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Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Permission for the Lester Cappon and Frances Robb interviews must be obtained from the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.
The collection is open to all researchers unless otherwise noted on the recording or transcript.
Researchers may only use the electronic version of the Frances Robb interview.
Series 5: Colonial Williamsburg Oral History Project, can only be accessed for in-house use only. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
The interview of Richard L. Morton was first accessioned by the Manuscripts Department (Mss. Acc. 1973-20) on 6/1/1973 from the interviewer Rebecca Mitchell.
University Archives Oral History Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
While the Oral History Collection as a whole does not have an accession number, two of the oral history interviews contained within it do: Davis Young Paschall, Acc. 1980.018 and Lester J. Cappon, Acc. 1981.071.
Acc. 2010.424 accessioned and minimally processed by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in March 2011. CDs in Series 5 migrated in 2019.
Future accruals are expected.
The bulk of the University Archives Oral History Collection consists of transcripts and recordings of oral history interviews conducted as a part of various projects at the College of William and Mary with administrators, faculty, students, and alumni.
The specific projects include the College's oral history program from the 1970s, an oral history program sponsored by the University Archives beginning in the 2000s, "Stony the Road We Trod," and the Stephens Project. The collection also contains recordings that were done as part of Colonial Williamsburg's Oral History Project in 1930.
Whenever possible, interview transcripts, audio, and/or video are available online. See item records and the links to digital content (most often in the W&M Digital Archive at ) for details. Some digital files are restricted to reading room acess only and require at least 72 hours advanced notice for access.
A card catalog located in the SCRC indexes the interviews from the 1970s available in this collection. The card catalog was maintained and added to through January 2007.
This collection is arranged in five series: Series 1: College Oral History Program; Series 2: Stoney the Road We Trod; Series 3: University Archives Oral History Project; Series 4: Stephens Project; Series 5: Colonial Williamsburg Oral History Project.
Oral histories conducted by the Williamsburg Documentary Project (WDP) are available online from the the DSpace at William and Mary digital repository at http://dspace.swem.wm.edu/dspace/handle/10288/453. The WDP of the College of William and Mary "strives to collect and preserve the rich past of Williamsburg, Virginia." The WDP conducts oral history interviews and other projects to interpret Williamsburg's post-colonial history including a number of interviews related to the College of William and Mary.
See also the oral histories conducted by the Archives and Records Department of Colonial Williamsburg.
Digital files require at least 72 hours advanced notice for access.
Scope and Contents The oral history interviews included in this series were conducted as part of a College of William and Mary sponsored oral history program from 1973-1978. The Fehr and Paschall interviews contain reference material from 1959-1971. Transcripts are available for all of the interviews listed here in the W&M Digital Archive. Reel-to-reel tapes and audiocassette tapes of the interviews were saved, but have not been reformatted so as to allow access. Contact a staff member for details. This series is arranged alphabetically by last name.
This subseries contains brief biographies of the interviewees, indexes to the interview, the final version of the interview transcript, and reference material used for the interview.
pp. 1-10 Army Specialized Training Unit
This interview was conducted under the auspices of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Archives. The researcher is asked to 1) credit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Archives as the original source and copyright holder of this oral history; 2) permit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Archives and Records Department, or any other designated Foundation employee, the opportunity to review a pre-publication draft of your manuscript for the purpose of protecting any information that, in the Foundation's opinion, represents a proprietary business interest or other confidential matter, and to modify or delete such information upon the written request of the Foundation, prior to publication (or other exhibition); and 3) send one gratis copy of your publication (if applicable) to the Colonial Williamsburg Archives and Records Department. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Archives may be contacted at: Director, Archives and Records Department, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776. Telephone: 757 220-7249.
Chaplain's School pp. 5, 13-14, 15; Football p. 2, 16-20; Students—World War II pp. 34-38
Choir Memorabilia
pp. 1-18 Work-Study Program
pp. 16-17 Work-Study Program
pp. 37-41 William and Mary Victory Ship
pp. 43-44 Students—World War II
Yelverton O. Kent was a Flight School Instructor, 1931-1932; Steward, 1933-1934; and Staff, 1935-1971.Some topics discussed include: F.H.C. Society - p. 20 Women/Admission of Women in 1918 - p. 3-4, 8-10, 23, 39
pp. 3-4, 17-19 Hampton Roads-Peninsula War Studies Committee of the College of William and Marypp. 34-37 Visitor to campus Brooks Hays
Women/Admission of Women in 1918 - p. 28-33
pp. 66-68 Army Specialized Training Unit; pp. 65-66 Chaplain's School
pp. 21-24 Army Specialized Training Unit; pp. 20-21 Chaplain's School; p. 31 Students—World War II
Supplementary material part 1 of 4
Supplementary material part 2 of 4
Supplementary material part 3 of 4
Supplementary material part 4 of 4
pp. 44-47 Work-Study Program
Women/Admission of Women in 1918 - p. 4
This subseries contains correspondence with interviewees, notes taken during the interview, questions to be asked during the interview, master transcripts, and other administrative material.
