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During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDuring his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. 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","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). In 1923, McBryde died at his son's home in New Orleans but was returned to Blacksburg, Virginia for burial.","Cora Bolton was born to James (1812-1869) and Anna Maria Harrison (1813-1873) Bolton in Richmond, Virginia, on August 4, 1839. She was the eldest of six children. Her father was a physician who worked in the Richmond area, includnig during the American Civil War. In 1860, Cora, then 19, was living with her family there.","Cora married John McLaren McBryde on November 18, 1863. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles Neil (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). Anna McBryde married Robert J. Davidson. They had a daughter Anna Cora Davidson, who married John Wilbur Watson, and they had several children, including John Wilbur, Jr.","The 1880 census places the McBryde family in Knoxville, Tennessee, where John McBryde was teaching at the time. By 1891, they had settled in Blacksburg, where John McBryde became the fifth president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Cora died in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 1920 at the age of 80. 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Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2092.xml\"\u003e McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2864.xml\"\u003eLarry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3168.xml\"\u003e Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3401.xml\"\u003e Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_635.xml\"\u003eMidhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of McBryde are in the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3025.xml\"\u003eFaculty/Staff Photograph Collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the following collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010","Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","Midhurst, J.M. 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Family members referenced in the collection include John M. McBryde, Jr., Charles McBryde, Anna McBryde Davidson, Robert J. Davidson, John Wilbur Watson, Sr., and John Wilbur Watson, Jr."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n\u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions\nmay apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for\nassistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or\ndigitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using\nour reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction .","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can\nbe requested using our publication/exhibition form:\n http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, to Susan McLaren and John McBryde, a Scottish cotton merchant. In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. ","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). In 1923, McBryde died at his son's home in New Orleans but was returned to Blacksburg, Virginia for burial.","Cora Bolton was born to James (1812-1869) and Anna Maria Harrison (1813-1873) Bolton in Richmond, Virginia, on August 4, 1839. She was the eldest of six children. Her father was a physician who worked in the Richmond area, includnig during the American Civil War. In 1860, Cora, then 19, was living with her family there.","Cora married John McLaren McBryde on November 18, 1863. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles Neil (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). Anna McBryde married Robert J. Davidson. They had a daughter Anna Cora Davidson, who married John Wilbur Watson, and they had several children, including John Wilbur, Jr.","The 1880 census places the McBryde family in Knoxville, Tennessee, where John McBryde was teaching at the time. By 1891, they had settled in Blacksburg, where John McBryde became the fifth president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Cora died in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 1920 at the age of 80. She is buried in Westview Cemetery.","The guide to the John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers was completed in July 2023.","See also the following collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010","Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","Midhurst, J.M. 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He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, to Susan McLaren and John McBryde, a Scottish cotton merchant. In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFollowing the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDuring his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. 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","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). In 1923, McBryde died at his son's home in New Orleans but was returned to Blacksburg, Virginia for burial.","Cora Bolton was born to James (1812-1869) and Anna Maria Harrison (1813-1873) Bolton in Richmond, Virginia, on August 4, 1839. She was the eldest of six children. Her father was a physician who worked in the Richmond area, includnig during the American Civil War. In 1860, Cora, then 19, was living with her family there.","Cora married John McLaren McBryde on November 18, 1863. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles Neil (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). Anna McBryde married Robert J. Davidson. They had a daughter Anna Cora Davidson, who married John Wilbur Watson, and they had several children, including John Wilbur, Jr.","The 1880 census places the McBryde family in Knoxville, Tennessee, where John McBryde was teaching at the time. By 1891, they had settled in Blacksburg, where John McBryde became the fifth president of Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Cora died in Blacksburg, Virginia, in 1920 at the age of 80. 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Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2092.xml\"\u003e McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2864.xml\"\u003eLarry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3168.xml\"\u003e Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3401.xml\"\u003e Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_635.xml\"\u003eMidhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of McBryde are in the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3025.xml\"\u003eFaculty/Staff Photograph Collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the following collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010","Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2013-024"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","Midhurst, J.M. 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Items within subject headings appear chronologically.","John Wolcott Murray was born in 1909 to Harris King Murray and Arabella Prime Murray of Flushing, New York. After graduating Phi Beta Kappa from Colgate University in 1930, Murray received his Ph. D in Chemistry from John Hopkins University in 1933. In 1939, Murray wed Ruth Terborgh. The union produced two children: John Harris Murray and Beulah Mae M. Fincham. ","Murray taught chemistry at Virginia Tech from 1942 to 1971 and was promoted to full professor in 1954. In addition to his knowledge of chemistry, Murray was an ardent lover of birds. Murray published many articles and a yearly inventory, \"A Checklist of the Birds of Montgomery County, Virginia,\" in the Journal of the Virginia Society of Ornithology,  The Raven , while also participating in local Christmas Bird counts. In 1994, Murray furthered his ornithological studies by logging 55 new species of birds during a trip to the Amazon Rain Forest. ","Following the loss of his first wife after 51 years of marriage, Murray married Nancy Slocum whom he met at the age of 85. While living at Warm Hearth Community, Murray continued to study nature and was named \"Volunteer of the Year\" in 1994 for his services in the creation and maintenance of a trail system at the community. John Murray died on August 19, 2002. ","The guide to the John Murray Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the John Murray Papers commenced and was completed in July 2008.","The John Murray Papers document the participation of John Murray, a Virginia Tech chemistry professor, in Virginia's ornithological community. Collected materials include manuscript articles, scholarly correspondence, and bird watching logs. Major correspondents are John J. Murray of Lexington, VA; Charles Handley, Jr., the assistant curator of the Division of Mammals at the Smithsonian Institute; Fred R. Scott, editor of  The Raven ; and faculty from Virginia Tech's Department of Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences. Salient topics consist of the yearly Christmas Bird Count sent to the Audubon Society and the publication and alteration of \"A Checklist of the Birds of Montgomery County, Virginia.\" Most provided bird sightings cover the area inside Montgomery County, Virginia, but some included sightings come from more tropical areas. The collection also includes a picture of the founders of the American Ornithologist's Union from 1883, given to John Murray by A. L. Dean.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The John Murray Papers document the participation of John Murray, a Virginia Tech chemistry professor from 1942 to 1971, in Virginia's ornithological community. 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He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, to Susan McLaren and John McBryde, a Scottish cotton merchant. In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. ","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). In 1923, McBryde died at his son's home in New Orleans but was returned to Blacksburg, Virginia for burial.","The guide to the Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the collection was completed in June 2013. An addition was integrated in June and July 2019.","See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection","The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants, including John McLaren McBryde, Jr., Charles N. McBryde, Robert J. Davidson (the son-in-law of McBryde, Sr.), Meade Bolton McBryde, Sgt. John McLaren McBryde, David Caldwell McBryde, and others. The collection contains five series, organized by subject and subdivided chronologically.","Series I contains the papers of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and his immediate family, dating from 1859 through 1930. Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.","Series II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.","Series III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.","Series IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.","The fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. Several family trees and four handwritten volumes of the Chronicles of the McBryde Family by David Caldwell McBryde are included, along with partial photocopies and digital copies of the volumes on DVD. ","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. 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In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. ","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). 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Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2092.xml\"\u003e McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3168.xml\"\u003e Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3401.xml\"\u003e Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4119.xml\"\u003eJohn M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_635.xml\"\u003eMidhurst, J.M. 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McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants, including John McLaren McBryde, Jr., Charles N. McBryde, Robert J. Davidson (the son-in-law of McBryde, Sr.), Meade Bolton McBryde, Sgt. John McLaren McBryde, David Caldwell McBryde, and others. The collection contains five series, organized by subject and subdivided chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries I contains the papers of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and his immediate family, dating from 1859 through 1930. Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. 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Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.","Series II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.","Series III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.","Series IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.","The fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. Several family trees and four handwritten volumes of the Chronicles of the McBryde Family by David Caldwell McBryde are included, along with partial photocopies and digital copies of the volumes on DVD. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_d04a5d1830a6f19487b1138e8f636b8f\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. Primarily, the collection contains photographs, letters, family histories, and biographies about McBryde, Sr., who was president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. Primarily, the collection contains photographs, letters, family histories, and biographies about McBryde, Sr., who was president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907."],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)","McBryde family","McBryde, Charles Neil, Dr., 1872-1962","McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)","McBryde family","McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923","McBryde, Larry ","McBryde, Charles Neil, Dr., 1872-1962"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)"],"famname_ssim":["McBryde family"],"persname_ssim":["McBryde, John McLaren, 1841-1923","McBryde, Larry ","McBryde, Charles Neil, Dr., 1872-1962"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"total_component_count_is":37,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:24:59.152Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2864","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2864","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2864","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_2864","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2864.xml","title_filing_ssi":"McBryde, Larry, Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family","title_ssm":["Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family"],"title_tesim":["Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family"],"unitdate_ssm":["1859-2013"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1859-2013"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.2013.024"],"text":["Ms.2013.024","Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family","Faculty and staff","University Archives","University History","Record Group 2 - Office of the President","The collection is open for research.","Some of this collection has been digitized and is  available online .","This collection is arranged into series by subject, and each series is arranged chronologically.","Series I: John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Family Series II: John McLaren McBryde, Jr. Series III: Robert James McBryde Series IV: Other McBryde Family Members Series V: Genealogy","Known as the \"father of VPI,\" John McLaren McBryde (January 1, 1841-March 20, 1923) was the fifth president of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI, or Virginia Tech). He was born in Abbeville, South Carolina, to Susan McLaren and John McBryde, a Scottish cotton merchant. In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. ","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). In 1923, McBryde died at his son's home in New Orleans but was returned to Blacksburg, Virginia for burial.","The guide to the Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the collection was completed in June 2013. An addition was integrated in June and July 2019.","See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection","The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants, including John McLaren McBryde, Jr., Charles N. McBryde, Robert J. Davidson (the son-in-law of McBryde, Sr.), Meade Bolton McBryde, Sgt. John McLaren McBryde, David Caldwell McBryde, and others. The collection contains five series, organized by subject and subdivided chronologically.","Series I contains the papers of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and his immediate family, dating from 1859 through 1930. Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.","Series II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.","Series III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.","Series IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.","The fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. 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In December of 1858, John McLaren McBryde enrolled in South Carolina College (later the University of South Carolina) in Columbia, South Carolina. He later transferred to the University of Virginia in 1859, leaving in 1861 to fight in the American Civil War for the Confederacy. Having joined the military, McBryde was stationed on both Sullivan and Morris Islands, reportedly seeing the first shot fired on Fort Sumter. In 1862, McBryde contracted typhus fever and was forced to leave the army, but went on to work for the Treasury Department of the Confederate States of America in Richmond, Virginia. ","Following the end of the Civil War, McBryde ran a large farm named Branchland in Charlottesville, Virginia. During this time, he published numerous articles on the subject of agriculture, gaining him the attention that eventually lead to his appointment as a Professor of Agriculture and Botany at the University of Tennessee in 1879. In 1882, McBryde was offered a chair at the South Carolina College, where he remained until 1891, expanding it into a university after becoming president. In 1891, South Carolina University was again reduced to a college and its agricultural department moved to Clemson, leading to McBryde's acceptance of the Presidency at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC).","During his time at Virginia Tech, McBryde divided the college into separate departments, expanded the curriculum, oversaw the installation of an infirmary and a new water system, added dormitories and faculty housing, and increased enrollment from 135 students in 1891 to 727 by 1903. After his retirement in 1907, McBryde was the first person elected president emeritus for the college, eventually becoming known as \"the father of VPI.\" ","On  November 18, 1863, McBryde married Cora Bolton. They had eight children, six of whom lived to adulthood: Janet (1864-1869), James (1866-1925), Anna (1868-1948; later Mrs. Robert J. Davidson), John McLaren, Jr. (1870-1956), Charles (1872-1962), Susan (1874-1951), Meade (1877-1959), and Waid (abt. 1878-?). 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Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 \u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_2092.xml\"\u003e McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3168.xml\"\u003e Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3401.xml\"\u003e Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4119.xml\"\u003eJohn M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_635.xml\"\u003eMidhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePhotographs of John M. McBryde are in the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3025.xml\"\u003eFaculty/Staff Photograph Collection\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the following related collections at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives:"," Records of the Office of the President, John McLaren McBryde, RG 2/5"," J. Bolton McBryde Collection, Ms1992-059 "," McBryde House Specification Records, Ms1999-010"," Janet Barnhill Collection on Cora Bolton McBryde, Ms2016-019"," Polly Ashelman Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, Ms2019-017","John M. and Cora Bolton McBryde Family Papers, Ms2023-069","Midhurst, J.M. McBryde Estate, Blacksburg, Va., Map-0276","Photographs of John M. McBryde are in the  Faculty/Staff Photograph Collection"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants, including John McLaren McBryde, Jr., Charles N. McBryde, Robert J. Davidson (the son-in-law of McBryde, Sr.), Meade Bolton McBryde, Sgt. John McLaren McBryde, David Caldwell McBryde, and others. The collection contains five series, organized by subject and subdivided chronologically.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries I contains the papers of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and his immediate family, dating from 1859 through 1930. Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. Several family trees and four handwritten volumes of the Chronicles of the McBryde Family by David Caldwell McBryde are included, along with partial photocopies and digital copies of the volumes on DVD. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants, including John McLaren McBryde, Jr., Charles N. McBryde, Robert J. Davidson (the son-in-law of McBryde, Sr.), Meade Bolton McBryde, Sgt. John McLaren McBryde, David Caldwell McBryde, and others. The collection contains five series, organized by subject and subdivided chronologically.","Series I contains the papers of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and his immediate family, dating from 1859 through 1930. Items  include photographs and newspaper articles relating to McBryde's life and service at Virginia Tech, a Petersburg Railroad Pass during McBryde's Conderate service, a Sweet Briar College program, newspaper clippings related to the colleges he worked at, and an unbound photograph album (20 leaves) with photographs of the University of South Carolina, Washington and Lee University, and early images of the VPI campus and the surrounding town of Blacksburg. There are also letters to McBryde, including copies of correspondence pertaining to the University of Virginia's presidency, and to his son Charles N. McBryde about him. Finally, legal documents, letters, and resolutions relate to McBryde's death.","Series II contains items belonging to John McLaren McBryde, Jr., dated 1904 thru 1947. Primarily, items pertain to his research, reminiscences, and biographies about his father. There are also postcards to him and his wife of Blacksburg, Charlottesville, and Hollins, Virginia.","Series III contains a c. 1905 photograph of and 1926 memorial to Robert James McBryde, the brother of John McLaren McBryde, Sr.","Series IV consists of newspaper clippings, obituaries, and curriculum vitae, dated [1916?] thru 2013, for other McBryde Family members, including Robert J. Davidson, Meade Bolton McBryde, and the descendants of John McLaren McBryde, Sr., and Robert James McBryde. There is also a 1972 invitation sent to Sgt. John McLaren McBryde for the dedication ceremony of McBryde Hall at Virginia Tech in 1972.","The fifth and final series is undated genealogy of the McBryde Family. Several family trees and four handwritten volumes of the Chronicles of the McBryde Family by David Caldwell McBryde are included, along with partial photocopies and digital copies of the volumes on DVD. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_d04a5d1830a6f19487b1138e8f636b8f\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. Primarily, the collection contains photographs, letters, family histories, and biographies about McBryde, Sr., who was president of Virginia Tech from 1891 thru 1907.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Larry McBryde Collection on the John McLaren McBryde Family, 1859-2013, contains materials concerning John McLaren McBryde, Sr., his brother Robert James McBryde, and their descendants. 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In 1890, Jerrell left Virginia for Florida and performed manual labor in several different jobs there. Jerrell had returned to Virginia by November, when he enrolled as a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). To help defray his expenses, Jerrell worked at a number of jobs on campus: in the woodshop, the machine shop, and the president's office. In summer 1892, and while still a student, Jerrell was employed as a part-time instructor of woodwork. The following summer, he worked with a group of carpenters in remodeling campus buildings and erecting faculty housing. Later in 1893, Jerrell was provided a salary as head of the cabinet-making department of the woodshop. In 1894, Jerrell applied for a position as an engineer with the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service (later part of the U. S. Coast Guard) and interviewed with the service in December. He graduated the following spring. In the fall of 1895, Jerrell was awarded a teaching fellowship at Virginia Polytechnic Institute as he worked toward a master's degree in mechanical engineering. After obtaining his master's in June 1897, Jerrell accepted a position as full-time instructor in mechanical technology at VPI. In late 1898, Jerrell became ill and entered Johns Hopkins Hospital. He left the hospital in May and returned to his family's home in Spotsylvania County. Leslie Wallace Jerrell died on June 8, 1898.","The guide to the Leslie Wallace Jerrell Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Leslie Wallace Jerrell Papers commenced and was completed in August 2011.","This collection contains papers of Leslie Wallace Jerrell, an 1895 graduate of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) and an instructor of mechanical technology at the school. The collection contains correspondence, grade reports, invoices from the Blacksburg businesses and the university, Jerrell's grade book, photographs, and textbooks. ","The correspondence in the collection consists almost entirely of letters written by Jerrell in Blacksburg, Virginia to his parents in Brokenburg (Spotsylvania County), Virginia. Jerrell comments at length on student life and social activities, and later on his work as an instructor. Within Jerrell's correspondence is only a single piece of correspondence not addressed to family: a letter of application to the United States Revenue Cutter Service. Also among the correspondence are several letters from friends received by Jerrell at home during his final illness and by his parents following Jerrell's death.","Among the other materials in the collection are texts of several speeches delivered by Jerrell, including one titled \"The Present South,\" and a number of invoices and receipts issued to Jerrell by the university and local Blacksburg businesses. The collection also contains the texts of Also included is the grade book maintained by Jerrell as an instructor in mechanical technology, together with a class roster, and a few exams written by some of his students. The collection also contains studio portraits of Jerrell and several books from his collection. Most of these books seem to have been used as textbooks, but also included is a book of specifications for a U.S. Revenue Cutter Service boat, apparently studied by Jerrell in the course of his interest in joining the service.","The papers of James Roger Mansfield, donated with the Jerrell Papers, were removed during the course of processing to form a new collection, the  James Roger Mansfield Papers (Ms2011-062).","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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In 1890, Jerrell left Virginia for Florida and performed manual labor in several different jobs there. Jerrell had returned to Virginia by November, when he enrolled as a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). To help defray his expenses, Jerrell worked at a number of jobs on campus: in the woodshop, the machine shop, and the president's office. In summer 1892, and while still a student, Jerrell was employed as a part-time instructor of woodwork. The following summer, he worked with a group of carpenters in remodeling campus buildings and erecting faculty housing. Later in 1893, Jerrell was provided a salary as head of the cabinet-making department of the woodshop. In 1894, Jerrell applied for a position as an engineer with the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service (later part of the U. S. Coast Guard) and interviewed with the service in December. He graduated the following spring. In the fall of 1895, Jerrell was awarded a teaching fellowship at Virginia Polytechnic Institute as he worked toward a master's degree in mechanical engineering. After obtaining his master's in June 1897, Jerrell accepted a position as full-time instructor in mechanical technology at VPI. In late 1898, Jerrell became ill and entered Johns Hopkins Hospital. He left the hospital in May and returned to his family's home in Spotsylvania County. Leslie Wallace Jerrell died on June 8, 1898.