592. Oral History Interview with A. E. Dick Howard (52:07)

Date:
2024-04-10
Main contributors:
Howard, A. E. Dick
Summary:
Oral history interview with UVA Law Professor A. E. Dick Howard, class of 1961, the longest serving professor at the University of Virginia at his retirement in 2024. Howard discusses his time as a student at the Law School and his experiences teaching law over his sixty-year career.

596. Oral History Interview with Edward T. Wood (34:31)

Date:
2021-09-23
Main contributors:
Wood, Edward T.
Summary:
An oral history interview with Dr. Edward T. Wood, conducted by Dr. David S. Wilkes via Zoom on September 23, 2021. This interview is part of the Medical Alumni Stories Oral History Project, a joint effort of the Claude Moore Health Sciences Library and the UVA Medical Alumni Association and Medical School Foundation. Edward Thomas Wood was born in Lexington, VA, in 1932. He attended Armstrong High School in Richmond, VA, and was a pre-medical student at Dartmouth University, where he earned an A.B. in 1953. Wood and his classmate Edward Bertram Nash became the first two Black students to attend and graduate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. Matriculating in 1953, they graduated in the Class of 1957. After medical school, Wood completed several internships and residencies in New York. After choosing ophthalmology as a specialty, he opened his own practice in New York and spent the remainder of his career there. Wood had a long and productive career, working for 60 years until the age of 85, and then residing in Florida up until his death. He passed away on April 17, 2024. David S. Wilkes graduated from Villanova University (B.S.) and earned an M.D. from Temple University. He served as Dean of the UVA School of Medicine from 2015-2021. Dr. Wilkes remains a member of the research faculty at the UVA School of Medicine.

597. Oral History Interview with Catharina Min (49:48)

Date:
2023-11-02
Main contributors:
Min, Catharina
Summary:
Oral interview of Catharina Min, class of 1990, co-founder of the Asian Pacific American Law Students Association (APALSA), who discusses her time at UVA Law and the founding of APALSA.

598. Oral History Interview with Charles Vasaly (1:03:52)

Date:
2020-02-10
Main contributors:
Vasaly, Charles
Summary:
Oral history interview with Charles “Chuck” Vasaly, class of 1970, in Arlington, Virginia. Vasaly discusses the events surrounding the UVA student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War, and his participation as a legal marshal.

599. Oral History Interview with H. Lane Kneedler (59:28)

Date:
2020-03-20
Main contributors:
Kneedler, H. Lane
Summary:
Oral history interview with H. Lane Kneedler, class of 1969, lecturer, and former UVA Law assistant dean and professor. Kneedler discusses the events surrounding the UVA student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War, and his participation in events as a Law School administrator.

600. Oral History Interview with David Levy (49:39)

Date:
2020-03-04
Main contributors:
Levy, David
Summary:
Oral history interview with David Levy, class of 1970, in Fairfax, VA. Levy discusses his experiences in law school at UVA and his involvement as a legal marshal in the student strike in May 1970 against the Vietnam War.