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Leod married the daughter of MacRaild Armuinn about the year 1220. The seat of MacRaild Armuinn was located where Dunvegan Castle stands now. The stronghold of the MacLeods has remained in Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye for the last 800 years. Throughout the centuries MacLeods have been known for their devotion to their chief, the tenacity with which they have maintained Dunvegan Castle, their appreciation for music and Gaelic Lore, their outstanding record in the professions, and their loyalty to one another. For this devotion, perhaps, they are best known for the symbolic motto and crest Hold Fast.","In 1891 Clan MacLeod Societies were founded in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. The families of the MacLeod Chiefs of Dunvegan were closely associated with the clan member societies from the very beginning. Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, the 27th Chief, and Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, the 28th Chief, were Presidents of the Society. Beginning in 1951, Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, the 28th Chief of the Clan MacLeod, undertook a number of tours worldwide, in particular visiting countries known to have clansfolk whose ancestors, relatives or themselves had emigrated from Great Britain. Dame Flora MacLeod visits to the United States in 1952 and 1953 stirred up a surge of interest in the clan and led to the founding of the Clan MacLeod Society, USA, Inc. in 1954. The purpose of the organization was to establish a foundation for charitable, historical and educational pursuits for Clan MacLeod members living in the United States. The objective of that meeting continues to this day, in which the society strengthens fellowship among and encourages the study of the Clan MacLeod history and genealogy.","There are Clan MacLeod Society members in all 50 states, organized into regional societies by geographic area, each with a regional vice president and a national council of officers providing general administrative direction. Twice a year, the society publishes a newsletter with information and updates regarding the clan in the United States. A general meeting is held annually in various regions within the United States. Every four years a North American Gathering is held jointly by Canada and the United States, with the site alternating between the two nations.","The Dunvegan Foundation, which was originally formed to help fund the repair, upkeep, and preservation of Dunvegan Castle, is today the non-profit organization part of Clan MacLeod USA. that works with the Associated Clan MacLeod societies. The Dunvegan Foundation conducts the charitable functions which include promoting the Scottish arts (music, piping and dancing), historical research, scholarships, as well as the preservation of historical places of interest in relation to Clan MacLeod.","The Clan MacLeod Society, USA, Inc. is affiliated with the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies (A.C.M.S), based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Associated Clan MacLeod Societies is the international coordinating agency for the U.S. and eight other national MacLeod Societies and publishes the Clan MacLeod Magazine. The other national societies are: Australia (est. 1912; re-est. 1951), Canada (est. 1936), England (est. 1937), France (est. 1981), Germany (est. 2003), New Zealand (est. 1954), Scotland (est. 1891), and South Africa (est. 1960). Once every four years, a gathering of all national Clan MacLeod Society members, called a Parliament, occurs at Dunvegan Castle, Scotland.","Present and Past Presidents of the Clan MacLeod Society of the United States, Inc.: John W. McLeod, 2019-; Weeden Nichols, 2015-2019 ; John N. MacLeod, 2011-2014; John B. MacLeod, 2007-2011; William C. MacLeod, 2003-2006; Donald B. MacLeod, 2000-2003; Don Mack McLeod, 1996-1999; William R. McLeod, 1993-1996; Purdy B. McLeod, Jr., 1990-1993; Peter M. Norman, 1987-1990; William A. MacLeod, 1984-1987; Raymond J. McCabe, 1983-1984; James S. McLeod, 1980-1983; Dr. Alexander C. McLeod, 1977-1980; Milton K. McLeod, 1972-1977; Charles Anderson McLeod, 1970-1972; Anthony M. MacLeod, 1966-1970; Dr. Norman W. MacLeod, 1964-1966; Lamar W. McLeod, 1962-1964; Richard H. McLeod, 1960-1962; Sayre MacLeod, 1958-1960; Angus McLeod, 1956-1958; John H. MacLeod, 1954-1956.","Chairmen of the Dunvegan Foundation: John B. MacLeod, 2015- ; Larry R. Sears, 2013-2015; John MacLeod Tutterow, 2008-2012; John B. MacCleod, 2005-2008","Presidents of the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies: Peter MacLeod, 2019- ;  Don MacLeod, 2014-2019; John Davidson Kelly, 2011-2014; Dr. Malcolm MacLeod, OBE, 2006-2010; Dr. Alexander McLeod, 1998-2005; Major Angus MacLeod, 1990-1998; Norman MacLeod of Suardal, 1986-1990; Major Loudon MacLeod, Royal Marines, retired, 1980-1986; Alice, Mrs. MacNab of MacNab, 1977-1980; Colonel Colin MacLeod of Glendale, 1968-1977; Brigadier Torquil MacLeod, 1961-1968.","MacLeod Chiefs of Harris and Dunvegan: 30th Chief, Hugh MacLeod of MacLeod, 2007- ; 29th Chief, John MacLeod of MacLeod, 1976-2007; 28th Chief, Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, 1935-1976; 27th Chief, Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, 1929-1935; 26th Chief, Norman Magnus MacLeod, 1895-1929; 25th Chief, Norman MacLeod, 1835-1895; 24th Chief, John Norman MacLeod, 1801-1835; 23rd Chief, Norman MacLeod (The General), 1772-1801; 22nd Chief, Norman MacLeod (The Red Man), 1706-1772; 21st Chief, John, 1706-1706; 20th Chief, Norman MacLeod, 1699-1706; 19th Chief, Roderick MacLeod (Ruairdh Og), 1693-1699; 18th Chief, Norman MacLeod (Iain Breac/Speckled John), 1664-1693; 17th Chief, Roderick MacLeod, 1649-1664; 16th Chief, John MacLeod (Iain Mor - Big John), 1626-1649; 15th Chief, Sir Roderick (Ruairdh Mor), 1595-1626; 14th Chief, John MacLeod, 1590-1595; 13th Chief, William MacLeod, 1585-1590; 12th Chief, Norman MacLeod, 1559-1585; 11th Chief, Donald MacLeod, 1556-1557; 10th Chief, Mary MacLeod (The Heiress), 1552-1556; 9th Chief, William MacLeod, 1541-1551; 8th Chief, Alexander MacLeod (Alasdair Crotach - Alexander the Humpback), 1500-1541; 7th Chief, William Dubh MacLeod, 1442-1500; 6th Chief, John MacLeod (Iain Borb - John the Turbulent), 1402-1442; 5th Chief, William Cleireach MacLeod (William the Clerk), 1392-1402; 4th Chief, John MacLeod (Iain Ciar), 1370-1392; 3rd Chief, Malcolm MacLeod (built Dunvegan Castle), 1320-1370; 2nd Chief, Norman (Tormod), 1280- c.1320; 1st Chief, Leod, c. 1266-1280.","Note written by Kathleen Smith","This collection consists of material related to Clan MacLeod USA, the Dunvegan Foundation, the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies, and the international societies of Clan MacLeod. 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Leod married the daughter of MacRaild Armuinn about the year 1220. The seat of MacRaild Armuinn was located where Dunvegan Castle stands now. The stronghold of the MacLeods has remained in Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye for the last 800 years. Throughout the centuries MacLeods have been known for their devotion to their chief, the tenacity with which they have maintained Dunvegan Castle, their appreciation for music and Gaelic Lore, their outstanding record in the professions, and their loyalty to one another. For this devotion, perhaps, they are best known for the symbolic motto and crest Hold Fast.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eIn 1891 Clan MacLeod Societies were founded in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. The families of the MacLeod Chiefs of Dunvegan were closely associated with the clan member societies from the very beginning. Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, the 27th Chief, and Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, the 28th Chief, were Presidents of the Society. Beginning in 1951, Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, the 28th Chief of the Clan MacLeod, undertook a number of tours worldwide, in particular visiting countries known to have clansfolk whose ancestors, relatives or themselves had emigrated from Great Britain. Dame Flora MacLeod visits to the United States in 1952 and 1953 stirred up a surge of interest in the clan and led to the founding of the Clan MacLeod Society, USA, Inc. in 1954. The purpose of the organization was to establish a foundation for charitable, historical and educational pursuits for Clan MacLeod members living in the United States. The objective of that meeting continues to this day, in which the society strengthens fellowship among and encourages the study of the Clan MacLeod history and genealogy.