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Leslie Wallace Jerrell, the son of Robert H. and Nannie Johnson Jerrell, was born in Virginia on July 4, 1871. In 1890, Jerrell left Virginia for Florida and performed manual labor in several different jobs there. Jerrell had returned to Virginia by November, when he enrolled as a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). To help defray his expenses, Jerrell worked at a number of jobs on campus: in the woodshop, the machine shop, and the president's office. In summer 1892, and while still a student, Jerrell was employed as a part-time instructor of woodwork. The following summer, he worked with a group of carpenters in remodeling campus buildings and erecting faculty housing. Later in 1893, Jerrell was provided a salary as head of the cabinet-making department of the woodshop. In 1894, Jerrell applied for a position as an engineer with the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service (later part of the U. S. Coast Guard) and interviewed with the service in December. He graduated the following spring. In the fall of 1895, Jerrell was awarded a teaching fellowship at Virginia Polytechnic Institute as he worked toward a master's degree in mechanical engineering. After obtaining his master's in June 1897, Jerrell accepted a position as full-time instructor in mechanical technology at VPI. 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Leslie Wallace Jerrell died on June 8, 1898."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Leslie Wallace Jerrell Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Leslie Wallace Jerrell Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Leslie Wallace Jerrell Papers, Ms1972-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Leslie Wallace Jerrell Papers, Ms1972-005, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Leslie Wallace Jerrell Papers commenced and was completed in August 2011.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Leslie Wallace Jerrell Papers commenced and was completed in August 2011."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains papers of Leslie Wallace Jerrell, an 1895 graduate of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University) and an instructor of mechanical technology at the school. 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Jerrell comments at length on student life and social activities, and later on his work as an instructor. Within Jerrell's correspondence is only a single piece of correspondence not addressed to family: a letter of application to the United States Revenue Cutter Service. Also among the correspondence are several letters from friends received by Jerrell at home during his final illness and by his parents following Jerrell's death.","Among the other materials in the collection are texts of several speeches delivered by Jerrell, including one titled \"The Present South,\" and a number of invoices and receipts issued to Jerrell by the university and local Blacksburg businesses. The collection also contains the texts of Also included is the grade book maintained by Jerrell as an instructor in mechanical technology, together with a class roster, and a few exams written by some of his students. The collection also contains studio portraits of Jerrell and several books from his collection. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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In 1890, Jerrell left Virginia for Florida and performed manual labor in several different jobs there. Jerrell had returned to Virginia by November, when he enrolled as a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University). To help defray his expenses, Jerrell worked at a number of jobs on campus: in the woodshop, the machine shop, and the president's office. In summer 1892, and while still a student, Jerrell was employed as a part-time instructor of woodwork. The following summer, he worked with a group of carpenters in remodeling campus buildings and erecting faculty housing. Later in 1893, Jerrell was provided a salary as head of the cabinet-making department of the woodshop. In 1894, Jerrell applied for a position as an engineer with the U. S. Revenue Cutter Service (later part of the U. S. Coast Guard) and interviewed with the service in December. He graduated the following spring. In the fall of 1895, Jerrell was awarded a teaching fellowship at Virginia Polytechnic Institute as he worked toward a master's degree in mechanical engineering. After obtaining his master's in June 1897, Jerrell accepted a position as full-time instructor in mechanical technology at VPI. In late 1898, Jerrell became ill and entered Johns Hopkins Hospital. He left the hospital in May and returned to his family's home in Spotsylvania County. 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Jerrell comments at length on student life and social activities, and later on his work as an instructor. Within Jerrell's correspondence is only a single piece of correspondence not addressed to family: a letter of application to the United States Revenue Cutter Service. Also among the correspondence are several letters from friends received by Jerrell at home during his final illness and by his parents following Jerrell's death.","Among the other materials in the collection are texts of several speeches delivered by Jerrell, including one titled \"The Present South,\" and a number of invoices and receipts issued to Jerrell by the university and local Blacksburg businesses. The collection also contains the texts of Also included is the grade book maintained by Jerrell as an instructor in mechanical technology, together with a class roster, and a few exams written by some of his students. The collection also contains studio portraits of Jerrell and several books from his collection. 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A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download). \n\n VHS tapes Film reels Audiocassette tapes Computer disks Floppy disks Slides Photographic negatives Artifacts Photographs and albums in this collection are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received Series III: Oversize Materials","Marshall William Fishwick was born July 5, 1923, in Roanoke, Virginia.  After receiving his BA from the University of Virginia in 1943, Fishwick served with the American Fleet during World War II. He then went on to receive his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1946, followed by his PhD from Yale University in 1949. ","In 1949, Fishwick began teaching at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, where he remained until 1962. He served as director of the Wemyss Foundation from 1962 to 1964, chaired Lincoln University's Art and American Studies departments from 1964 to 1970, and taught at Temple University from 1970 to 1976. From 1976 until his retirement in 2003, Fishwick taught at Virginia Tech, where he founded the American Studies and Popular Culture programs. ","Fishwick co-founded the Popular Culture Association with Ray B. Browne and Russel B. Nye in 1970 and began the journal International Popular Culture. He wrote and contributed to more than 40 books, and received eight Fulbright Awards and multiple grants, which allowed him to teach abroad throughout Europe and Asia. He was a member of the Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church and historiographer of the Diocese of Southwest Virginia. One of Fishwick's highest accomplishments as a multidisciplinary scholar was starting the academic movement in popular culture studies. ","Fishwick married his third wife and Virginia Tech colleague Ann La Berge in 1995. He had four children with his first wife and two stepdaughters. ","Marshall Fishwick died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 22, 2006. ","Source:","Smith, Leanne E. \"Marshall W. Fishwick (1923–2006).\" In  Encyclopedia Virginia . Accessed December 2, 2019.  https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006","The guide to the Marshall W. Fishwick Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marshall W. Fishwick Collection began in 2016 and was completed in June 2018. Additional material (boxes 72-75) was processed in March 2022.","This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003. ","Note: Audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives are inventoried separately. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available  (file will automatically download). ","This series contains the audio and video materials in the collection, primarily resources used by Fishwick as teaching tools or in his research. This includes VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, films, floppy disks, and an extensive set of slides. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download).","The following books were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","Brake, Robert J.  Communication in Popular Culture . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2.  Brown, Katharine L.  Hills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938 . Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979.  Browne, Ray B.  Against Academia . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist.  Popular Abstracts . Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden.  Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2.  Cawelti, John G.  The Six-Gun Mystique . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2.  Eliot, T. S.  Collected Poems, 1901-1935 . New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Around the World in Forty Years . Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Common Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Face of Jang: A Collection of Poems . New York, Hobson Book Press, 1945.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Gentlemen of Virginia . New York: Dodd, Mead, 1961.  Fishwick, Marshall W. \"If I were to Live All Over Again—\" Fishwick, Marshall W.  Isle of Shoals . New York, N.Y., Hobson Book Press, 1946.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Lee After the War . New York, Dodd, Mead [1963]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  Virginia: A New Look at the Old Dominion . New York, Harper [1959]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Virginia Tradition . Washington, Public Affairs Press [1956]. Fishwick, Marshall W., ed.  The World of Ronald McDonald . LeBerge, Ann and Marshall Fishwick.  From a Minimalist Kitchen: Simple Cooking for Post-Moderns . Lippy, Charles H.  Being Religious, American Style . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.  Thompson, Jonathan R.  Education and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850 . Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850. Tompkins, Edmond Pendelton.  Rockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History . Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026 Shepperson, 1952. Van Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in  The Journal of Southern History , Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948. Wolfe, Tom.  The Bonfire of the Vanities . New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989, c1987.","The following journals and serials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","The Journal of Popular Culture . The Journal of American Culture , vol. 27, no. 2; vol. 29, no. 1; vol. 29, no 2; vol. 29, no. 3.  The Journal of Popular Film , vol. 2, no. 1.  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference programs, 1991-1993, 1997-1998. The Southern Quarterly , Vol. XXI, No. 2.  Studies in Popular Culture , vol. 22, no. 3.","Publication of personal materials from the collection requires permission from the donor until 2033. The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.","Please note:  This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)","Fishwick, Marshall William, 1923-2006","The majority of this collection is in English. However, there are a few letters in French. Translations of these letters have been created and are included with the items."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1985.007"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Marshall W. Fishwick Collection"],"collection_title_tesim":["Marshall W. Fishwick Collection"],"collection_ssim":["Marshall W. 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Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received.  \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries II: Audiovisual and Electronic Materials is subdivided by material type.