The Living Legacies Oral History Project was begun as a way to honor donors and contributors to Randolph-Macon College, many of whom are alumni of the College, with an emphasis on capturing the essence of the student experience at the College over time. The project has expanded to include interviews with additional alumni and others involved with the College in meaningful ways whose stories need to be preserved.
By adding donors remembrances to the permanent collection of the R-MC library, we are honoring them in a significant manner as well as recording their connections to and impressions of R-MC. Interviewees are asked to discuss the motivation for gifts or donations to the College, to provide reminiscences of their first recollections of or connections to the College, and to share their perceptions of both the College community and the surrounding community at the point of their greatest involvement with the College.
For more information on this project, contact:
Laurie Preston, Associate Professor and Head of Reference, McGraw-Page Library, lpreston@rmc.edu or (804)752-4718
Interviewees to date:
| Interviewee Name | Size and length of recording | Other items from interview |
|---|---|---|
| Hardaway Abernathy, Class of 1939 | One interview, 78 minutes | Photos available Transcript available (pdf) |
| Jim Allen, Class of 1957 | One interview, 54 minutes | Photos available |
| John Ames, Class of 1970 | One interview, 61 minutes | Photos available |
| Dr. Ira Andrews III, Class of 1959 | One interview, 52 minutes | Photos available |
| Herb Bailey, Class of 1979 | One interview, 42 minutes | confessed to dodging all yearbook photos |
| Tom Bass, Class of 1954 | One interview, 43 minutes | Photos available Transcript available (pdf) |
| Dr. Frank Boldridge, Class of 1939 | One interview, 91 minutes | Photos available |
| Ed Dinwiddie, Class of 1951 | One interview, 55 minutes | |
| Robert Doggett, Class of 1957 | One interview, 92 minutes | Photos available |
| Rev. Alfred Eastman, Class of 1958 | One interview, 69 minutes | Photos available |
| Rev. Richard Faris, Class of 1957 | One interview, 50 minutes | Photos available |
| Robin Anne Floyd, Class of 1985 | Interview not available online. | Photos available Transcript available (pdf) |
| Aldrich (Shim) Forrest, Class of 1932 | One interview, 66 minutes | Photos available |
| Dick Forrester, Class of 1957 | One interview, 47 minutes | Photos available |
| Hilbert H. (Hibbie) Hayslett, Jr., Class of 1959 | One interview, 62 minutes | Photos available |
| Dr. Tom Iden, Class of 1941 | One interview, 45 minutes | Photos available |
| Charles Earl Packard II, Class of 1953 | One interview, 102 minutes | Photos available |
| Mary Alleta Pannill, wife of longtime faculty member Dr. H. Burnell Pannill | Two interviews, 54 minutes and 19 minutes | Photos available Transcript available, Interview 2 (pdf) |
| Dr. Jerome Clayton Ross, Class of 1975 | One interview, 68 minutes | Photos available |
| Jack Russell, Class of 1944 | Two interviews, 83 minutes and 67 minutes | Photos available |
| Dr. Les Salmon, Class of 1939 [Charles Lester Salmon, Jr.] |
One interview, 76 minutes) | Photos available |
| Curtis Saunders, Class of 1948 [Ritchie Curtis Saunders, Jr.] |
Two interviews, 55 minutes and 9 minutes | Photos available Index to Interview pt1 Index to Interview pt2 |
| Judee (Atherholt) Showalter, Class of 1984 | One interview, 52 minutes | Photos available |
| Michael Thompson, Class of 1964 | One interview, 78 minutes | Photos available |
| John Vaughan, Class of 1966 | One interview, 57 minutes | Photos available |
| Dr. Paul Wornom, Class of 1937 | One interview, 77 minutes | Photos available Transcript available (pdf) |
| Dr. Henry E. York, Class of 1950 | One interview, 71 minutes | Photos available |