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThere are Clan MacLeod Society members in all 50 states, organized into regional societies by geographic area, each with a regional vice president and a national council of officers providing general administrative direction. Twice a year, the society publishes a newsletter with information and updates regarding the clan in the United States. A general meeting is held annually in various regions within the United States. 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The Associated Clan MacLeod Societies is the international coordinating agency for the U.S. and eight other national MacLeod Societies and publishes the Clan MacLeod Magazine. The other national societies are: Australia (est. 1912; re-est. 1951), Canada (est. 1936), England (est. 1937), France (est. 1981), Germany (est. 2003), New Zealand (est. 1954), Scotland (est. 1891), and South Africa (est. 1960). Once every four years, a gathering of all national Clan MacLeod Society members, called a Parliament, occurs at Dunvegan Castle, Scotland.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003ePresent and Past Presidents of the Clan MacLeod Society of the United States, Inc.: John W. McLeod, 2019-; Weeden Nichols, 2015-2019 ; John N. MacLeod, 2011-2014; John B. MacLeod, 2007-2011; William C. MacLeod, 2003-2006; Donald B. MacLeod, 2000-2003; Don Mack McLeod, 1996-1999; William R. McLeod, 1993-1996; Purdy B. McLeod, Jr., 1990-1993; Peter M. Norman, 1987-1990; William A. MacLeod, 1984-1987; Raymond J. McCabe, 1983-1984; James S. McLeod, 1980-1983; Dr. Alexander C. McLeod, 1977-1980; Milton K. McLeod, 1972-1977; Charles Anderson McLeod, 1970-1972; Anthony M. MacLeod, 1966-1970; Dr. Norman W. MacLeod, 1964-1966; Lamar W. McLeod, 1962-1964; Richard H. McLeod, 1960-1962; Sayre MacLeod, 1958-1960; Angus McLeod, 1956-1958; John H. MacLeod, 1954-1956.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eChairmen of the Dunvegan Foundation: John B. MacLeod, 2015- ; Larry R. Sears, 2013-2015; John MacLeod Tutterow, 2008-2012; John B. 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Leod married the daughter of MacRaild Armuinn about the year 1220. The seat of MacRaild Armuinn was located where Dunvegan Castle stands now. The stronghold of the MacLeods has remained in Dunvegan Castle on the Isle of Skye for the last 800 years. Throughout the centuries MacLeods have been known for their devotion to their chief, the tenacity with which they have maintained Dunvegan Castle, their appreciation for music and Gaelic Lore, their outstanding record in the professions, and their loyalty to one another. For this devotion, perhaps, they are best known for the symbolic motto and crest Hold Fast.","In 1891 Clan MacLeod Societies were founded in both Edinburgh and Glasgow. The families of the MacLeod Chiefs of Dunvegan were closely associated with the clan member societies from the very beginning. Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, the 27th Chief, and Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, the 28th Chief, were Presidents of the Society. Beginning in 1951, Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, the 28th Chief of the Clan MacLeod, undertook a number of tours worldwide, in particular visiting countries known to have clansfolk whose ancestors, relatives or themselves had emigrated from Great Britain. Dame Flora MacLeod visits to the United States in 1952 and 1953 stirred up a surge of interest in the clan and led to the founding of the Clan MacLeod Society, USA, Inc. in 1954. The purpose of the organization was to establish a foundation for charitable, historical and educational pursuits for Clan MacLeod members living in the United States. The objective of that meeting continues to this day, in which the society strengthens fellowship among and encourages the study of the Clan MacLeod history and genealogy.","There are Clan MacLeod Society members in all 50 states, organized into regional societies by geographic area, each with a regional vice president and a national council of officers providing general administrative direction. Twice a year, the society publishes a newsletter with information and updates regarding the clan in the United States. A general meeting is held annually in various regions within the United States. Every four years a North American Gathering is held jointly by Canada and the United States, with the site alternating between the two nations.","The Dunvegan Foundation, which was originally formed to help fund the repair, upkeep, and preservation of Dunvegan Castle, is today the non-profit organization part of Clan MacLeod USA. that works with the Associated Clan MacLeod societies. The Dunvegan Foundation conducts the charitable functions which include promoting the Scottish arts (music, piping and dancing), historical research, scholarships, as well as the preservation of historical places of interest in relation to Clan MacLeod.","The Clan MacLeod Society, USA, Inc. is affiliated with the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies (A.C.M.S), based in Edinburgh, Scotland. The Associated Clan MacLeod Societies is the international coordinating agency for the U.S. and eight other national MacLeod Societies and publishes the Clan MacLeod Magazine. The other national societies are: Australia (est. 1912; re-est. 1951), Canada (est. 1936), England (est. 1937), France (est. 1981), Germany (est. 2003), New Zealand (est. 1954), Scotland (est. 1891), and South Africa (est. 1960). Once every four years, a gathering of all national Clan MacLeod Society members, called a Parliament, occurs at Dunvegan Castle, Scotland.","Present and Past Presidents of the Clan MacLeod Society of the United States, Inc.: John W. McLeod, 2019-; Weeden Nichols, 2015-2019 ; John N. MacLeod, 2011-2014; John B. MacLeod, 2007-2011; William C. MacLeod, 2003-2006; Donald B. MacLeod, 2000-2003; Don Mack McLeod, 1996-1999; William R. McLeod, 1993-1996; Purdy B. McLeod, Jr., 1990-1993; Peter M. Norman, 1987-1990; William A. MacLeod, 1984-1987; Raymond J. McCabe, 1983-1984; James S. McLeod, 1980-1983; Dr. Alexander C. McLeod, 1977-1980; Milton K. McLeod, 1972-1977; Charles Anderson McLeod, 1970-1972; Anthony M. MacLeod, 1966-1970; Dr. Norman W. MacLeod, 1964-1966; Lamar W. McLeod, 1962-1964; Richard H. McLeod, 1960-1962; Sayre MacLeod, 1958-1960; Angus McLeod, 1956-1958; John H. MacLeod, 1954-1956.","Chairmen of the Dunvegan Foundation: John B. MacLeod, 2015- ; Larry R. Sears, 2013-2015; John MacLeod Tutterow, 2008-2012; John B. MacCleod, 2005-2008","Presidents of the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies: Peter MacLeod, 2019- ;  Don MacLeod, 2014-2019; John Davidson Kelly, 2011-2014; Dr. Malcolm MacLeod, OBE, 2006-2010; Dr. Alexander McLeod, 1998-2005; Major Angus MacLeod, 1990-1998; Norman MacLeod of Suardal, 1986-1990; Major Loudon MacLeod, Royal Marines, retired, 1980-1986; Alice, Mrs. MacNab of MacNab, 1977-1980; Colonel Colin MacLeod of Glendale, 1968-1977; Brigadier Torquil MacLeod, 1961-1968.","MacLeod Chiefs of Harris and Dunvegan: 30th Chief, Hugh MacLeod of MacLeod, 2007- ; 29th Chief, John MacLeod of MacLeod, 1976-2007; 28th Chief, Dame Flora MacLeod of MacLeod, 1935-1976; 27th Chief, Sir Reginald MacLeod of MacLeod, 1929-1935; 26th Chief, Norman Magnus MacLeod, 1895-1929; 25th Chief, Norman MacLeod, 1835-1895; 24th Chief, John Norman MacLeod, 1801-1835; 23rd Chief, Norman MacLeod (The General), 1772-1801; 22nd Chief, Norman MacLeod (The Red Man), 1706-1772; 21st Chief, John, 1706-1706; 20th Chief, Norman MacLeod, 1699-1706; 19th Chief, Roderick MacLeod (Ruairdh Og), 1693-1699; 18th Chief, Norman MacLeod (Iain Breac/Speckled John), 1664-1693; 17th Chief, Roderick MacLeod, 1649-1664; 16th Chief, John MacLeod (Iain Mor - Big John), 1626-1649; 15th Chief, Sir Roderick (Ruairdh Mor), 1595-1626; 14th Chief, John MacLeod, 1590-1595; 13th Chief, William MacLeod, 1585-1590; 12th Chief, Norman MacLeod, 1559-1585; 11th Chief, Donald MacLeod, 1556-1557; 10th Chief, Mary MacLeod (The Heiress), 1552-1556; 9th Chief, William MacLeod, 1541-1551; 8th Chief, Alexander MacLeod (Alasdair Crotach - Alexander the Humpback), 1500-1541; 7th Chief, William Dubh MacLeod, 1442-1500; 6th Chief, John MacLeod (Iain Borb - John the Turbulent), 1402-1442; 5th Chief, William Cleireach MacLeod (William the Clerk), 1392-1402; 4th Chief, John MacLeod (Iain Ciar), 1370-1392; 3rd Chief, Malcolm MacLeod (built Dunvegan Castle), 1320-1370; 2nd Chief, Norman (Tormod), 1280- c.1320; 1st Chief, Leod, c. 1266-1280.","Note written by Kathleen Smith"],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Identification of item], Box [number], Folder [number and title], Clan MacLeod Society USA Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["[Identification of item], Box [number], Folder [number and title], Clan MacLeod Society USA Records, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection consists of material related to Clan MacLeod USA, the Dunvegan Foundation, the Associated Clan MacLeod Societies, and the international societies of Clan MacLeod. 