\n\nNote: Boxes 1-13, 70-71, and 75 contain audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives. A \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRliBtKWUEi55RzFhxAx96zswldL3LHUM7uImx72NhqUFcLBzvQtvDD-8NuM__LWj5IRS_SJlrAYSQ_/pub?output=xlsx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003espreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download\u003c/a\u003e and searching (file will automatically download). \n\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eVHS tapes\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFilm reels\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eAudiocassette tapes\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eComputer disks\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFloppy disks\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSlides\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePhotographic negatives\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eArtifacts\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePhotographs and albums in this collection are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eSeries III: Oversize Materials\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["Series I: Papers are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received.   Series II: Audiovisual and Electronic Materials is subdivided by material type.\n\nNote: Boxes 1-13, 70-71, and 75 contain audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download). \n\n VHS tapes Film reels Audiocassette tapes Computer disks Floppy disks Slides Photographic negatives Artifacts Photographs and albums in this collection are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received Series III: Oversize Materials"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMarshall William Fishwick was born July 5, 1923, in Roanoke, Virginia.  After receiving his BA from the University of Virginia in 1943, Fishwick served with the American Fleet during World War II. He then went on to receive his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1946, followed by his PhD from Yale University in 1949. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1949, Fishwick began teaching at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, where he remained until 1962. He served as director of the Wemyss Foundation from 1962 to 1964, chaired Lincoln University's Art and American Studies departments from 1964 to 1970, and taught at Temple University from 1970 to 1976. From 1976 until his retirement in 2003, Fishwick taught at Virginia Tech, where he founded the American Studies and Popular Culture programs. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFishwick co-founded the Popular Culture Association with Ray B. Browne and Russel B. Nye in 1970 and began the journal International Popular Culture. He wrote and contributed to more than 40 books, and received eight Fulbright Awards and multiple grants, which allowed him to teach abroad throughout Europe and Asia. He was a member of the Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church and historiographer of the Diocese of Southwest Virginia. One of Fishwick's highest accomplishments as a multidisciplinary scholar was starting the academic movement in popular culture studies. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFishwick married his third wife and Virginia Tech colleague Ann La Berge in 1995. He had four children with his first wife and two stepdaughters. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarshall Fishwick died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 22, 2006. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSource:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSmith, Leanne E. \"Marshall W. Fishwick (1923–2006).\" In \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia Virginia\u003c/i\u003e. Accessed December 2, 2019. \u003ca href=\"https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Marshall William Fishwick was born July 5, 1923, in Roanoke, Virginia.  After receiving his BA from the University of Virginia in 1943, Fishwick served with the American Fleet during World War II. He then went on to receive his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1946, followed by his PhD from Yale University in 1949. ","In 1949, Fishwick began teaching at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, where he remained until 1962. He served as director of the Wemyss Foundation from 1962 to 1964, chaired Lincoln University's Art and American Studies departments from 1964 to 1970, and taught at Temple University from 1970 to 1976. From 1976 until his retirement in 2003, Fishwick taught at Virginia Tech, where he founded the American Studies and Popular Culture programs. ","Fishwick co-founded the Popular Culture Association with Ray B. Browne and Russel B. Nye in 1970 and began the journal International Popular Culture. He wrote and contributed to more than 40 books, and received eight Fulbright Awards and multiple grants, which allowed him to teach abroad throughout Europe and Asia. He was a member of the Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church and historiographer of the Diocese of Southwest Virginia. One of Fishwick's highest accomplishments as a multidisciplinary scholar was starting the academic movement in popular culture studies. ","Fishwick married his third wife and Virginia Tech colleague Ann La Berge in 1995. He had four children with his first wife and two stepdaughters. ","Marshall Fishwick died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 22, 2006. ","Source:","Smith, Leanne E. \"Marshall W. Fishwick (1923–2006).\" In  Encyclopedia Virginia . Accessed December 2, 2019.  https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Marshall W. 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Additional material (boxes 72-75) was processed in March 2022."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNote: Audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives are inventoried separately. A \u003ca href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRliBtKWUEi55RzFhxAx96zswldL3LHUM7uImx72NhqUFcLBzvQtvDD-8NuM__LWj5IRS_SJlrAYSQ_/pub?output=xlsx\" target=\"_blank\"\u003espreadsheet of these materials by format is available\u003c/a\u003e (file will automatically download). \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains the audio and video materials in the collection, primarily resources used by Fishwick as teaching tools or in his research. This includes VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, films, floppy disks, and an extensive set of slides. A \u003cextref href=\"https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRliBtKWUEi55RzFhxAx96zswldL3LHUM7uImx72NhqUFcLBzvQtvDD-8NuM__LWj5IRS_SJlrAYSQ_/pub?output=xlsx\"\u003espreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download\u003c/extref\u003e and searching (file will automatically download).\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003. ","Note: Audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives are inventoried separately. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available  (file will automatically download). ","This series contains the audio and video materials in the collection, primarily resources used by Fishwick as teaching tools or in his research. This includes VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, films, floppy disks, and an extensive set of slides. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download)."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following books were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003eBrake, Robert J. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCommunication in Popular Culture\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eBrown, Katharine L. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eHills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938\u003c/title\u003e. 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New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAround the World in Forty Years\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCommon Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal\u003c/title\u003e. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Face of Jang: A Collection of Poems\u003c/title\u003e. New York, Hobson Book Press, 1945. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eGentlemen of Virginia\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1961. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \"If I were to Live All Over Again—\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eIsle of Shoals\u003c/title\u003e. New York, N.Y., Hobson Book Press, 1946. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLee After the War\u003c/title\u003e. New York, Dodd, Mead [1963].\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eVirginia: A New Look at the Old Dominion\u003c/title\u003e. New York, Harper [1959].\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Virginia Tradition\u003c/title\u003e. Washington, Public Affairs Press [1956].\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W., ed. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe World of Ronald McDonald\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eLeBerge, Ann and Marshall Fishwick. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFrom a Minimalist Kitchen: Simple Cooking for Post-Moderns\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eLippy, Charles H. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBeing Religious, American Style\u003c/title\u003e. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eThompson, Jonathan R. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eEducation and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850\u003c/title\u003e. Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eTompkins, Edmond Pendelton. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History\u003c/title\u003e. Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026amp; Shepperson, 1952.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eVan Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Journal of Southern History\u003c/title\u003e, Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eWolfe, Tom. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Bonfire of the Vanities\u003c/title\u003e. 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Communication in Popular Culture . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2.  Brown, Katharine L.  Hills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938 . Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979.  Browne, Ray B.  Against Academia . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist.  Popular Abstracts . Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden.  Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2.  Cawelti, John G.  The Six-Gun Mystique . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2.  Eliot, T. S.  Collected Poems, 1901-1935 . New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Around the World in Forty Years . Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Common Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal . 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Education and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850 . Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850. Tompkins, Edmond Pendelton.  Rockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History . Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026 Shepperson, 1952. Van Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in  The Journal of Southern History , Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948. Wolfe, Tom.  The Bonfire of the Vanities . New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989, c1987.","The following journals and serials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","The Journal of Popular Culture . The Journal of American Culture , vol. 27, no. 2; vol. 29, no. 1; vol. 29, no 2; vol. 29, no. 3.  The Journal of Popular Film , vol. 2, no. 1.  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference programs, 1991-1993, 1997-1998. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) for assistance in determining the use of these materials."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_ac3c17666c77af8c28e9ee4b051f013f\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_d60d32566e363782ab4a9a31b19d2fe7\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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Fishwick Collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1700-2007","1923-2007"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1923-2007"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1700-2007"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1985.007"],"text":["Ms.1985.007","Marshall W. Fishwick Collection","Faculty and staff","Popular culture -- United States","University History","World War, 1939-1945","The collection is open for research.","The items in this folder are restricted for 75 years from date of creation.","Series I: Papers are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received.   Series II: Audiovisual and Electronic Materials is subdivided by material type.\n\nNote: Boxes 1-13, 70-71, and 75 contain audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download). \n\n VHS tapes Film reels Audiocassette tapes Computer disks Floppy disks Slides Photographic negatives Artifacts Photographs and albums in this collection are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received Series III: Oversize Materials","Marshall William Fishwick was born July 5, 1923, in Roanoke, Virginia.  