collection was transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in several accruals beginning in 1989.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Oral History of the Principalship Records was completed in August 2023.
The Oral History of the Principalship was a Virginia Tech project designed to interview retired elementary, middle, and high school principals for their views, reminiscences, and accumulated wisdom. Most of the interviewees were from the Southeast (mainly Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, District of Columbia, and West Virginia), with representative materials from Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. The Project Director was Dr. Patrick W. Carlton, Associate Professor of Education at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
The Oral History of the Principalship Records are from a Virginia Tech project, by Virginia Tech professor Dr. Patrick W. Carlton, designed to interview retired elementary, middle, and high school principals for their views, reminiscences, and accumulated wisdom. Most of the interviewees are from the Southeast (mainly Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, District of Columbia, and West Virginia), with representative materials from Ohio, Colorado, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin. Materials consist of cassette tapes and transcripts of over 230 interviews. In addition, there are duplicate copies of the transcripts bound in 23 boxes (contained in 3 cartons) located in the library's off-site storage.
The guide to the Oral History of the Principalship Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).
There is no consent form for this interview, so access is restricted to Special Collections Reading Room only. Content from this interview cannot be published or reproduced in any way. Contact Special Collections for more information.
There is no consent form for this interview, so access is restricted to Special Collections Reading Room only. Content from this interview cannot be published or reproduced in any way. Contact Special Collections for more information.