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Greenwood Library Archives and Special Collections
Janet D. Greenwood Library401 Redford Street
Farmville, VA 23909
Business Number: 434-395-2433
ask@longwood.libanswers.com
URL: https://libguides.longwood.edu/home/asc
Jamie Krogh
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Interviews without consent and release forms are not listed and are not available for research purposes.
Restrictions on Access
While the collection includes the original recordings for these interviews, all audio has been converted to a digital format and is available online in Longwood's Digital Commons. The library will not provide access to the original audiocassette tape.
Ownership and Custodial History
Audio recordings were given to the library periodically from the late 1990s through the early 2000s. Greenwood Library interns and staff completed transcripts, after tapes were transferred to the library.
Biographical sketch
The oral history tapes and transcripts in this collection are from interviews conducted by students from various classes at Longwood University over the course of 5 years. The interviews all pertain to the subject of school segregation and the struggle for civil rights in Prince Edward County and particularly Farmville, Virginia.
Scope and content
This collection contains 44 tapes of 37 oral history interviews and transcripts from 29 of those interviews conducted between 1997 and 2002. The topics of the interviews cover broadly: the struggle for civil rights in Prince Edward County, school desegregation, and the closing of the public schools in Prince Edward County.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Berlin, Mary -- : Interviews.
- Branch, Odessa -- : Interviews.
- Brown, Margaret -- : Interviews.
- Casteen, Nell -- : Interviews.
- Christian, Angeles -- : Interviews.
- Clark, Theresa -- : Interviews.
- Eanes, Shirley -- : Interviews.
- Holcomb, Dorothy -- : Interviews.
- Lee, James -- : Interviews.
- Moseley, Rita -- : Interviews.
- Parker, Woodrow -- : Interviews.
- Powell, Henry -- : Interviews.
- Powell, William -- : Interviews.
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 1953-1961.
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 1962-1969.
- Public schools -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Reid, Armistead -- : Interviews.
- Reid, Jacquelyn -- : Interviews.
- School integration -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Segregation in Education -- Virginia -- Prince Edward County.
- Smith, Kathy -- : Interviews.
- Wall, Jacqueline -- : Interviews.
- Watkins, William -- : Interviews.
- Watts, Larine -- : Interviews.
- Wells, Carolyn -- : Interviews.
- Woods-Davis, Maida -- : Interviews.
General Note
The sound quality of some of recordings is not ideal and the interviews may be difficult to decipher.
Significant Places Associated With the Collection
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 1953-1961.
- Prince Edward County (Va.) -- History -- 1962-1969.
Container List
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1995.01
Interview Nellie Coles2 Cassettes1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1995.02
Interview Ethel Fisher1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1995.03
Interview James GheeJanuary 25,1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1995.04
Interview James Ghee2 CassettesApril 22, 1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1995.05
Interview Ernestine Herndon1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1995.06
Interview Clara Johnson1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1995.07
Interview Laverne Pervall1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1995.08
Interview Edith Austin1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1997.01
Interview Barbara Johns Powell1997Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1997.02
Interview Nancy Iverson1997Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.01
Interview Willie Shepperson1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.02
Interview Lester Shepperson2 Cassettes1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.03
Interview Ethel Fisher, Connie Rawlins, & Vera Allen1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.04
Interview Ed Peeples and Ruby Walker1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.05
Interview L. Shepperson & E. Isaac1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.06
Interview Connie Curry1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.07
Interview Cheryl Brown Henderson & Ron Heinemann1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.08
Interview Shirley Eanes1998
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.09
Interview Jacqueline Wall2 Cassettes1998
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.10
Interview Margaret Brown and Larine Watts1998
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.11
Interview James Lee1998
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.12
Interview Angeles Christian1998
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.13
Interview Armistead (Chuckie) Reid1998
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.14
Interview Woodrow Parker1998
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.15
Interview Kathy Smith1998
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 1998.16
Interview Maida Woods-Davis1998
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2000.01
Interview Mary Berlin2000
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2000.02
Interview William and Henry Powell2 Cassettes2000
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2000.03
Interview R.C. Smith2000Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2000.04
Interview Dr. Carolyn Wells2000
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2000.05
Interview Jacquelyn Reid2000
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2000.06
Interview Nell Casteen2000
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2000.07
Interview Odessa Branch2000
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2000.08
Interview Rita Moseley2000
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2000.09
Interview William F. Watkins2 Cassettes2000
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2002.01
Interview Theresa Clark2002
- Audio [1000523408] box: 01 of 01 2002.02
Interview Dorothy Holcomb2 Cassettes2002
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1995.02t
Transcript Ethel Fisher1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1995.04t
Transcript James GheeApril 22, 1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1995.05t
Transcript Ernestine Herndon1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1995.07t
Transcript Laverne Pervall1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1995.08t
Transcript Edith Austin1995Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1997.01t
Transcript Barbara Johns Powell1997Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1998.01t
Transcript Willie Shepperson1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1998.02t
Transcript Lester Shepperson1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1998.04t
Transcript Ed Peeples and Ruby Walker1998Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1998.08t
Transcript Shirley Eanes1998
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1998.10t
Transcript Margaret Brown and Larine Watts1998
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1998.11t
Transcript James Lee1998
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1998.12t
Transcript Angeles Christian1998
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1998.15t
Transcript Kathy Smith1998
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 1998.16t
Transcript Maida Woods-Davis1998
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2000.01t
Transcript Mary Berlin2000
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2000.02t
Transcript William and Henry Powell2000
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2000.03t
Transcript R.C. Smith2000Conditions Governing Access
No consent and release form for interview, not currenlty availible for research
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2000.04t
Transcript Dr. Carolyn Wells2000
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2000.05t
Transcript Jacquelyn Reid2000
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2000.06t
Transcript Nell Casteen2000
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2000.07t
Transcript Odessa Branch2000
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2000.08t
Transcript Rita Moseley2000
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2000.09t
Transcript William F. Watkins2000
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2002.01t
Transcript Theresa Clark2002
- Text [1000523407] 155 &156 Multi-Collection Box 2002.02t
Transcript Dorothy Holcomb2002