After receiving his BA from the University of Virginia in 1943, Fishwick served with the American Fleet during World War II. He then went on to receive his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1946, followed by his PhD from Yale University in 1949. ","In 1949, Fishwick began teaching at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, where he remained until 1962. He served as director of the Wemyss Foundation from 1962 to 1964, chaired Lincoln University's Art and American Studies departments from 1964 to 1970, and taught at Temple University from 1970 to 1976. From 1976 until his retirement in 2003, Fishwick taught at Virginia Tech, where he founded the American Studies and Popular Culture programs. ","Fishwick co-founded the Popular Culture Association with Ray B. Browne and Russel B. Nye in 1970 and began the journal International Popular Culture. He wrote and contributed to more than 40 books, and received eight Fulbright Awards and multiple grants, which allowed him to teach abroad throughout Europe and Asia. He was a member of the Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church and historiographer of the Diocese of Southwest Virginia. One of Fishwick's highest accomplishments as a multidisciplinary scholar was starting the academic movement in popular culture studies. ","Fishwick married his third wife and Virginia Tech colleague Ann La Berge in 1995. He had four children with his first wife and two stepdaughters. ","Marshall Fishwick died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 22, 2006. ","Source:","Smith, Leanne E. \"Marshall W. Fishwick (1923–2006).\" In  Encyclopedia Virginia . Accessed December 2, 2019.  https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006","The guide to the Marshall W. Fishwick Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marshall W. Fishwick Collection began in 2016 and was completed in June 2018. Additional material (boxes 72-75) was processed in March 2022.","This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003. ","Note: Audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives are inventoried separately. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available  (file will automatically download). ","This series contains the audio and video materials in the collection, primarily resources used by Fishwick as teaching tools or in his research. This includes VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, films, floppy disks, and an extensive set of slides. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download).","The following books were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","Brake, Robert J.  Communication in Popular Culture . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2.  Brown, Katharine L.  Hills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938 . Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979.  Browne, Ray B.  Against Academia . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist.  Popular Abstracts . Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden.  Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2.  Cawelti, John G.  The Six-Gun Mystique . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2.  Eliot, T. S.  Collected Poems, 1901-1935 . New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Around the World in Forty Years . Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Common Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Face of Jang: A Collection of Poems . New York, Hobson Book Press, 1945.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Gentlemen of Virginia . New York: Dodd, Mead, 1961.  Fishwick, Marshall W. \"If I were to Live All Over Again—\" Fishwick, Marshall W.  Isle of Shoals . New York, N.Y., Hobson Book Press, 1946.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Lee After the War . New York, Dodd, Mead [1963]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  Virginia: A New Look at the Old Dominion . New York, Harper [1959]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Virginia Tradition . Washington, Public Affairs Press [1956]. Fishwick, Marshall W., ed.  The World of Ronald McDonald . LeBerge, Ann and Marshall Fishwick.  From a Minimalist Kitchen: Simple Cooking for Post-Moderns . Lippy, Charles H.  Being Religious, American Style . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.  Thompson, Jonathan R.  Education and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850 . Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850. Tompkins, Edmond Pendelton.  Rockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History . Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026 Shepperson, 1952. Van Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in  The Journal of Southern History , Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948. Wolfe, Tom.  The Bonfire of the Vanities . New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989, c1987.","The following journals and serials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","The Journal of Popular Culture . The Journal of American Culture , vol. 27, no. 2; vol. 29, no. 1; vol. 29, no 2; vol. 29, no. 3.  The Journal of Popular Film , vol. 2, no. 1.  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference programs, 1991-1993, 1997-1998. The Southern Quarterly , Vol. XXI, No. 2.  Studies in Popular Culture , vol. 22, no. 3.","Publication of personal materials from the collection requires permission from the donor until 2033. The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.","Please note:  This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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","This series contains the audio and video materials in the collection, primarily resources used by Fishwick as teaching tools or in his research. This includes VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, films, floppy disks, and an extensive set of slides. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download)."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following books were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003eBrake, Robert J. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCommunication in Popular Culture\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eBrown, Katharine L. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eHills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938\u003c/title\u003e. Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eBrowne, Ray B. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAgainst Academia\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eBrowne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePopular Abstracts\u003c/title\u003e. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eBrowne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePioneers in Popular Culture Studies\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCawelti, John G. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Six-Gun Mystique\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eEliot, T. S. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCollected Poems, 1901-1935\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAround the World in Forty Years\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCommon Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal\u003c/title\u003e. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Face of Jang: A Collection of Poems\u003c/title\u003e. New York, Hobson Book Press, 1945. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eGentlemen of Virginia\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1961. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \"If I were to Live All Over Again—\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eIsle of Shoals\u003c/title\u003e. New York, N.Y., Hobson Book Press, 1946. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLee After the War\u003c/title\u003e. New York, Dodd, Mead [1963].\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eVirginia: A New Look at the Old Dominion\u003c/title\u003e. New York, Harper [1959].\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Virginia Tradition\u003c/title\u003e. Washington, Public Affairs Press [1956].\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W., ed. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe World of Ronald McDonald\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eLeBerge, Ann and Marshall Fishwick. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFrom a Minimalist Kitchen: Simple Cooking for Post-Moderns\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eLippy, Charles H. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBeing Religious, American Style\u003c/title\u003e. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eThompson, Jonathan R. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eEducation and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850\u003c/title\u003e. Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eTompkins, Edmond Pendelton. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History\u003c/title\u003e. Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026amp; Shepperson, 1952.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eVan Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Journal of Southern History\u003c/title\u003e, Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eWolfe, Tom. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Bonfire of the Vanities\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989, c1987.\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following journals and serials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Journal of Popular Culture\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Journal of American Culture\u003c/title\u003e, vol. 27, no. 2; vol. 29, no. 1; vol. 29, no 2; vol. 29, no. 3. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Journal of Popular Film\u003c/title\u003e, vol. 2, no. 1. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003ePopular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference programs, 1991-1993, 1997-1998.\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Southern Quarterly\u003c/title\u003e, Vol. XXI, No. 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eStudies in Popular Culture\u003c/title\u003e, vol. 22, no. 3.\u003c/item\u003e\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials (Books)","Separated Materials (Serials/Journals)"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following books were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","Brake, Robert J.  Communication in Popular Culture . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2.  Brown, Katharine L.  Hills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938 . Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979.  Browne, Ray B.  Against Academia . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist.  Popular Abstracts . Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden.  Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2.  Cawelti, John G.  The Six-Gun Mystique . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2.  Eliot, T. S.  Collected Poems, 1901-1935 . New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Around the World in Forty Years . Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Common Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Face of Jang: A Collection of Poems . New York, Hobson Book Press, 1945.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Gentlemen of Virginia . New York: Dodd, Mead, 1961.  Fishwick, Marshall W. \"If I were to Live All Over Again—\" Fishwick, Marshall W.  Isle of Shoals . New York, N.Y., Hobson Book Press, 1946.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Lee After the War . New York, Dodd, Mead [1963]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  Virginia: A New Look at the Old Dominion . New York, Harper [1959]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Virginia Tradition . Washington, Public Affairs Press [1956]. Fishwick, Marshall W., ed.  The World of Ronald McDonald . LeBerge, Ann and Marshall Fishwick.  From a Minimalist Kitchen: Simple Cooking for Post-Moderns . Lippy, Charles H.  Being Religious, American Style . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.  Thompson, Jonathan R.  Education and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850 . Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850. Tompkins, Edmond Pendelton.  Rockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History . Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026 Shepperson, 1952. Van Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in  The Journal of Southern History , Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948. Wolfe, Tom.  The Bonfire of the Vanities . New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989, c1987.","The following journals and serials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","The Journal of Popular Culture . The Journal of American Culture , vol. 27, no. 2; vol. 29, no. 1; vol. 29, no 2; vol. 29, no. 3.  The Journal of Popular Film , vol. 2, no. 1.  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference programs, 1991-1993, 1997-1998. The Southern Quarterly , Vol. XXI, No. 2.  Studies in Popular Culture , vol. 22, no. 3."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePublication of personal materials from the collection requires permission from the donor until 2033. The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) for assistance in determining the use of these materials.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Publication of personal materials from the collection requires permission from the donor until 2033. The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) for assistance in determining the use of these materials."