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Davidson College -- Alumnae and alumni

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Subject Source: Fast

Found in 87 Collections and/or Records:

Interview with David L. Huie '81, undated

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0037
Scope and Contents

David Huie talks about his international experiences after graduation.

Dates: undated
Found in: College Archives / Davidson College Collective Memory: oral history and interview collection / Davidson College Students and Alumni/ae oral histories and interviews

Interview with Dean Rusk '31, undated

 Item — Audiocassette box 12: Series RG19-01-01; Series RG19-01-02; Series RG19-01-03, Cassette case: Audio 294
Identifier: OHI-0035
Scope and Contents

Frontis Johnston interviewing Dean Rusk about his Davidson College experiences at a luncheon.

Dates: undated
Found in: College Archives / Davidson College Collective Memory: oral history and interview collection / Davidson College Students and Alumni/ae oral histories and interviews

Interview with Derry Harper '76, 2009 November 07

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0015
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Derry Harper '76. Mordecai Scott, Davidson College class of 2010, interviewed Derry Harper, Davidson College class of 1976, on November 7, 2009 in the Alvarez Student Union on the Davidson College campus. Harper participated in a panel discussion hosted by the Alumni Association that morning. Harper served Davidson College in a number of capacities after graduation, including as the Alumni Association President and President of the Board of Trustees. In his...
Dates: 2009 November 07
Found in: College Archives / Davidson College Collective Memory: oral history and interview collection / Davidson College Students and Alumni/ae oral histories and interviews

Interview with Dorothy "Cissi" Fulenwider Lyles '79, 2020 October 05

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Identifier: OHI-0275
Scope and Contents Cissi Fulenwider Lyles graduated from Davidson College in ‘79, and at the time of the interview is working at the college as the manager of isolation and quarantine housing at the Davidson Guest House. She was a part of the third class of women to come to Davidson. She describes her decision to come to Davidson, experience as a woman and Davidson student including academics, daily life, friendships and the social scene on campus. She emphasized the positive impact Davidson has had on her...
Dates: 2020 October 05
Found in: College Archives / Oral history Interviews of the History of Gender and Sexuality at Davidson College project / Oral history interviews of the Davidson College Women's History project

Interview with Dylan Goodman '16, 2019 March 16

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Identifier: OHI-0242
Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Dylan Goodman '16 conducted on March 16, 2019. Dylan Goodman recounts memorable people, who were sources of support and/or contributed to his understanding of Jewishness, during his time at Davidson. He discusses how he felt the need to hide his Jewish identity and how his queer identity was prioritized in his identity development at Davidson. Goodman describes his study abroad experience in Jordan as a dismantling of the stereotypes and history he...
Dates: 2019 March 16
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the History of Jewishness at Davidson College project

Interview with Eleanor Diamant '15, 2019 April 02

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Identifier: OHI-0241
Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Eleanor Diamant '15 conducted on April 2, 2019. Ellie Diamant recounts what her Jewish background was like before Davidson College and how she came to Davidson, including what she knew about Jewish life and perceptions that those at home had of Davidson College. She talks about her involvement in Jewish student life and tells stories about navigating her Jewish identity and educating others about Jewishness, as a student and a leader. Diamant points...
Dates: 2019 April 02
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the History of Jewishness at Davidson College project

Interview with Fernando Campos '97, 2019 December 06

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Identifier: OHI-0261
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview and transcript with Fernando Campos, Davidson College class of 1997. Campos identifies as Colombian and in his interview discusses the cultural shift between Miami, FL and Davidson, NC, being recruited for the soccer team, taking on a mentorship role with a younger Latino fraternity brother in Kappa Alpha, discrimination in the town and other local communities, and the rigor of the academic experience at Davidson College.

Dates: 2019 December 06
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

Interview with Frank Goldsmith '67, 2019 March 07

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Identifier: OHI-0243
Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Frank Goldsmith '67 conducted on March 7, 2019. Frank Goldsmith ’67 reflects on his student years at Davidson, a period of time that preceded his eventual conversion to Judaism. Goldsmith speaks to how conservative a climate Davidson was in the mid-60s, the elimination of mandatory Vesper services, and the way the Religion department fostered critical inquiry about Christianity. A central figure in student activism at Davidson, Goldsmith also...
Dates: 2019 March 07
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the History of Jewishness at Davidson College project

