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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 Melissa Guzman '11, 2020 March 14

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Identifier: OHI-0269
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview and transcript with Melissa Guzman, physics major and member of the Davidson College class of 2011. Guzman discusses her experiences as a biracial Colombian-American woman, freshman orientation programs like STRIDE and Davidson Odyssey, exploring personal identity through academics (including anthropology courses with Dr. Matt Samson), and her work as a founding member of FreeWord (a student group for poetry and performance).

Dates: 2020 March 14

Interview with Melodie Mendez '13, 2019 November 24

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Identifier: OHI-0264
Scope and Contents Oral history interview and transcript with Melodie Mendez '13 conducted on November 24, 2019. During the interview Mendez discusses why she chose to attend Davidson College and the many organizations she participated in during her four years—including, Students Together Reaching for Individual Development and Education (STRIDE), Organization of Latin American (OLAS), Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (DST), Bonner Scholars, and more. Mendez also recalls her time studying abroad in Ecuador,...
Dates: 2019 November 24

Interview with Michele Manceaux '20, 2020 September 24

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Identifier: OHI-0312
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Michele Manceaux, Davidson College class of 2020. This oral history interview was conducted as part of the Stories Yet to be Told grant funded initiative. During the interview, Manceaux discusses her experiences on the soccer team, the nuances of Black diasporic experiences at Davidson, differences in finding community in Dallas, TX and at Davidson College, the impact of academic experiences on understanding racial identity, white allyship, her work advocating for...
Dates: 2020 September 24

Interview with Minne Iwamoto '91 and Bob Hornsby '91, 2021 March 23

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Identifier: OHI-0281
Scope and Contents Minne Iwamoto graduated from Davidson College in 1991. She was an Economics major and has a career in public health. Bob Hornsby graduated from Davidson College in 1991. He was an Economics major and has a career in development economics. The interview was conducted by Elena Propst. Interviewer was in Davidson, NC, and Alums were in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Minne Iwamoto and Bob Hornsby discussed their experiences at Davidson College, dating life, hookup culture, contraception, and...
Dates: 2021 March 23

Interview with Natasha Rivera '12, 2019 October 22

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Identifier: OHI-0263
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview and transcript with Natasha Rivera '12 conducted on October 22, 2019. During the interview Rivera discusses why she chose to attend Davidson College, how she found a sense of community at Davidson, and her experience being a charter member of the Upsilon Mu Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (DST).

Dates: 2019 October 22

Interview with Olivia Ware '78, 2020 October 06

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Identifier: OHI-0270
Scope and Contents

Olivia Ware, Davidson College class of 1979, discusses her experience at Davidson College as a black female. She discusses academic life, dorm life (including a humorous experience with the bathrooms in Watts), social life (she was a member of Pax Eating House), and her experience after Davidson. She recalls overall a very fond college experience at Davidson. The interview was conducted as part of an Associated Colleges of the South (ACS) grant-funded course led by Dr. Rose Stremlau.

Dates: 2020 October 06

Interview with Pablo Zevallos '16, 2019 November 02

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Identifier: OHI-0252
Scope and Contents

Oral history interview and transcript with Pablo Zevallos '16 conducted by Cassie Harding on November 2, 2019. During the interview Zevallos discusses why he chose to attend Davidson College, what he experienced while serving as Davidson’s first Latino Student Government Association (SGA) President, and the types of challenges he faced while holding office.

Dates: 2019 November 02

Interview with Patricia D. Cornwell '79, 1991 November 07

 Item — Audiocassette box 4: Series RG19-01-01; Series RG19-01-03, Cassette case: Audio 75
Identifier: OHI-0039
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This series contains interviews with Davidson College students and alumni/ae. These interviews document various aspects of Davidson College's history and culture. Some of the alumni/ae listed in this series also worked for Davidson College in various capacities. While this series primarily focuses on student and alumni/ae interviewees, similar interviews can also be found in the other oral history series and sub-groups.

Dates: 1991 November 07

Interview with Rasheedah Hasan '96, 2009 November 07

 Item — Multiple Containers
Identifier: OHI-0016
Scope and Contents Oral history interview with Rasheedah Hasan, class of 1996. Davidson College student Shirley Akrasih interviewed Rasheedah Hasan, class of 1996, on November 7, 2009 in the Career Services Office on the Davidson College campus. Hasan discusses her experiences as a student in the early 1990s, offering a unique perspective as she started college at the age of 16. Hasan was a member of the Black Student Coalition and worked as a volunteer at the Ada Jenkins Center and the local hospital. She...
Dates: 2009 November 07