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Siegfried served as vice president (1974) and counselor (1972-1973), while both volunteered as hike leaders for decades. The couple maintained the McAfee Knob section of the AT for over 25 years, until the couple moved out of the area in 1996. Siegfried received the Appalachian Trail Park Office's Silver Service Award in 2002.","At the end of World War II in May 1945, 17-year-old Ursula Edith Walter (1927-2023) was captured by the Russian Army and imprisoned at the Theresienstadt prison camp. Eight (8) months after her imprisonment, she escaped and moved to West Germany, where she met Siegfried J. Kolmstetter (1921-2019). They married in 1952 and had several children. The Kolmstetters immigrated to the U.S. in 1957, settling in Roanoke in 1970. Siegfried was a physician for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salem from 1970 to 1998. He received the hospital's Hands and Heart Award in 1992.","Sources:","Box 19, Folder 33, \"Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter Obituaries,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 44, \"RATC Board Members and Ancillaries, 1932-99 compiled by Diana Christopulos and Pam Wolsey, 2023-24,\" of this collection","Obituary for Ursula Edith Kolmstetter,  The Roanoke Times,  January 3, 2024, available online from Legacy.com,  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/ursula-kolmstetter-obituary?id=53995534 , accessed September 19, 2025.","Dan Casey, \"Physician was caretaker for people, trails,\"  The Roanoke Times,  March 28, 2019, p. 1-2, accessed online from NewsBank on September 22, 2025."],"title_filing_ssi":"Subseries G: Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter","title_ssm":["Subseries G: Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter"],"title_tesim":["Subseries G: Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1972-1996, 2019, 2024"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1972/2024"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Subseries G: Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter"],"component_level_isim":[2],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"collection_ssim":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"child_component_count_isi":13,"level_ssm":["Subseries"],"level_ssim":["Subseries"],"sort_isi":597,"parent_access_restrict_tesm":["The collection is open for research, except Box 22 which contains restricted materials. 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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."],"date_range_isim":[1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eSiegfried and Ursula Kolmstetter joined the RATC in 1971. Siegfried served as vice president (1974) and counselor (1972-1973), while both volunteered as hike leaders for decades. The couple maintained the McAfee Knob section of the AT for over 25 years, until the couple moved out of the area in 1996. Siegfried received the Appalachian Trail Park Office's Silver Service Award in 2002.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAt the end of World War II in May 1945, 17-year-old Ursula Edith Walter (1927-2023) was captured by the Russian Army and imprisoned at the Theresienstadt prison camp. Eight (8) months after her imprisonment, she escaped and moved to West Germany, where she met Siegfried J. Kolmstetter (1921-2019). They married in 1952 and had several children. The Kolmstetters immigrated to the U.S. in 1957, settling in Roanoke in 1970. Siegfried was a physician for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salem from 1970 to 1998. He received the hospital's Hands and Heart Award in 1992.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSources:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 19, Folder 33, \"Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter Obituaries,\" of this collection\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eBox 13, Folder 44, \"RATC Board Members and Ancillaries, 1932-99 compiled by Diana Christopulos and Pam Wolsey, 2023-24,\" of this collection\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eObituary for Ursula Edith Kolmstetter, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Roanoke Times,\u003c/title\u003e January 3, 2024, available online from Legacy.com, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/ursula-kolmstetter-obituary?id=53995534\"\u003ehttps://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/ursula-kolmstetter-obituary?id=53995534\u003c/a\u003e, accessed September 19, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eDan Casey, \"Physician was caretaker for people, trails,\" \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Roanoke Times,\u003c/title\u003e March 28, 2019, p. 1-2, accessed online from NewsBank on September 22, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Siegfried and Ursula Kolmstetter joined the RATC in 1971. Siegfried served as vice president (1974) and counselor (1972-1973), while both volunteered as hike leaders for decades. The couple maintained the McAfee Knob section of the AT for over 25 years, until the couple moved out of the area in 1996. Siegfried received the Appalachian Trail Park Office's Silver Service Award in 2002.","At the end of World War II in May 1945, 17-year-old Ursula Edith Walter (1927-2023) was captured by the Russian Army and imprisoned at the Theresienstadt prison camp. Eight (8) months after her imprisonment, she escaped and moved to West Germany, where she met Siegfried J. Kolmstetter (1921-2019). They married in 1952 and had several children. The Kolmstetters immigrated to the U.S. in 1957, settling in Roanoke in 1970. Siegfried was a physician for the Veterans Administration Hospital in Salem from 1970 to 1998. He received the hospital's Hands and Heart Award in 1992.","Sources:","Box 19, Folder 33, \"Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter Obituaries,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 44, \"RATC Board Members and Ancillaries, 1932-99 compiled by Diana Christopulos and Pam Wolsey, 2023-24,\" of this collection","Obituary for Ursula Edith Kolmstetter,  The Roanoke Times,  January 3, 2024, available online from Legacy.com,  https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/ursula-kolmstetter-obituary?id=53995534 , accessed September 19, 2025.","Dan Casey, \"Physician was caretaker for people, trails,\"  The Roanoke Times,  March 28, 2019, p. 1-2, accessed online from NewsBank on September 22, 2025."],"_nest_path_":"/components#1/components#6","timestamp":"2026-04-30T23:47:09.367Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4262","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4262","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4262","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4262","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4262.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records","title_ssm":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records"],"title_tesim":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records"],"unitdate_ssm":["[ca. 1840s?], [ca. 1880s]-2025","(bulk 1932-2025)"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["[ca. 1840s?], [ca. 1880s]-2025","(bulk 1932-2025)"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.2024.054"],"text":["Ms.2024.054","Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records","Appalachian Mountains","Appalachian Trail","Roanoke (Va.)","Virginia, Southwest","Environmental protection","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South","The collection is open for research, except Box 22 which contains restricted materials. Restricted folders are identified within the inventory. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.","Duplicates, blank notepads, empty envelopes, and binders were removed from collection. Some documents with confidential or private information were returned to the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club.","The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records are arranged into series and subseries by subject, based primarily on the descriptions by the RATC. Original order of files provided by the RATC is maintained where possible. Folder titles are original, except text within brackets [].","Series I: RATC Management, [ca. 1840s?], [ca. 1880s]-2024 (bulk 1932-2016)","This series contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the RATC for its operations. It is divided into eight sub-series based on material type or subject, based on original order provided by the RATC. ","\nSubseries A: RATC Meeting Minutes, 1940-1959, 1968-2004, 2022\n \nSubseries B: RATC By-Laws and Rosters, 1955, 1960, 1972-1993\n \nSubseries C: RATC Newsletters and Hike Schedules, 1939-1942, 1954-2010\n \nSubseries D: Monitoring the Appalachian Trail: Land Tract Files, [ca. 1840s?], [ca. 1880s]-2010 (bulk 1980s-2010) - Please note, many of these documents are photocopies, and the dates are based on the originals.