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_ac3c17666c77af8c28e9ee4b051f013f\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_d60d32566e363782ab4a9a31b19d2fe7\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/physloc\u003e"],"physloc_tesim":["Please note:  This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)","Fishwick, Marshall William, 1923-2006"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)"],"persname_ssim":["Fishwick, Marshall William, 1923-2006"],"language_ssim":["The majority of this collection is in English. 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","Louis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty. ","In 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis). ","In 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958. ","Betty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989.","The guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. Additional processing was completed in March, 2020.","See also the  Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010 , at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","This collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials. ","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.","From Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.","Also included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre","Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports. ","Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.","Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg. ","Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke. ","The following items were removed from the collection to be cataloged for the rare book collection:","Andrews, E. A.  Selections from the Metamorphoses and Heroides of Ovid . Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1869. (Includes inscription: \"F. D. Surface, Preston \u0026 Olin Inst. Blacksburg Va. Feby. 6, 1871\" on first free end paper.)","Burpee Bulbs for Fall Planting , 1949. [Clinton, IA: W. Atlee Burpee Co.], 1949.","Foster, R. S.  Objections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D . Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription \"F. D. Surface, Auburn, Montgomery Co. Va.\" on first free end paper.)","Griffis, William Elliot.  Corea, Without and Within . Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1885.","Gudheim, H.  Differential Equations for Engineers . 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1928.","Kuhner, Raphael.  Grammar of the Greek Language, for the Use of High Schools and Colleges . Boston: B. B. Mussey, 1849.","Laboratory Manual  (Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sophomore Physics Laboratory). 3rd rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Lucas, J. B. and J. A. Addlestone.  Laboratory Outline of Introductory Qualitative Analysis . rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Robeson, F. L.  Notes on Physics . Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1932-1934. [in 3 parts]","Robeson, F. L.  Notes on Physics , pt. 3. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1935. ","Stevens, Wm. Bacon.  The Parables of the New Testament Practically Unfolded . Philadelphia: Bradley, 1887. (Includes the inscription \"J. T. Olinger, Montgomery County Va\" on first free end paper.)","Surface, George Thomas.  The Story of Sugar . New York: D. Appleton, 1910.","Tigert, Jno. J.  The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South . Nashville, TN: M. E. Church, South, 1894.","Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences.  Ribbon Trimmings: Instruction Paper with Examination Questions . pt. 4. Scranton, PA: The Institute, 1920.","Carefree Washing: the Frigidaire Way!  Dayton, OH, 1948.","\"Housewares Harvest.\" Roanoke, VA: Pugh's, n.d.","Also separated from the collection was the VPI cadet uniform of Louis O'Shaughnessy, transferred to the collections of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) Museum.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy).","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Surface family","O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.1987.052"],"normalized_title_ssm":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers"],"collection_title_tesim":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers"],"collection_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy Family Papers"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"creator_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"creator_persname_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"creators_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"access_terms_ssm":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The O'Shaughnessy Family Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1987, 1998, and 2019."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Faculty and staff","University History"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Faculty and staff","University History"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["5.2  Cubic Feet 11 boxes; 2 oversize folders"],"extent_tesim":["5.2  Cubic Feet 11 boxes; 2 oversize folders"],"date_range_isim":[1857,1858,1859,1860,1861,1862,1863,1864,1865,1866,1867,1868,1869,1870,1871,1872,1873,1874,1875,1876,1877,1878,1879,1880,1881,1882,1883,1884,1885,1886,1887,1888,1889,1890,1891,1892,1893,1894,1895,1896,1897,1898,1899,1900,1901,1902,1903,1904,1905,1906,1907,1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe O'Shaughnessy Family Papers are arranged in the following series:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. \nSeries II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. \nSeries III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933.\nSeries IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950.\nSeries V: Mementos and Personal Effects, n.d. \u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The O'Shaughnessy Family Papers are arranged in the following series:","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. \nSeries II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. \nSeries III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933.\nSeries IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950.\nSeries V: Mementos and Personal Effects, n.d. "],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eLouis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis). \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBetty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Louis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty. ","In 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis). ","In 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958. ","Betty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, Ms1987-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, Ms1987-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. 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Additional processing was completed in March, 2020."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01281.xml\" show=\"new\"\u003eLouis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010\u003c/a\u003e, at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival  Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the  Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010 , at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFrom Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials. ","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.","From Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.","Also included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre","Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports. ","Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.","Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg. ","Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke. 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","Louis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty. ","In 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis). ","In 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958. ","Betty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989.","The guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. Additional processing was completed in March, 2020.","See also the  Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010 , at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","This collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials. ","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.","From Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.","Also included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre","Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports. ","Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.","Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg. ","Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke. ","The following items were removed from the collection to be cataloged for the rare book collection:","Andrews, E. A.  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She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Louis O'Shaughnessy was born in South Solon, Ohio, in 1877. After a year of study at Valparaiso University, O'Shaughnessy matriculated at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and graduated in 1903; the following year, he earned a graduate degree in civil engineering at VPI and taught at the university for two years. O'Shaughnessy obtained a master's degree in mathematics from Ohio State University (1907) and a doctorate degree in mathematics from the University of Pennsylvania (1911), where he served on the faculty. ","In 1905, O'Shaughnessy married Ida Louise Surface (1885-1973), a native of Montgomery County, Virginia and daughter of Rev. Floyd Daniel and Elizabeth (Betty) Childress Surface. The O'Shaughnessys would have one daughter, Mary Elizabeth (Later known as Betty Louis). ","In 1918, O'Shaughnessy returned to VPI as a professor of applied mechanics. The family lived near campus at what is today (2020) 206 Turner Street and home to the Alpha Phi chapter of Beta Theta Pi. He served as acting dean of engineering during the 1927/1928 year; as head of civil engineering for 17 years; and as director of graduate studies from 1936 to 1954. In addition to his teaching and departmental administrative duties, O'Shaughnessy served on the university's athletic council and was a member of Phi Kappa Phi academic honor society, Tau Beta Pi (engineering honor society), Chi Epsilon (civil engineering society), and Omicron Delta Kappa (leadership honor society). Louis O'Shaughnessy retired in 1954 and died on February 17, 1958. ","Betty Louis (née Mary Elizabeth) O'Shaughnessy was born to parents Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy in Philadelphia in March, 1917. The following year, she moved with her parents to Blacksburg, Virginia. She graduated early from Blacksburg High School and is listed as a freshman biology major in the 1932-1933 list of VPI students. By her junior year, O'Shaughnessy had switched majors to general science. She graduated with honors from VPI in 1936, and is listed as a graduate student in 1936/1937 but seems not to have completed her graduate studies. In 1942, she joined the VPI faculty as a mathematics instructor, teaching courses in algebra, calculus, trigonometry, and analytic geometry. In December, 1944, she married Arthur E. Bock (1916-1989), who had earned his master's degree in engineering at VPI in 1940. The Bocks moved to Annapolis, where Arthur Bock was employed as an engineering instructor at the U. S. Naval Academy. Betty Louis Bock died in 1989."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, Ms1987-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], O'Shaughnessy Family Papers, Ms1987-052, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. Additional processing was completed in March, 2020.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing of the O'Shaughnessy Family Papers commenced in May, 2018 and was completed in August, 2018. Additional processing was completed in March, 2020."