Does not contain additional transcript.
The interview was not donated to the project.
Includes extra copies of supplementary material.
No interview was conducted.
No interview was conducted.
Interview was conducted by mail.
No interview was conducted.
Interview was conducted by mail
Interview was conducted by mail.
No interview was conducted.
No interview was conducted.
Scope and Contents "Stony the Road We Trod" was an independent study project conducted by College of William and Mary student Jenay Jackson (class of 2005) in 2005. This oral history project was intended to serve as the initial part of an ongoing project to document African American history at the College of William and Mary. Ms. Jackson interviewed College administrators, faculty, and alumni. The interview transcripts and some audio recordings are available at: http://dspace.swem.wm.edu/dspace/handle/10288/583 Further information about the project, including biographical information and partial transcripts are available at http://www.wm.edu/blackstudies/jenay/
Class of 1971; 1979 MED EDU; 1993 EDS EDU; 1997 EDD EDU; former Dean of Admissions at the College of William and Mary, 1985-2001; 29:00
Class of 1981; member of Black Student Organization, Ebony Expressions director, first Alpha Kappa Alpha initiate
Assistant to the President and Director of Multicultural Student Affairs, 1996-present (2008); 51:18
Dr. Carroll F. Hardy worked at the College of William and Mary from 1980-1992. Her appointments included: Associate Dean of Students for Minority and Commuting Student Affairs, 1980-1989; Associate Dean, Student Affairs, 1989-1990; Associate Vice President for Student Affairs, Minority Student Affairs, 1990-1992. 1:03:00
Satoshi Ito was Instructor in Sociology and Anthropology, 1965-1966; Assistant Professor of Sociology, 1966-1971; Associate Professor of Sociology, 1971-2002; and an Emeritus Professor from 2002 forward at the College of William and Mary. California State University, 1955; M.A., Ph.D., University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, 1963, 1969
Class of 2000; member of Black Student Organization, Essence Women of Color, Student Assembly, WCWM
Class of 1964, M.Ed. 1971; College of William and Mary administrator (1967-2008), including Vice President for Student Affairs at the time of his retirement; 3:51
School of Business, 1986-present (2008) including the Floyd Dewey Gottwald Senior Professor in the Graduate School of Business; 18:57
Honorary Alumna; wife of Hulon Willis, the first African American student to attend the College of William and Mary.
The oral history interviews in the University Archives Oral History Project series include those conducted as part of an infrequent University Archives sponsored oral history program begun in the early 2000s.
Hans von Baeyer is Chancellor Professor of Physics, Emeritus, at the College of William & Mary. In this interview conducted by David Pratt, von Baeyer relates his memories dating from his early years at the College, beginning in 1968. He also relates the history of his central involvement in the effort to bring the Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility (JLab) to Newport News, and speaks about his later career as an author of books on science for the general public.
Dr. Armand J. Galfo received his degrees from the University of Buffalo: a B.A. in Chemistry and Mathematics in 1948, an Ed. M. in the Teaching of Science in 1952, and a Doctorate in Educational Administration and Curriculum Development in 1958, from the University of Buffalo. He joined the College of William and Mary faculty as an Assistant Professor in the School of Education in 1958, and became Associate Professor of Education and Director of Secondary School Teaching in 1966. He acted as an Assistant Dean to the School of Education in 1965-1966. In 1985, Dr. Galfo was appointed the first Heritage Professor of Education. He was reappointed in 1989, and given Emeritus status the same year. During his time at the College, Dr. Galfo also served in the Air Force Reserves as an Educational Research Consultant for almost sixty years, becoming Outstanding Reserve Officer of the Year and achieving the rank of Colonel in 1971. Dr. Galfo was also a prominent figure in the Alpha XI Chapter of Kappa Delta Pi National Honor Society in Education, into which he was initiated in 1961. Interviews were conducted on April 11, 2002, http://hdl.handle.net/10288/1654 and September 27, 2002 http://hdl.handle.net/10288/1653