\n \nSubseries E: Acquisitions and Relocations, 1949, 1955, [ca. 1960s]-1997, 2024\n \nSubseries F: Management Plans and Conservation Issues, 1964-1982, 1991-2003, 2010, 2016, 2024\n \nSubseries G: General Files, 1952, 1958, 1971-2014\n \nSubseries H: RATC Historical Materials, 1932-1962, 1977-2000, 2020-[ca. 2024]\n","Series II: RATC Officers and Members, 1939-2025","This series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members. It is divided into eight sub-series by person and in chronological order. Each subseries is organized based on topic, and original order is maintained where possible.","\nSubseries A: Thomas Campbell, 1939-2024 (bulk 1950s-1970s)\n \nSubseries B: Otey Family, 1949-1953, 2024-2025, undated\n \nSubseries C: Dick Clark, 1953-2006 (bulk 1980s-2000s)\n \nSubseries D: Bill Cochran, 1966-2018\n \nSubseries E: Zetta Campbell, 1972-1976, 1993, 2024\n \nSubseries F: Charles Parry, 1972-2024 (bulk 1970s-1990s)\n \nSubseries G: Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, 1972-1996, 2019, 2024\n \nSubseries H: Andy Layne, 1977-1990, undated\n \nSubseries I: Roger Holnback, 1980-2012 (bulk 1990s-2000s)\n \nSubseries J: Linda Akers, [ca. 1983]-1992, 2000-2015, 2022\n","The Appalachian Trail (AT), a hiking trail along the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, was first proposed by Bernard MacKaye in 1921, and two years later, the first section opened in New York State. In 1925, the Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC) formed to help manage the maintenance and conservation of the AT, and in 2005, the ATC was renamed Appalachian Trail Conservancy. As of 2025, the AT spans almost 2,200 miles in 14 states from Maine to Georgia, with 25% of the trail traversing Virginia and 30 local AT clubs affiliated with the ATC.","Local hiking clubs began organizing to build and maintain the AT and joining the ATC in the 1920s and 1930s. In October 1932, Donald S. Gates, a professor at Roanoke College, gathered several hikers and local groups to discuss forming an AT club in the Roanoke area. At a second meeting in October, Myron H. Avery, the chairman of the ATC, and members from the Potomac and Natural Bridge AT Clubs joined them to explain various aspects of their work. ","On November 13, 1932, the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) was officially established with 17 charter members, including the first officers: president Gates, secretary E. B. Coxwell, treasurer Larry Pownall, and trail supervisor David Dick. Grace Pownall was appointed vice president about two (2) weeks later. The ATC initially assigned the RATC 55 miles of the trail to manage, but by the club's first anniversary, the section had expanded to 68.29 miles.","As of 2025, the RATC covers over 120 miles, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs. The organization continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail; develops and maintains trails, campsites, open shelters, and permanent camps on the AT; collects data about the history, scenery, geology, flora, and fauna of the Appalachian Mountains; prepares maps and guides for hiking, camping, and forest fire prevention; and participates in and advocates for the development of laws and regulations related to the AT and the Appalachian Mountains.","Biographical notes for several RATC members are included in the inventory under Series II.","External Sources: ","Box 13, Folder 48, \"RATC Histories Written in 1980s,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 52, \"RATC Histories Written in 1950s,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 53, \"RATC History, 1932-1945,\" of this collection","Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,  https://www.ratc.org/ , accessed May 1, 2024.","By-Laws of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, Inc., Rev. March 12, 2016,  https://www.ratc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/bylaws.pdf , accessed May 1, 2024.","Diana Christopulos, \"How Three Hiking Clubs Became the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,\" RATC.org,  https://www.ratc.org/how-three-hiking-clubs-became-the-roanoke-appalachian-trail-club/ , accessed September 25, 2025.","Appalachian Trail Conservancy,  https://appalachiantrail.org/ , accessed October 3, 2025.","The guide to the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records 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 Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records was completed in October 2025. Box 16 was completed in March 2026.","Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the  M. Rupert Cutler Papers,  which covers many of the same and related environmental issues of the Appalachian Mountains, Roanoke, and Southwest Virginia.","The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, National Park Service and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. ","The collection is divided into two series, I: RATC Management and II: RATC Officers and Members. The first series contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the RATC for its operations. It contains the meeting minutes, primarily about the activities of the Executive Board from 1940 to 1959 and 1968 to 2004. Some of the meeting minutes also record the activities of committees, affiliate organizations, and the annual all-member banquet during those years. There are also by-laws from the 1980s and 1990s and rosters from the 1950s to 1980s. The club newsletters start with the  RATC Bulletin  from 1939 to 1942 and continue with the  Trail Blazer  from 1954 to 2010. These document the club's recent activities, including work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (later Appalachian Trail Conservancy), local non-profits, and government entitities, hike schedules and detailed accounts of club hikes on the Appalachian Trail (AT), and reminiscences of and memorials to past and current members.","The Land Tract Files contain legal records of lands acquired by NPS after 1978 Congressional funding. Most of these materials are photocopies of legal records documenting land acquisitions, including legal judgments, land ownership histories, foreclosure documents, leases and contracts with gas and electric companies, deeds and trusts, wills and genealogies regarding inheritance rights, land surveys and inspection records, appraisals and environmental assessments, financial documents and insurance certificates, photographs, maps, and correspondence with land owners, attorneys, court clerks, and others. Other documents about acquisitions and relocations also illuminate the RATC's work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (also Conservancy), U.S. National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service to acquire and monitor property and to build and relocate trails.","The first series also contains management and conservation plans, general files, and RATC historical materials. The histories discuss the founding and development of the club as well as large trail relocations and the work of past members and officers. There are also several photo albums from the 1930s-1950s.","The second series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members, about the history and operation of the RATC. These people include club president Thomas Campbell, the Otey family, president Dick Clark, local journalist Bill Cochran, newsletter editor Zetta Campbell, longtime trail supervisor Charles Parry, hike leaders Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, hike leader Andy Layne, president Roger Holnback, and longtime social chair Linda Akers. Documents include correspondence, handwritten notes, additional meeting minutes and newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and more. They also cover land acquisitions, building trails and shelters, group events and conferences, management and land use, and of course hikes on the AT.","\nThe following are common abbreviations or acronyms found in the collection inventory:\n \nAEP - Appalachian Electric Power Company\n \nAPCO - Appalachian Power Company, a subsidiary of AEP\n \nAT - Appalachian Trail\n \nATC - Appalachian Trail Conference or Appalachian Trail Conservancy\n \nRATC - Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club\n \nNPS - United States National Park Service\n \nUSFS or FS - United States Forest Service\n","This collection contains several issues of the  Trail Blazer , the newsletter of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club. If there were more than two (2) copies of an issue, the extra copy was separated to the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives' Rare Book Collection.","The following publications were separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Appalachian Trail Guide to Central Virginia,  First Edition, 1994 (Jack Albright, Field Editor).","Parsons, Shireen, and Wilderness Society.  Virginia's Mountain Treasures : The Unprotected Wildlands of the Jefferson National Forest.  