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSee also the \u003ca href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vt/viblbv01281.xml\" show=\"new\"\u003eLouis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010\u003c/a\u003e, at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival  Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["See also the  Louis O'Shaughnessy Letters, 1903-1905, Ms1993-010 , at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFrom Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAlso included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke. \u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains the papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy, a long-time professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University; his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, a VPI mathematics instructor; and the Surface family, parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. The collection includes correspondence, schoolwork, diaries, photographs, and printed materials. ","Series I: Louis and Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy Papers, 1886-1965. This collection contains both personal and professional papers of Louis O'Shaughnessy and personal and financial papers of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Included in Louis O'Shaughnessy's papers are a few pieces of personal correspondence, written to various family members and relating personal news. Among these are two postcards, both postmarked in 1906: one shows children sledding down a street in Christiansburg, Virginia; the other is an illustrated postcard listing the wins and losses of the VPI football team that year. Also among O'Shaughnessy's personal papers are examples from his years as a student, including his VPI diplomas, schoolwork, graded exams, and grade reports, as well as an account book he maintained while a student at VPI. The notepad provides an account of every expenditure made by O'Shaughnessy during his sophomore, junior, and senior years. The series also includes a file of material on the Coming Men of America, a junior secret society to which O'Shaughnessy belonged. Among the few materials in the series relating to O'Shaughnessy's professional career is a folder of VPI announcements and forms, including--among other items--a 1943 University Club financial statement, a circular letter sent to freshmen regarding the honor system, and two registers of students (1932 and 1945) that include the religious affiliation of each.","From Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy, the series includes several pieces of correspondence, including a number of get-well cards received. The series also contains some of Ida O'Shaughnessy's personal financial records from the years following her husband's death.","Also included are collections of invoices and receipts, advertising ephemera, and printed material. Among the latter are two postcards relating to the 1905 VPI football team, a postcard from Hemlock Haven (Marion, Virginia); a 1957 holiday program from De Jarnette State Sanatorium (Staunton, Virginia), and a flyer for an appearance by psychic Madam Orva at Roanoke Theatre","Series II: Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock Papers, 1887-1958. This series contains both personal and professional papers of Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock, who served as an instructor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in the 1940s. The series includes a large collection of Bock's letters to her parents. A frequent correspondent, she writes chatty letters of her social activities, home life, and travel. The majority of the letters are written from the Bocks' home in Annapolis, Maryland, during the 1940s and 1950s. The series also contains three diaries, written while Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock was a student at Blacksburg High School. The diary entries revolve almost entirely around the many boys that she liked and little else. Also among her personal papers is a collection of ephemera including mementos from VPI dances, the text of a speech that O'Shaughnessy delivered in 1936 to urge the inclusion of women students in the VPI annual, and printed materials. A large portion of the series is devoted to Betty Bock's schoolwork, particularly at VPI, and includes class notes, essays, and exams. From Bock's years as a mathematics instructor at VPI, the series includes her course plans, exam questions, a selection of students' graded exam books, and grade reports. ","Series III: Surface Family Papers, 1857-1933. This series includes papers of the parents of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. From F. D. Surface, father of Ida, the collection includes two notebooks, devoted almost entirely to Bible study notes. The series includes two letters written by Betty Surface (one co-written with her husband), touching on local news from Blacksburg, one mentioning the campus death of Stockton Heth Jr. at the hands of Charles Vawter. Accompanying these is a letter from Vawter's father, asking for Betty Surface's prayers for his son. Included also in this series are papers of Fanny and George Thomas Surface, siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy. Among these are a number of letters from George Surface. Several of these consist only of fragments, as they were seemingly retained only as scrap paper that F. D. Surface used for notes. The series also includes George Surface's student notebooks and the Surface family Bible, published in 1857 and purchased in Christiansburg in 1863.","Series IV: Photographs and Negatives, 1887-1950. The images in this series include both studio portraits and informal snapshots--most unidentified-- of the O'Shaughnessy and Surface families and their friends. The collection contains several images from Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock's wedding. Also within the collection are a number of photos of various buildings, including the O'Shaughnessy home at 206 Turner Street, Blacksburg (today the home of the Alpha Phi chapter of Betha Theta Pi) and Southside Community Hospital in Farmville, Virginia. Several local and regional photographic studios are represented in the collection: Twin City, Bristol; W. H. Richards, Christiansburg; Jewell's, Christiansburg; Olinger, Blacksburg. ","Series V: Mementos and Personal Effects and Artifacts, n.d. This series includes a few textiles, origin unknown, though they likely belonged to Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock. Among these items are an infant's dress, and some women's dress gloves. The series also includes some cosmetics compacts and a miniature bar of soap from the Hotel Roanoke. "],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following items were removed from the collection to be cataloged for the rare book collection:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAndrews, E. A. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eSelections from the Metamorphoses and Heroides of Ovid\u003c/title\u003e. Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1869. (Includes inscription: \"F. D. Surface, Preston \u0026amp; Olin Inst. Blacksburg Va. Feby. 6, 1871\" on first free end paper.)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBurpee Bulbs for Fall Planting\u003c/title\u003e, 1949. [Clinton, IA: W. Atlee Burpee Co.], 1949.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eFoster, R. S. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eObjections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D\u003c/title\u003e. Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription \"F. D. Surface, Auburn, Montgomery Co. 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Boston: Crocker and Brewster, 1869. (Includes inscription: \"F. D. Surface, Preston \u0026 Olin Inst. Blacksburg Va. Feby. 6, 1871\" on first free end paper.)","Burpee Bulbs for Fall Planting , 1949. [Clinton, IA: W. Atlee Burpee Co.], 1949.","Foster, R. S.  Objections to Calvinism As It Is in a Series of Letters Addressed to Rev. N. L. Rice, D. D . Cincinnati: Hitchcock and Walden, 1849. (Includes inscription \"F. D. Surface, Auburn, Montgomery Co. Va.\" on first free end paper.)","Griffis, William Elliot.  Corea, Without and Within . Philadelphia: Presbyterian Board of Publication, 1885.","Gudheim, H.  Differential Equations for Engineers . 3rd ed. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1928.","Kuhner, Raphael.  Grammar of the Greek Language, for the Use of High Schools and Colleges . Boston: B. B. Mussey, 1849.","Laboratory Manual  (Virginia Polytechnic Institute Sophomore Physics Laboratory). 3rd rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Lucas, J. B. and J. A. Addlestone.  Laboratory Outline of Introductory Qualitative Analysis . rev. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, n.d.","Robeson, F. L.  Notes on Physics . Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1932-1934. [in 3 parts]","Robeson, F. L.  Notes on Physics , pt. 3. Ann Arbor, MI: Edwards Brothers, 1935. ","Stevens, Wm. Bacon.  The Parables of the New Testament Practically Unfolded . Philadelphia: Bradley, 1887. (Includes the inscription \"J. T. Olinger, Montgomery County Va\" on first free end paper.)","Surface, George Thomas.  The Story of Sugar . New York: D. Appleton, 1910.","Tigert, Jno. J.  The Doctrines and Discipline of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South . Nashville, TN: M. E. Church, South, 1894.","Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences.  Ribbon Trimmings: Instruction Paper with Examination Questions . pt. 4. Scranton, PA: The Institute, 1920.","Carefree Washing: the Frigidaire Way!  Dayton, OH, 1948.","\"Housewares Harvest.\" Roanoke, VA: Pugh's, n.d.","Also separated from the collection was the VPI cadet uniform of Louis O'Shaughnessy, transferred to the collections of the Virginia Tech Corps of Cadets (VTCC) Museum."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_0e1b931af78e910dc57179f53181057d\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy).\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection consists of papers--including correspondence, schoolwork, diplomas, diaries, photographs, and printed materials--of Louis O'Shaughnessy, professor of mathematics at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (VPI); his wife Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy; their daughter, VPI mathematics instructor Betty O'Shaughnessy Bock; and the Surface family (parents and siblings of Ida Surface O'Shaughnessy)."],"names_coll_ssim":["Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Surface family","O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)","Surface family","O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)","Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)"],"famname_ssim":["Surface family"],"persname_ssim":["O'Shaughnessy, Louis","O'Shaughnessy, Mary Elizabeth, 1917-"],"language_ssim":["The materials in the collection are in English."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":137,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-05-21T02:04:10.122Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1495"}},{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1257","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1257#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_1257#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"This collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Brown, Virginia Tech head librarian (1926-1947), amateur historian, and naturalist. It includes materials on Virginia Tech and local history, including typed transcripts of sources gathered for an intended history of Virginia Tech. 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This series contains materials relating to the history of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). Largely gleaned from various published sources, the series contains typescripts of items Brown had apparently assembled in anticipation of a published history of the school and for ready reference in responding to questions about the school's history. The series is divided among the following subseries: ","Subseries A: V.P.I. History, 1925-1944. This subseries contains typescript copies of material assembled by Brown in anticipation of a published history of Virginia Tech. It includes information about the board of visitors (both the body and its individual members), as well as a university chronology, bibliography, legislative history, and data gleaned from newspapers, university bulletins, and other published sources. Arranged in a rough chronological order.","Subseries B: V.P.I. Index, 1938-1946. Within this subseries are several versions of Brown's V.P.I. 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As with Brown's Virginia Tech files, these materials consist largely of typescript copies of materials gleaned from various published sources. The folders relate to such disparate subjects as the Blacksburg town spring, Draper's Meadows, and the Jackson Ferry Shot Tower. Of special interest within the series is Brown's compilation of Blacksburg's legislative history and his historical directory of Blacksburg business and professional men, women and firms. Also of significance is a large collection of materials relating to the Wilderness Road. Arranged alphabetically by topic.","Series III: Nature, 1926-1946. Brown's activities as an amateur naturalist are represented in several files relating to his bird observations in Montgomery County. Also included is a description of his 1941 South American bird-watching trip (in the October-November 1941 issue of  The Raven ) and an essay titled \"Antics of the Mockingbirds\" by John M. McBryde. Also included is a copy of Brown's  Blacksburg (Virginia) Weather, 1893-1944  (published as   Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute , vol. 38, no. 5) and texts from talks he delivered to local groups on nature-related subjects. The series is arranged by subject matter, then chronologically.","Series IV: General Interests, 1930-1947. This series contains materials relating to Brown's other myriad interests. The series includes a file devoted to Matthew Fontaine Maury, including copies of both the first and second editions of Brown's work,  Bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury  (in  Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute , vol. 24, no. 2 and vol. 37, no. 12). Also included are texts of talks Brown presented on various topics, a bibliography of his works, and a compilation of his poetry. ","Ralph Minthorne Brown, head librarian of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) from 1926 to 1947, was born at Fort Shaw, Montana, in 1878. He graduated from Cornell University in 1901 and served as a librarian in Chicago and Buffalo, New York before becoming chief of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey's Division of Library and Archives in 1906. He remained in that position until serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. After the war, Brown worked as an editor for Rand McNally, then for  Popular Mechanics , and finally as a librarian at North Dakota State College before arriving at Virginia Tech in 1926. ","When not working, Brown indulged in his many personal interests, including poetry and genealogy; he was also an avid book collector, amateur historian and naturalist. During his time in Blacksburg, Brown actively collected and recorded the history of both Virginia Tech and the New River Valley, his chief accomplishment here perhaps being the compilation of  V.