R. Wayne Kernodle was a professor of sociology at the College of William and Mary from 1945-1987.
Restricted: Researchers must use the electronic copy of this oral history. This interview was conducted under the auspices of the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Archives. The researcher is asked to 1) credit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Archives as the original source and copyright holder of this oral history; 2) permit the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Archives and Records Department, or any other designated Foundation employee, the opportunity to review a pre-publication draft of your manuscript for the purpose of protecting any information that, in the Foundation's opinion, represents a proprietary business interest or other confidential matter, and to modify or delete such information upon the written request of the Foundation, prior to publication (or other exhibition); and 3) send one gratis copy of your publication (if applicable) to the Colonial Williamsburg Archives and Records Department. The Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Archives may be contacted at: Director, Archives and Records Department, Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, P.O. Box 1776, Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776. Telephone: 757 220-7249.
John H. Willis, Jr. was a professor of English at the College of William and Mary from 1977-2002. The transcript was created using two interviews Dr. Willis conducted on July 26 and August 2, 2006. The interviews were conducted by Edward McCarthy. The interviews were transcribed by Becky Barnhart and Jordan Ecker in 2008.
Contains a bound copy of a series of four oral history interviews of Martin P. Paone, a majority and minority secretary in the United States Senate. The interviews were conducted on March 11, 2009, April 30, 2009, August 18, 2009, and June 2, 2010. Mr. Paone also taught courses in legislative procedure at the College of William and Mary. He served on the Senate staff during the leadership of Senators George Mitchell, Robert C. Byrd, Harry Reid, and Tom Daschle. The interviews reflect on the issues and individuals he encountered, and on the procedures in the Senate chamber. The interview is part of the Senate Historical Office's ongoing oral history program with former senators and staff. The copyright for this interview is in the public domain and is open for research and requires no permission for use or reproduction.
James A. Bill received his B.A. at Assumption College and his M.A. from Penn State University in 1965. He received his doctorate from Princeton University in 1968 and went on to teach at the University of Texas in 1968. He taught comparative politics and specialized in Middle Eastern Studies. He has also written a number of articles, journals and five books. He joined the Government Department at the College of William and Mary in 1987. He also became the director of the Wendy and Emery Reves Center for International Studies. He retired from the Reves Center in 1998 and continued to teach until 2004. He has written a number of books, most notably The Eagle and the Lion (Yale) a study on Iran-U.S. relations.
This interview was conducted by Hermine Pinson, Associate Professor of English, and Lauren Bleam, one of Pinson's students, with poet John Ashbery in Williamsburg, Virginia. David Kermani, John Ashbery's assistant, was also present. Mr. Ashbery talked about his work, his writing process, the New York School of poets, and newer poets of interest to Ashbery.
Carson H. Barnes, Jr. served on the faculty of the College of William and Mary in the 20th century. He was Dean of Men in 1959-1969 and then served as Dean of Students in 1969-1973. He was Director of the Office of Special Programs from 1973-1991. He earned a J.D. from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law in 1976. Acc. 2012.336.
Click on the green arrow next to an interviewee's name to access the interview material online. Note that some interviews are available only in Swem Library. Established in memory of Stephen H. Snell and Stephen E. Patrick, the Stephens Project seeks to document the stories of the lives of William & Mary GLBTQ alumni, faculty, staff, and students. It is a long range (multi-year) oral history project coordinated by Swem Library, which will record the personal experiences of individuals while concentrating on their years at or associated with William & Mary. The project will focus on memories relative to the William & Mary years and their impact on later life including recalling what gay and lesbian life was like at that time at William & Mary, coming out stories during the college years, the impact of being gay or lesbian at William & Mary, experiences related to William & Mary GALA, Inc. as well as student, faculty and staff groups, and other memories. See https://swem.wm.edu/news/stephens-project for more information.
This interview of Drew Emery was conducted October 24th, 2009 as part of the William and Mary GALA Stephens Oral History Project by Amy Schindler and Troy Davis. Emery graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1986 with a BA in Theatre and received his Master's degree from the University of Virginia. The interview focuses mostly on Emery's time at William and Mary and his film "Inlaws & Outlaws," released in 2005. In a separate session, Andrew Emery discusses his film and answers questions after a screening of the movie at the College of William and Mary on October 23rd, 2009. The event was sponsored by William & Mary GALA. The Q&A session focuses on the film in general, but also includes discussion of contemporary politics.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
Joseph Price graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1993 with a BA in Public Policy. He was president of William and Mary GALA (Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association). This interview was conducted as part of the William and Mary GALA Stephens Oral History Project.