The Wilderness Society, 1999.","Trail Lands: The Newsletter of the ATC Land Trust,  Vol. 17, No. 1, Spring 2001.","Audubon Naturalist,  Vol. 20, No. 7, \"What Does Disney's America Mean to Our Region?\", 1994-09.","Daniel D. Chazin, ed.,  Appalachian Trail Data Book 2000,  22nd ed., Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference, 1999.","Karen Deans, ed.,  Conservation Options: A Landowner's Guide,  Washington, D. C.: Land Trust Alliance, 1999.","Benton MacKaye,  The New Exploration: A Philosophy of Regional Planning,  Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference and Urbana-Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1990.","Murray Bookchin,  Our Synthetic Environment,  Rev. Ed., New York City: Harper \u0026 Row, 1974.","Leonard M. Adkins (a member of the RATC),  50 Hikes in Northern Virginia: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay,  Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, 1994 (1995 printing).","Steve Nash,  Blue Ridge 2020: An Owner's Manual,  Chapel Hill, N. C., and London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1999.","William Birchard, Jr., and Robert Proudman,  Appalacian Trail: Design, Construction, and Maintenance,  2nd ed., Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference, 2000.","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 Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, NPS and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. The RATC continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail (AT), and the club covers over 120 miles of the AT, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs.","Please note:  This collection is 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","Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (Roanoke, Va.)","The materials in the collection are in English."],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.2024.054"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records"],"collection_title_tesim":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records"],"collection_ssim":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"geogname_ssm":["Appalachian Mountains","Appalachian Trail","Roanoke (Va.)","Virginia, Southwest"],"geogname_ssim":["Appalachian Mountains","Appalachian Trail","Roanoke (Va.)","Virginia, Southwest"],"creator_ssm":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (Roanoke, Va.)"],"creator_ssim":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (Roanoke, Va.)"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (Roanoke, Va.)"],"creators_ssim":["Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (Roanoke, Va.)"],"places_ssim":["Appalachian Mountains","Appalachian Trail","Roanoke (Va.)","Virginia, Southwest"],"access_terms_ssm":["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 collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in several accruals from 2023 to 2025. Future donations are expected."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Environmental protection","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Environmental protection","Local/Regional History and Appalachian South"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["27.5 Cubic Feet 23 boxes"],"extent_tesim":["27.5 Cubic Feet 23 boxes"],"date_range_isim":[1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980,1981,1982,1983,1984,1985,1986,1987,1988,1989,1990,1991,1992,1993,1994,1995,1996,1997,1998,1999,2000,2001,2002,2003,2004,2005,2006,2007,2008,2009,2010,2011,2012,2013,2014,2015,2016,2017,2018,2019,2020,2021,2022,2023,2024,2025],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe collection is open for research, except Box 22 which contains restricted materials. Restricted folders are identified within the inventory. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["The collection is open for research, except Box 22 which contains restricted materials. Restricted folders are identified within the inventory. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information."],"appraisal_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eDuplicates, blank notepads, empty envelopes, and binders were removed from collection. Some documents with confidential or private information were returned to the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club.\u003c/p\u003e"],"appraisal_heading_ssm":["Appraisal"],"appraisal_tesim":["Duplicates, blank notepads, empty envelopes, and binders were removed from collection. Some documents with confidential or private information were returned to the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club."],"arrangement_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records are arranged into series and subseries by subject, based primarily on the descriptions by the RATC. Original order of files provided by the RATC is maintained where possible. Folder titles are original, except text within brackets [].\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries I: RATC Management, [ca. 1840s?], [ca. 1880s]-2024 (bulk 1932-2016)\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the RATC for its operations. It is divided into eight sub-series based on material type or subject, based on original order provided by the RATC. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A: RATC Meeting Minutes, 1940-1959, 1968-2004, 2022\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B: RATC By-Laws and Rosters, 1955, 1960, 1972-1993\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C: RATC Newsletters and Hike Schedules, 1939-1942, 1954-2010\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries D: Monitoring the Appalachian Trail: Land Tract Files, [ca. 1840s?], [ca. 1880s]-2010 (bulk 1980s-2010) - Please note, many of these documents are photocopies, and the dates are based on the originals.\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries E: Acquisitions and Relocations, 1949, 1955, [ca. 1960s]-1997, 2024\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries F: Management Plans and Conservation Issues, 1964-1982, 1991-2003, 2010, 2016, 2024\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries G: General Files, 1952, 1958, 1971-2014\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries H: RATC Historical Materials, 1932-1962, 1977-2000, 2020-[ca. 2024]\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSeries II: RATC Officers and Members, 1939-2025\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThis series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members. It is divided into eight sub-series by person and in chronological order. Each subseries is organized based on topic, and original order is maintained where possible.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries A: Thomas Campbell, 1939-2024 (bulk 1950s-1970s)\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries B: Otey Family, 1949-1953, 2024-2025, undated\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries C: Dick Clark, 1953-2006 (bulk 1980s-2000s)\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries D: Bill Cochran, 1966-2018\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries E: Zetta Campbell, 1972-1976, 1993, 2024\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries F: Charles Parry, 1972-2024 (bulk 1970s-1990s)\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries G: Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, 1972-1996, 2019, 2024\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries H: Andy Layne, 1977-1990, undated\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries I: Roger Holnback, 1980-2012 (bulk 1990s-2000s)\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nSubseries J: Linda Akers, [ca. 1983]-1992, 2000-2015, 2022\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records are arranged into series and subseries by subject, based primarily on the descriptions by the RATC. Original order of files provided by the RATC is maintained where possible. Folder titles are original, except text within brackets [].","Series I: RATC Management, [ca. 1840s?], [ca. 1880s]-2024 (bulk 1932-2016)","This series contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the RATC for its operations. It is divided into eight sub-series based on material type or subject, based on original order provided by the RATC. ","\nSubseries A: RATC Meeting Minutes, 1940-1959, 1968-2004, 2022\n \nSubseries B: RATC By-Laws and Rosters, 1955, 1960, 1972-1993\n \nSubseries C: RATC Newsletters and Hike Schedules, 1939-1942, 1954-2010\n \nSubseries D: Monitoring the Appalachian Trail: Land Tract Files, [ca. 1840s?], [ca. 1880s]-2010 (bulk 1980s-2010) - Please note, many of these documents are photocopies, and the dates are based on the originals.