Interview with Gardner Roller Ligo '73, 2020 October 13

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Identifier: OHI-0271
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Gardner Roller Ligo. Gardner Roller Ligo was an exchange student from Mary Baldwin College (now Mary Baldwin University) during the 1971-1972 school year. During this interview, she discussed her academic and social experiences, the atmosphere on the Davidson College campus, and the friendships that she made. Through a number of telling stories, she recounted the discrimination and challenges that she and her fellow female students faced, as well as the rewarding...
Dates: 2020 October 13
Found in: College Archives / Oral history Interviews of the History of Gender and Sexuality at Davidson College project / Oral history interviews of the Davidson College Women's History project

Interview with Gustavo Orozco '14, 2019 November 27

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Identifier: OHI-0262
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview and transcript with Gustavo Orozco conducted on November 27, 2019. During the interview Orozco discusses why he chose to attend Davidson College and the organizations he participated in—including, the International Student Programming Advisory Committee, Davidson International Association (DIA), and more. Orozco also discusses how being an international student shaped his undergraduate experience at Davidson.

Dates: 2019 November 27
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

Interview with Hannah Joy Sachs '16, 2019 March 07

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Identifier: OHI-0245
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Hannah Joy Sachs, Davidson College class of 2016. Sachs discusses how her relationship with Judaism evolved both prior to and after Davidson College, the presence of Hillel and Interfaith Dinner Club events, building community with other Jewish students and other minority student organizations, the advocacy of Dr. Pegelow-Kaplan, working with local synagogues, experiences as an Asian Jewish student, and the mentorship of faculty and staff involved with her thesis...
Dates: 2019 March 07
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the History of Jewishness at Davidson College project

Interview with Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas '19, 2019 November 10

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Identifier: OHI-0255
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview and transcript with Itziri Gonzalez-Barcenas conducted on November 10, 2019. During the interview Gonzalez-Barcenas discusses why she chose to attend Davidson College and how she found a sense of community at Davidson. Gonzalez-Barcenas also discusses how being an undocumented student and DACA recipient shaped some of her experiences as an undergraduate student at Davidson.

Dates: 2019 November 10
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

Interview with Ixzacil Marquez '16, 2021 June 16

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Identifier: OHI-0307
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Ixzacil Marquez, Davidson College class of 2016. Marquez identifies as Mexican-American and is from Chicago, Illinois. Marquez was a Charles Scholar, as well as part of the STRIDE program, OLAS, and the Pre-Veterinarian club. In the interview, Marquez describes the difficult cultural transition from urban Chicago to rural Davidson, feelings of homesickness, microaggressions in the classroom, isolation in the STEM department as one of the few Latina students, ways...
Dates: 2021 June 16
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

Interview with Jalin Jackson '19, 2019 May 03

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Identifier: OHI-0295
Scope and Contents

This oral history interview is part of the Queer, Black, Intersectional Davidson Project. The interview was conducted by Lily Burdick '19 in 2018.

Dates: 2019 May 03
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Queer, Black, Intersectional Davidson project

Interview with James "Jim" Pepper '65, 2021 March 12

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Identifier: OHI-0283
Scope and Contents This interview was conducted virtually by Grace Payne and Sophia Nissler, senior students at Davidson College. James (Jim) Pepper grew up in Asheville, North Carolina before attending Davidson College, graduating in 1965, and going on to work as a financier and HIV/AIDS activist in New York City. The interview covered topics such as Pepper’s identity as a gay man and how this influenced his life both as a Davidson student and beyond. The interview was conducted as part of an Associated...
Dates: 2021 March 12
Found in: College Archives / Oral history Interviews of the History of Gender and Sexuality at Davidson College project / Oral history Interviews of the History of Love and Sexuality at Davidson project

Interview with Jane Campbell '87 and Heather McKee '87, 2021 March 13

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Identifier: OHI-0280
Scope and Contents

Jane Campbell and Heather McKee graduated from Davidson College in 1987. They were both on the women’s golf team in 1986. The interview was conducted by Courtney Clawson and Lucy Walton. Interviewers were in Davidson, NC. Campbell and McKee discussed their experiences of classes, being student athletes and members of ROTC, and dating. The interview was conducted as part of an Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) grant-funded course led by Dr. Rose Stremlau.