In loving memory of Gary Lyle, December 24, 1933 - November 7, 2011.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
Graduate student. This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
Class of 2012. This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
Class of 2012. This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
Class of 2012. This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future. This interview is available to users on the William & Mary campus only.
Interview with Helis Sikk, a fellow PhD student in the American Studies program, at Swem Library during Homecoming weekend. We discussed Helis' academic and social background as a college student in her home country of Estonia and later in the American Studies graduate program at the University of Wyoming. As we talked about LGBT tolerance and queer social life in Tartu, Laramie, and Williamsburg, Helis elaborated upon some broader ideas about identity politics and the meaning of the word "queer."
Scope and Contents Interview with Chris Beacham on a quiet day in Swem Library less than a week after commencement, in which Chris participated as a member of the 2013 graduating class. Chris and I discussed his many, largely positive experiences as a genderqueer member of William and Mary's LGBTQ community. Chris explained the beginnings of his queer identity in high school and his further personal and intellectual growth at W&M as a student, editor of Lips: Expressions of Female Sexuality, and member of the queer social community on campus. Chris' responses to questions were thoughtful and candid, and should be of great interest to those looking to know more about the queer community and queer activism at William and Mary in the twenty-first century.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
Interview with Eric Peterson at the LGBT Center in New York City only about two hours after the Supreme Court rulings on DOMA and Prop 8 were made public. Through most of the recording of the interview, the listener can hear the cheers of those celebrating at the press conference across the hall from our conference room. The interview with Eric undoubtedly reflects the mood of the day, especially as Eric's recollections of his experiences as a closeted gay man at William & Mary in the 1980s contrast with the openness heralded by the Supreme Court's decisions and Eric's life as a happy, openly gay man today.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
Interview with Jesse Rude at the LGBT Center in New York City the day after the Supreme Court made public its decisions regarding the Defense of Marriage Act and Proposition 8. Amid continuing positive feelings from the previous day's civil rights successes, Jesse related the changes he has experienced since growing up in rural Virginia without gay role models. We discussed the gradual acceptance of his identity during his first two years at William & Mary, the people who helped him along the way, and the positive growth in his life and in American culture since he first came to William & Mary in 1993.
Scope and Contents Interview of Samuel Turner Arrington at the LGBT Center in New York City the day the Supreme Court rulings on DOMA and Prop 8 were made public. Turner grew up in Lynchburg, Virginia, graduated from William & Mary in 2000, and lived in Norfolk until moving to New York for medical school earlier this summer. Turner, who married his partner several years ago, had largely positive experiences as an openly gay man at William & Mary and in Virginia since. His education in W&M English and Women's Studies courses as well as casual debates outside of class helped him embrace his identity. He has happily witnessed social change in Virginia and the country as a whole, and discusses the important role he believes the internet has played in propagating change.
This interview of Kevin Kosanovich was conducted as part of the Stephens Project by David Pratt. Kevin Kosanovich has been involved in the Stephens Project as a graduate assistant and oral history interviewer.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
This interview is currently being processed and will be available in the future.
Lawrence (Larry) Griffith graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1981 with a BA in English. He was president of Lambda Alliance when a student (1979) and a board member of William and Mary GALA (Gay and Lesbian Alumni Association). These two interviews were conducted as part of the William and Mary GALA Stephens Oral History Project.
Peyton Pond graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1982 with a BA in English. This interview was conducted as part of the William and Mary GALA Stephens Oral History Project. Some restrictions apply to this interview through October 25, 2013.
Wayne N. Curtis graduated from the College of William and Mary in 1982 with a BA in History. He joined William and Mary GALA in 1987, served as a board member in the 1990s, and has served as president from 2003 to the present (2008). This interview was conducted as part of the William and Mary GALA Stephens Oral History Project.
Contains nine compact discs featuring audio recordings that were part of Colonial Williamsburg's Oral History Project and were used by Columbia University for the study of linguistics. The original recordings were completed in July 1930 and the transcripts were recorded again in April 1953. The majority of the oral histories dealt with what Williamsburg was like before the restoration. Speakers on the recordings include Vernon Geddy, Executive President of Colonial Williamsburg; Earl Gregg Swem, Librarian of the College of William & Mary; W.A.R. Goodwin, Rector of Bruton Parish Church; Gardiner Tyler Brooks, Williamsburg real estate and insurance executive; and J.A.C. Chandler, President of the College of William & Mary.
Digital files. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.
Digital files. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.
Digital files. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.
Digital files. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.
Digital files. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.
Digital files. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.
Digital files. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.
Digital files. At least 72 hours advanced notice required for access.