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1942 . Other projects included legislative histories of both the school and Blacksburg as well as a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury. Brown's interest in nature led him to keep and compile notes on local ornithological and weather observations. He frequently presented talks on these and other subjects to campus and community groups.","Brown retired from Virginia Tech in 1947 and died in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 30, 1958, survived by one daughter.","The guide to the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers commenced in January 2008 and was completed in May 2008.","Brown's papers as head librarian of Virginia Tech may be found in Record Group 23/1/1. Several of Brown's works (mostly cataloged typescripts) may be found through an author search in the University Libraries' catalog. ","See the  Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23  for RG 23/1/1.","This collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Browne, head librarian at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1926-1947), amateur historian, naturalist, and genealogist. The papers include such materials as transcripts of historical documents, notes, correspondence and printed materials. ","(NOTE: Many of the folder titles in this collection contain two sets of dates (e.g., \"'Volume I: Presidents and Boards of Visitors, 1872-1944' 1925-1944\"). Where two sets of dates are shown, the first set of dates are those to which the material within the folder relates, the second date set shows the years during which the information was actually compiled.) ","[see also Wilderness Road]","Four files relating to Brown's official duties as Virginia Tech's head librarian were transferred to University Archives Record Group 23/1/1. File subjects included library inventories (1912-1939); library staff (1926-1946); supplies and equipment (1939-1940); and talks delivered by Brown on various library-related subjects (1933-1943). ","See the  Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23  for RG 23/1/1.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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Also included is a copy of Brown's  Blacksburg (Virginia) Weather, 1893-1944  (published as   Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute , vol. 38, no. 5) and texts from talks he delivered to local groups on nature-related subjects. The series is arranged by subject matter, then chronologically.","Series IV: General Interests, 1930-1947. This series contains materials relating to Brown's other myriad interests. The series includes a file devoted to Matthew Fontaine Maury, including copies of both the first and second editions of Brown's work,  Bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury  (in  Bulletin of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute , vol. 24, no. 2 and vol. 37, no. 12). Also included are texts of talks Brown presented on various topics, a bibliography of his works, and a compilation of his poetry. ","Ralph Minthorne Brown, head librarian of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) from 1926 to 1947, was born at Fort Shaw, Montana, in 1878. He graduated from Cornell University in 1901 and served as a librarian in Chicago and Buffalo, New York before becoming chief of the U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey's Division of Library and Archives in 1906. He remained in that position until serving as an ambulance driver in World War I. After the war, Brown worked as an editor for Rand McNally, then for  Popular Mechanics , and finally as a librarian at North Dakota State College before arriving at Virginia Tech in 1926. ","When not working, Brown indulged in his many personal interests, including poetry and genealogy; he was also an avid book collector, amateur historian and naturalist. During his time in Blacksburg, Brown actively collected and recorded the history of both Virginia Tech and the New River Valley, his chief accomplishment here perhaps being the compilation of  V.P.I. Historical Index, 1872-1942 . Other projects included legislative histories of both the school and Blacksburg as well as a bibliography of Matthew Fontaine Maury. Brown's interest in nature led him to keep and compile notes on local ornithological and weather observations. He frequently presented talks on these and other subjects to campus and community groups.","Brown retired from Virginia Tech in 1947 and died in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 30, 1958, survived by one daughter.","The guide to the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Ralph Minthorne Brown Papers commenced in January 2008 and was completed in May 2008.","Brown's papers as head librarian of Virginia Tech may be found in Record Group 23/1/1. Several of Brown's works (mostly cataloged typescripts) may be found through an author search in the University Libraries' catalog. ","See the  Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23  for RG 23/1/1.","This collection contains the papers of Ralph Minthorne Browne, head librarian at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1926-1947), amateur historian, naturalist, and genealogist. The papers include such materials as transcripts of historical documents, notes, correspondence and printed materials. ","(NOTE: Many of the folder titles in this collection contain two sets of dates (e.g., \"'Volume I: Presidents and Boards of Visitors, 1872-1944' 1925-1944\"). Where two sets of dates are shown, the first set of dates are those to which the material within the folder relates, the second date set shows the years during which the information was actually compiled.) ","[see also Wilderness Road]","Four files relating to Brown's official duties as Virginia Tech's head librarian were transferred to University Archives Record Group 23/1/1. File subjects included library inventories (1912-1939); library staff (1926-1946); supplies and equipment (1939-1940); and talks delivered by Brown on various library-related subjects (1933-1943). ","See the  Records of the Virginia Tech University Libraries, RG 23  for RG 23/1/1.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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Walker appointed the first board on March 19, 1872, the day he signed the bill creating the college, and the first meeting was held March 25 and 26 in Richmond. Board appointments are still made by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Virginia Senate. Since its inception, the board has been chaired by a Rector. ","Various changes have occurred throughout the years concerning the composition of the board, primarily relating to number and qualifications of appointees and offices to be represented ex-officio. The first board was composed of nine appointed members, with the president of the State Agricultural Society and members of the State Board of Education serving ex-officio. The next year, the makeup was changed so only the State Superintendent of Public Instruction and the president of the Agricultural Society served ex-officio. Later, the president of the Agricultural Society was eliminated as an ex-officio member, but the State Superintendent of Public Instruction remained until 1966. The president of the Board of Agriculture and Immigration (now Consumer Services) became an ex-officio member after 1902, now being the only ex-officio member serving with thirteen appointed members. Four non-voting members have been added to represent the faculty, staff, graduate students, and undergraduate students.","The Executive Committee also served as Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station Board of Control.","Thomas S. Bocock was a member of Board of Visitors, 1873-1875. ","Thomas Salem Bocock (1815-1891) was a lawyer and politician. He served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1842 through 1844 and the U.S. House of Represensentatives from 1847 until 1861. As an owner of enslaved persons, he supported the Confederacy during the American Civil War, even serving in the Confederate House of Representatives from 1861 through 1865. After the war, Bocock served on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1873 through 1875, and he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from 1877 through 1879.","General G. C. Wharton was a member of Board of Visitors, 1874-1877, and served as the Board's Rector, 1875-1877. ","Gabriel Colvin Wharton was born in Culpeper County, Virginia on July 23, 1824. After graduating from Virginia Military Institute in 1847, Wharton became a civil engineer, working in Arizona and elsewhere. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Wharton was appointed a major within the 45th Virginia Infantry. Soon after, he was promoted to colonel, commanding the 51st Virginia Infantry. In July 1863, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general, commanding a brigade guarding southwestern Virginia railroads and participating in the battles of New Market and Cold Harbor, among others. Wharton married Nannie Radford in 1863; following the war, the couple made their home in Radford, Virginia. Wharton resumed his civil engineering career and was instrumental in building a railroad in the New River Valley. He was a member on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1874 through 1877, serving as the Rector from 1875-1877. Gabriel Wharton died in Radford in 1906.","The guide to the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Includes Statement of Account from Planters Bank and Trust Co. as Trustee of VPI under Agreement Dated Dec. 29, 1927 covering Period Dec. 29, 1943-Dec.29, 1944","These cards were removed from a binder during processing.","These cards were removed from a binder during processing.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors was completed in 2017. The processing, arrangement, and description of additions was completed in November 2019.","The majority of material from this body, including the official minutes, are housed in the Records Management office. 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Wharton Correspondence, Ms2009-012 , also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.","The Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors includes unofficial minutes, correspondence, reports, Executive Committee minutes and reports, material from and about individual members of the Board, and reports to the Board of Visitors.","The two volumes of Executive Committee minutes contain mostly handwritten minutes from 1896-1933 and documents pertaining to the Experiment Station. Volume 1 covers 19 February 1896 to 18 January 1907. Volume 1 contains some loose items, including: notes of meeting of April 2, 1906; papers relating to cattle quarantine regulations; a request of J.G. Ferneybough, State Veterinarian, to appear before the Executive Committee, and a typed page of College Estimates for 1906/07. ","Volume 2 encompasses 17 April 1907 to 5 October 1933. Volume 2 has some typed items. ","This collection consists of fifteen letters and papers, 1874-1876, received by Bocock in his capacity as a member of the Board, including two letters from C.L.C. Minor, President of VAMC; one letter from G.D. Thomas, Secretary of the Board; an injunction against Henry S. Branson, brickmaker; a printed application with testimonials for position of Farmer from W.F. Pattullio; handwritten application for position of Farmer from Philip Withers, with nine letters of reference.","The collection contains twenty-seven letters, 1874-1878, either addressed to him or forwarded to him. Correspondents include: Charles Martin, C.L.C. Minor, Dr. Harvey Black, John W.C. Davis, C.H. Mellen, V.E. Shepherd, and W.R. Boggs.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (\u003ca href=\"mailto:specref@vt.edu\"\u003especref@vt.edu\u003c/a\u003e or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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As an owner of enslaved persons, he supported the Confederacy during the American Civil War, even serving in the Confederate House of Representatives from 1861 through 1865. After the war, Bocock served on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1873 through 1875, and he was elected to the Virginia House of Delegates from 1877 through 1879.","General G. C. Wharton was a member of Board of Visitors, 1874-1877, and served as the Board's Rector, 1875-1877. ","Gabriel Colvin Wharton was born in Culpeper County, Virginia on July 23, 1824. After graduating from Virginia Military Institute in 1847, Wharton became a civil engineer, working in Arizona and elsewhere. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Wharton was appointed a major within the 45th Virginia Infantry. Soon after, he was promoted to colonel, commanding the 51st Virginia Infantry. In July 1863, Wharton was promoted to brigadier general, commanding a brigade guarding southwestern Virginia railroads and participating in the battles of New Market and Cold Harbor, among others. Wharton married Nannie Radford in 1863; following the war, the couple made their home in Radford, Virginia. Wharton resumed his civil engineering career and was instrumental in building a railroad in the New River Valley. He was a member on the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College's Board of Visitors from 1874 through 1877, serving as the Rector from 1875-1877. Gabriel Wharton died in Radford in 1906.","The guide to the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","Includes Statement of Account from Planters Bank and Trust Co. as Trustee of VPI under Agreement Dated Dec. 29, 1927 covering Period Dec. 29, 1943-Dec.29, 1944","These cards were removed from a binder during processing.","These cards were removed from a binder during processing.","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors was completed in 2017. The processing, arrangement, and description of additions was completed in November 2019.","The majority of material from this body, including the official minutes, are housed in the Records Management office. 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