\n \nSubseries E: Acquisitions and Relocations, 1949, 1955, [ca. 1960s]-1997, 2024\n \nSubseries F: Management Plans and Conservation Issues, 1964-1982, 1991-2003, 2010, 2016, 2024\n \nSubseries G: General Files, 1952, 1958, 1971-2014\n \nSubseries H: RATC Historical Materials, 1932-1962, 1977-2000, 2020-[ca. 2024]\n","Series II: RATC Officers and Members, 1939-2025","This series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members. It is divided into eight sub-series by person and in chronological order. Each subseries is organized based on topic, and original order is maintained where possible.","\nSubseries A: Thomas Campbell, 1939-2024 (bulk 1950s-1970s)\n \nSubseries B: Otey Family, 1949-1953, 2024-2025, undated\n \nSubseries C: Dick Clark, 1953-2006 (bulk 1980s-2000s)\n \nSubseries D: Bill Cochran, 1966-2018\n \nSubseries E: Zetta Campbell, 1972-1976, 1993, 2024\n \nSubseries F: Charles Parry, 1972-2024 (bulk 1970s-1990s)\n \nSubseries G: Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, 1972-1996, 2019, 2024\n \nSubseries H: Andy Layne, 1977-1990, undated\n \nSubseries I: Roger Holnback, 1980-2012 (bulk 1990s-2000s)\n \nSubseries J: Linda Akers, [ca. 1983]-1992, 2000-2015, 2022\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Appalachian Trail (AT), a hiking trail along the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, was first proposed by Bernard MacKaye in 1921, and two years later, the first section opened in New York State. In 1925, the Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC) formed to help manage the maintenance and conservation of the AT, and in 2005, the ATC was renamed Appalachian Trail Conservancy. As of 2025, the AT spans almost 2,200 miles in 14 states from Maine to Georgia, with 25% of the trail traversing Virginia and 30 local AT clubs affiliated with the ATC.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLocal hiking clubs began organizing to build and maintain the AT and joining the ATC in the 1920s and 1930s. In October 1932, Donald S. Gates, a professor at Roanoke College, gathered several hikers and local groups to discuss forming an AT club in the Roanoke area. At a second meeting in October, Myron H. Avery, the chairman of the ATC, and members from the Potomac and Natural Bridge AT Clubs joined them to explain various aspects of their work. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn November 13, 1932, the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) was officially established with 17 charter members, including the first officers: president Gates, secretary E. B. Coxwell, treasurer Larry Pownall, and trail supervisor David Dick. Grace Pownall was appointed vice president about two (2) weeks later. The ATC initially assigned the RATC 55 miles of the trail to manage, but by the club's first anniversary, the section had expanded to 68.29 miles.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAs of 2025, the RATC covers over 120 miles, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs. The organization continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail; develops and maintains trails, campsites, open shelters, and permanent camps on the AT; collects data about the history, scenery, geology, flora, and fauna of the Appalachian Mountains; prepares maps and guides for hiking, camping, and forest fire prevention; and participates in and advocates for the development of laws and regulations related to the AT and the Appalachian Mountains.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBiographical notes for several RATC members are included in the inventory under Series II.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eExternal Sources: \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 13, Folder 48, \"RATC Histories Written in 1980s,\" of this collection\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 13, Folder 52, \"RATC Histories Written in 1950s,\" of this collection\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 13, Folder 53, \"RATC History, 1932-1945,\" of this collection\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRoanoke Appalachian Trail Club, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ratc.org/\"\u003ehttps://www.ratc.org/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed May 1, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy-Laws of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, Inc., Rev. March 12, 2016, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ratc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/bylaws.pdf\"\u003ehttps://www.ratc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/bylaws.pdf\u003c/a\u003e, accessed May 1, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDiana Christopulos, \"How Three Hiking Clubs Became the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,\" RATC.org, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ratc.org/how-three-hiking-clubs-became-the-roanoke-appalachian-trail-club/\"\u003ehttps://www.ratc.org/how-three-hiking-clubs-became-the-roanoke-appalachian-trail-club/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed September 25, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAppalachian Trail Conservancy, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://appalachiantrail.org/\"\u003ehttps://appalachiantrail.org/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed October 3, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Administrative History"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Appalachian Trail (AT), a hiking trail along the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, was first proposed by Bernard MacKaye in 1921, and two years later, the first section opened in New York State. In 1925, the Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC) formed to help manage the maintenance and conservation of the AT, and in 2005, the ATC was renamed Appalachian Trail Conservancy. As of 2025, the AT spans almost 2,200 miles in 14 states from Maine to Georgia, with 25% of the trail traversing Virginia and 30 local AT clubs affiliated with the ATC.","Local hiking clubs began organizing to build and maintain the AT and joining the ATC in the 1920s and 1930s. In October 1932, Donald S. Gates, a professor at Roanoke College, gathered several hikers and local groups to discuss forming an AT club in the Roanoke area. At a second meeting in October, Myron H. Avery, the chairman of the ATC, and members from the Potomac and Natural Bridge AT Clubs joined them to explain various aspects of their work. ","On November 13, 1932, the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) was officially established with 17 charter members, including the first officers: president Gates, secretary E. B. Coxwell, treasurer Larry Pownall, and trail supervisor David Dick. Grace Pownall was appointed vice president about two (2) weeks later. The ATC initially assigned the RATC 55 miles of the trail to manage, but by the club's first anniversary, the section had expanded to 68.29 miles.","As of 2025, the RATC covers over 120 miles, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs. The organization continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail; develops and maintains trails, campsites, open shelters, and permanent camps on the AT; collects data about the history, scenery, geology, flora, and fauna of the Appalachian Mountains; prepares maps and guides for hiking, camping, and forest fire prevention; and participates in and advocates for the development of laws and regulations related to the AT and the Appalachian Mountains.","Biographical notes for several RATC members are included in the inventory under Series II.","External Sources: ","Box 13, Folder 48, \"RATC Histories Written in 1980s,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 52, \"RATC Histories Written in 1950s,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 53, \"RATC History, 1932-1945,\" of this collection","Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,  https://www.ratc.org/ , accessed May 1, 2024.","By-Laws of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, Inc., Rev. March 12, 2016,  https://www.ratc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/bylaws.pdf , accessed May 1, 2024.","Diana Christopulos, \"How Three Hiking Clubs Became the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,\" RATC.org,  https://www.ratc.org/how-three-hiking-clubs-became-the-roanoke-appalachian-trail-club/ , accessed September 25, 2025.","Appalachian Trail Conservancy,  https://appalachiantrail.org/ , accessed October 3, 2025."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003cextref href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/extref\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records 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], Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records, Ms2024-054, 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], Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records, Ms2024-054, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records was completed in October 2025. Box 16 was completed in March 2026.