Dates: 2021 March 13
Found in: College Archives / Oral history Interviews of the History of Gender and Sexuality at Davidson College project / Oral history Interviews of the History of Love and Sexuality at Davidson project

Interview with Janet Stovall '85, 2009 November 07

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0018
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Janet Stovall '85. Davidson College student Amanda Menjivar interviewed Janet Stovall, class of 1985, on November 7, 2009 on the campus of Davidson College. Stovall discusses her experiences as a student in the early 1980s, what led her to Davidson, and life beyond college. Stovall references organizations like the Black Student Coalition (she served as the president of the organization during her senior year) and the R.A.C.E. Committee. Stovall also spends time...
Dates: 2009 November 07
Found in: College Archives / Davidson College Collective Memory: oral history and interview collection / Davidson College Students and Alumni/ae oral histories and interviews

Interview with Jaylen Thompson '20, 2020 November 27

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Identifier: OHI-0308
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Jaylen Thompson, Davidson College class of 2020. This interview was conducted as part of the Stories Yet to be Told grant funded initiative. In the interview, Thompson discusses the social dynamics of the soccer team, navigating multicultural identities, the social bubble of athletics, the Black Student Coalition, the impact of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) on his senior year, the power of physical space for fostering connections, and building community with other...
Dates: 2020 November 27
Found in: College Archives / Davidson College Collective Memory: oral history and interview collection / Davidson College Students and Alumni/ae oral histories and interviews

Interview with Jesse Johnson '12, 2019 October 22

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Identifier: OHI-0266
Scope and Contents

Oral History Interview and transcript with Jesse Johnson conducted on October 22, 2019. During the interview Johnson discusses why he chose to attend Davidson College and the organizations he participated in—including, Students Together Reaching for Individual Development and Education (STRIDE), Organization of Latin American (OLAS), and more. Johnson also discusses his experience double majoring in English and Latin American Studies (LAS).

Dates: 2019 October 22
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

Interview with Jessica Gumuico '16, 2019 November 14

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Identifier: OHI-0251
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Jessica Gumucio, Davidson College class of 2016. Gumucio was born in Baltimore, Maryland and identifies as Latina. In the interview, Gumucio discusses her experiences as a mathematics major and Russian minor, the importance of the STRIDE program and the community built around OLAS, the tensions between international students and latinx students raised in the United States, her experiences as a first generation college student, Turner eating house, and difficulties...
Dates: 2019 November 14
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

Interview with Joanna Ramirez '15, 2019 November 24

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Identifier: OHI-0250
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview and transcript with Joanna Ramirez '15 conducted on November 24, 2019. During the interview Ramirez discusses why she chose to attend Davidson College and how she found a sense of community at Davidson. Ramirez participated in several organizations—including, Students Together Reaching for Individual Development and Education (STRIDE), Organization of Latin American (OLAS), and Minority Association for Premedical Students (MAPS)

Dates: 2019 November 24
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

Interview with Juan Zapata '12, 2020 January 23

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Identifier: OHI-0268
Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Juan Zapata, Davidson College class of 2012. Zapata discusses the differences between inclusion on campus and in the town of Davidson, the Davidson College Sports and Marketing Association, the Davidson Ambassadors, OLAS, Kappa Alpha fraternity, and volunteering at the Ada Jenkins Center in Davidson, NC. Zapata also touches on what is was like being a first generation Latin American student from New Jersey and his wide range of accomplishments while...
Dates: 2020 January 23
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

Interview with Judith Rosales Rivas '17, 2019 October 20

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Identifier: OHI-0258
Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Judith Rosales Rivas, Davidson College class of 2017. Rivas discussed the Golden Door Scholarship program for students with DACA, her friendship with Jessica Gumucio (Davidson College valedictorian), the value of STRIDE, discrimination and racism at Davidson and in the larger community, her time as a hall counselor, the impact of Donald Trump's election (particularly for undocumented students), and using her skills as a bilingual volunteer to help...
Dates: 2019 October 20
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the Nuestras Historias: Archiving Latinx Identity at Davidson College project

Interview with Judy Harrell Hooks '85 and Charles Hooks '83, 2021 March 13

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Identifier: OHI-0284
Scope and Contents Judy (class of 1985) and Charles Hooks, (class of 1983) discuss their experiences of being part of a small group of Black students on Davidson’s campus during the 1980s. They recount their experiences of dating each other in college and reconnecting in Atlanta, years later. They also discuss their experiences with social life and partying at Davidson, specifically mentioning the Black Student Coalition as a place of community. The interview was conducted as part of an Associated Colleges of...
Dates: 2021 March 13
Found in: College Archives / Oral history Interviews of the History of Gender and Sexuality at Davidson College project / Oral history Interviews of the History of Love and Sexuality at Davidson project

Interview with Julia Miller '11, 2019 March 21

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Identifier: OHI-0238
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview with Julia Miller, Davidson College class of 2011. In the interview Miller discusses being invited to participate in the STRIDE orientation program and how prior to that interaction she had not considered herself a minority student, her involvement with the student organization Hillel, the advocacy and support of Dr. Neil Lerner and Rabbi Shields, as well as how her personal understanding of Jewish identity evolved while at Davidson College.

Dates: 2019 March 21
Found in: College Archives / Oral history interviews of the History of Jewishness at Davidson College project

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