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She was one of only four women to graduate from Virginia Tech in 1925. She was also one of the first five women to attend the university. After receiving her bachelor's, Sibold went on to become a stenographer for the Alumni Association. She lived in Blacksburg until her death in 1990.","Ellison A. Smyth (1903-1998) was born in Blacksburg, Montgomery County, Virginia, to his father, Ellison Smyth, who was a professor of biology and the dean at Virginia Tech. Smyth himself graduated from Virginia Tech in 1925 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He later went on to work for General Electric in Schenectady, N.Y. Smyth later attended Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, Virginia, and New College, Edinburgh, and later received his M.A. from Washington and Lee University. 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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: \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. 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She then worked as a librarian in the University Libraries at Virginia Tech.","George Litton (1910-1989) was born in Lee County, Virginia, where he grew up on a livestock farm. He graduated from Virginia Tech in 1931 with his bachelor's degree. At some point he also completed graduate work at Oklahoma State University. He later returned to Virginia where he worked for several years as a livestock agent. In 1940, returned to Virginia Tech, where Litton was appointed to the VPI animal husbandry faculty. He was later promoted to the head of the department of animal husbandry in 1952. He continued to live in Blacksburg until his death in 1989.","Howard Price (1909-1996) was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, where he lived nearly his entire life. He was a civil engineer at Virginia Tech for a number of years. Some time between 1940 and 1950, he became the assistant manager of a retail lumber company.","Carrie T. Sibold (1904-1990) was born in Montgomery County, Virginia. 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