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records was completed in October 2025. Box 16 was completed in March 2026."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3522.xml\"\u003eM. Rupert Cutler Papers,\u003c/a\u003e which covers many of the same and related environmental issues of the Appalachian Mountains, Roanoke, and Southwest Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the  M. Rupert Cutler Papers,  which covers many of the same and related environmental issues of the Appalachian Mountains, Roanoke, and Southwest Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, National Park Service and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is divided into two series, I: RATC Management and II: RATC Officers and Members. The first series contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the RATC for its operations. It contains the meeting minutes, primarily about the activities of the Executive Board from 1940 to 1959 and 1968 to 2004. Some of the meeting minutes also record the activities of committees, affiliate organizations, and the annual all-member banquet during those years. There are also by-laws from the 1980s and 1990s and rosters from the 1950s to 1980s. The club newsletters start with the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRATC Bulletin\u003c/title\u003e from 1939 to 1942 and continue with the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTrail Blazer\u003c/title\u003e from 1954 to 2010. These document the club's recent activities, including work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (later Appalachian Trail Conservancy), local non-profits, and government entitities, hike schedules and detailed accounts of club hikes on the Appalachian Trail (AT), and reminiscences of and memorials to past and current members.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Land Tract Files contain legal records of lands acquired by NPS after 1978 Congressional funding. Most of these materials are photocopies of legal records documenting land acquisitions, including legal judgments, land ownership histories, foreclosure documents, leases and contracts with gas and electric companies, deeds and trusts, wills and genealogies regarding inheritance rights, land surveys and inspection records, appraisals and environmental assessments, financial documents and insurance certificates, photographs, maps, and correspondence with land owners, attorneys, court clerks, and others. Other documents about acquisitions and relocations also illuminate the RATC's work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (also Conservancy), U.S. National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service to acquire and monitor property and to build and relocate trails.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe first series also contains management and conservation plans, general files, and RATC historical materials. The histories discuss the founding and development of the club as well as large trail relocations and the work of past members and officers. There are also several photo albums from the 1930s-1950s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe second series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members, about the history and operation of the RATC. These people include club president Thomas Campbell, the Otey family, president Dick Clark, local journalist Bill Cochran, newsletter editor Zetta Campbell, longtime trail supervisor Charles Parry, hike leaders Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, hike leader Andy Layne, president Roger Holnback, and longtime social chair Linda Akers. Documents include correspondence, handwritten notes, additional meeting minutes and newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and more. They also cover land acquisitions, building trails and shelters, group events and conferences, management and land use, and of course hikes on the AT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe following are common abbreviations or acronyms found in the collection inventory:\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\nAEP - Appalachian Electric Power Company\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nAPCO - Appalachian Power Company, a subsidiary of AEP\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nAT - Appalachian Trail\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nATC - Appalachian Trail Conference or Appalachian Trail Conservancy\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nRATC - Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nNPS - United States National Park Service\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nUSFS or FS - United States Forest Service\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, National Park Service and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. ","The collection is divided into two series, I: RATC Management and II: RATC Officers and Members. The first series contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the RATC for its operations. It contains the meeting minutes, primarily about the activities of the Executive Board from 1940 to 1959 and 1968 to 2004. Some of the meeting minutes also record the activities of committees, affiliate organizations, and the annual all-member banquet during those years. There are also by-laws from the 1980s and 1990s and rosters from the 1950s to 1980s. The club newsletters start with the  RATC Bulletin  from 1939 to 1942 and continue with the  Trail Blazer  from 1954 to 2010. These document the club's recent activities, including work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (later Appalachian Trail Conservancy), local non-profits, and government entitities, hike schedules and detailed accounts of club hikes on the Appalachian Trail (AT), and reminiscences of and memorials to past and current members.","The Land Tract Files contain legal records of lands acquired by NPS after 1978 Congressional funding. Most of these materials are photocopies of legal records documenting land acquisitions, including legal judgments, land ownership histories, foreclosure documents, leases and contracts with gas and electric companies, deeds and trusts, wills and genealogies regarding inheritance rights, land surveys and inspection records, appraisals and environmental assessments, financial documents and insurance certificates, photographs, maps, and correspondence with land owners, attorneys, court clerks, and others. Other documents about acquisitions and relocations also illuminate the RATC's work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (also Conservancy), U.S. National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service to acquire and monitor property and to build and relocate trails.","The first series also contains management and conservation plans, general files, and RATC historical materials. The histories discuss the founding and development of the club as well as large trail relocations and the work of past members and officers. There are also several photo albums from the 1930s-1950s.","The second series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members, about the history and operation of the RATC. These people include club president Thomas Campbell, the Otey family, president Dick Clark, local journalist Bill Cochran, newsletter editor Zetta Campbell, longtime trail supervisor Charles Parry, hike leaders Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, hike leader Andy Layne, president Roger Holnback, and longtime social chair Linda Akers. Documents include correspondence, handwritten notes, additional meeting minutes and newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and more. They also cover land acquisitions, building trails and shelters, group events and conferences, management and land use, and of course hikes on the AT.","\nThe following are common abbreviations or acronyms found in the collection inventory:\n \nAEP - Appalachian Electric Power Company\n \nAPCO - Appalachian Power Company, a subsidiary of AEP\n \nAT - Appalachian Trail\n \nATC - Appalachian Trail Conference or Appalachian Trail Conservancy\n \nRATC - Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club\n \nNPS - United States National Park Service\n \nUSFS or FS - United States Forest Service\n"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains several issues of the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTrail Blazer\u003c/title\u003e, the newsletter of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club. 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","\nSubseries A: RATC Meeting Minutes, 1940-1959, 1968-2004, 2022\n \nSubseries B: RATC By-Laws and Rosters, 1955, 1960, 1972-1993\n \nSubseries C: RATC Newsletters and Hike Schedules, 1939-1942, 1954-2010\n \nSubseries D: Monitoring the Appalachian Trail: Land Tract Files, [ca. 1840s?], [ca. 1880s]-2010 (bulk 1980s-2010) - Please note, many of these documents are photocopies, and the dates are based on the originals.\n \nSubseries E: Acquisitions and Relocations, 1949, 1955, [ca. 1960s]-1997, 2024\n \nSubseries F: Management Plans and Conservation Issues, 1964-1982, 1991-2003, 2010, 2016, 2024\n \nSubseries G: General Files, 1952, 1958, 1971-2014\n \nSubseries H: RATC Historical Materials, 1932-1962, 1977-2000, 2020-[ca. 2024]\n","Series II: RATC Officers and Members, 1939-2025","This series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members. 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In 1925, the Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC) formed to help manage the maintenance and conservation of the AT, and in 2005, the ATC was renamed Appalachian Trail Conservancy. As of 2025, the AT spans almost 2,200 miles in 14 states from Maine to Georgia, with 25% of the trail traversing Virginia and 30 local AT clubs affiliated with the ATC.","Local hiking clubs began organizing to build and maintain the AT and joining the ATC in the 1920s and 1930s. In October 1932, Donald S. Gates, a professor at Roanoke College, gathered several hikers and local groups to discuss forming an AT club in the Roanoke area. At a second meeting in October, Myron H. Avery, the chairman of the ATC, and members from the Potomac and Natural Bridge AT Clubs joined them to explain various aspects of their work. ","On November 13, 1932, the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) was officially established with 17 charter members, including the first officers: president Gates, secretary E. B. Coxwell, treasurer Larry Pownall, and trail supervisor David Dick. Grace Pownall was appointed vice president about two (2) weeks later. The ATC initially assigned the RATC 55 miles of the trail to manage, but by the club's first anniversary, the section had expanded to 68.29 miles.","As of 2025, the RATC covers over 120 miles, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs. The organization continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail; develops and maintains trails, campsites, open shelters, and permanent camps on the AT; collects data about the history, scenery, geology, flora, and fauna of the Appalachian Mountains; prepares maps and guides for hiking, camping, and forest fire prevention; and participates in and advocates for the development of laws and regulations related to the AT and the Appalachian Mountains.","Biographical notes for several RATC members are included in the inventory under Series II.","External Sources: ","Box 13, Folder 48, \"RATC Histories Written in 1980s,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 52, \"RATC Histories Written in 1950s,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 53, \"RATC History, 1932-1945,\" of this collection","Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,  https://www.ratc.org/ , accessed May 1, 2024.","By-Laws of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, Inc., Rev. March 12, 2016,  https://www.ratc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/bylaws.pdf , accessed May 1, 2024.","Diana Christopulos, \"How Three Hiking Clubs Became the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,\" RATC.org,  https://www.ratc.org/how-three-hiking-clubs-became-the-roanoke-appalachian-trail-club/ , accessed September 25, 2025.","Appalachian Trail Conservancy,  https://appalachiantrail.org/ , accessed October 3, 2025.","The guide to the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records 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 Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records was completed in October 2025. Box 16 was completed in March 2026.","Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the  M. Rupert Cutler Papers,  which covers many of the same and related environmental issues of the Appalachian Mountains, Roanoke, and Southwest Virginia.","The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, National Park Service and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. ","The collection is divided into two series, I: RATC Management and II: RATC Officers and Members. The first series contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the RATC for its operations. It contains the meeting minutes, primarily about the activities of the Executive Board from 1940 to 1959 and 1968 to 2004. Some of the meeting minutes also record the activities of committees, affiliate organizations, and the annual all-member banquet during those years. There are also by-laws from the 1980s and 1990s and rosters from the 1950s to 1980s. The club newsletters start with the  RATC Bulletin  from 1939 to 1942 and continue with the  Trail Blazer  from 1954 to 2010. These document the club's recent activities, including work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (later Appalachian Trail Conservancy), local non-profits, and government entitities, hike schedules and detailed accounts of club hikes on the Appalachian Trail (AT), and reminiscences of and memorials to past and current members.","The Land Tract Files contain legal records of lands acquired by NPS after 1978 Congressional funding. Most of these materials are photocopies of legal records documenting land acquisitions, including legal judgments, land ownership histories, foreclosure documents, leases and contracts with gas and electric companies, deeds and trusts, wills and genealogies regarding inheritance rights, land surveys and inspection records, appraisals and environmental assessments, financial documents and insurance certificates, photographs, maps, and correspondence with land owners, attorneys, court clerks, and others. Other documents about acquisitions and relocations also illuminate the RATC's work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (also Conservancy), U.S. National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service to acquire and monitor property and to build and relocate trails.","The first series also contains management and conservation plans, general files, and RATC historical materials. The histories discuss the founding and development of the club as well as large trail relocations and the work of past members and officers. There are also several photo albums from the 1930s-1950s.","The second series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members, about the history and operation of the RATC. These people include club president Thomas Campbell, the Otey family, president Dick Clark, local journalist Bill Cochran, newsletter editor Zetta Campbell, longtime trail supervisor Charles Parry, hike leaders Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, hike leader Andy Layne, president Roger Holnback, and longtime social chair Linda Akers. Documents include correspondence, handwritten notes, additional meeting minutes and newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and more. They also cover land acquisitions, building trails and shelters, group events and conferences, management and land use, and of course hikes on the AT.","\nThe following are common abbreviations or acronyms found in the collection inventory:\n \nAEP - Appalachian Electric Power Company\n \nAPCO - Appalachian Power Company, a subsidiary of AEP\n \nAT - Appalachian Trail\n \nATC - Appalachian Trail Conference or Appalachian Trail Conservancy\n \nRATC - Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club\n \nNPS - United States National Park Service\n \nUSFS or FS - United States Forest Service\n","This collection contains several issues of the  Trail Blazer , the newsletter of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club. If there were more than two (2) copies of an issue, the extra copy was separated to the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives' Rare Book Collection.","The following publications were separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Appalachian Trail Guide to Central Virginia,  First Edition, 1994 (Jack Albright, Field Editor).","Parsons, Shireen, and Wilderness Society.  Virginia's Mountain Treasures : The Unprotected Wildlands of the Jefferson National Forest.  The Wilderness Society, 1999.","Trail Lands: The Newsletter of the ATC Land Trust,  Vol. 17, No. 1, Spring 2001.","Audubon Naturalist,  Vol. 20, No. 7, \"What Does Disney's America Mean to Our Region?\", 1994-09.","Daniel D. Chazin, ed.,  Appalachian Trail Data Book 2000,  22nd ed., Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference, 1999.","Karen Deans, ed.,  Conservation Options: A Landowner's Guide,  Washington, D. 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It is divided into eight sub-series by person and in chronological order. Each subseries is organized based on topic, and original order is maintained where possible.","\nSubseries A: Thomas Campbell, 1939-2024 (bulk 1950s-1970s)\n \nSubseries B: Otey Family, 1949-1953, 2024-2025, undated\n \nSubseries C: Dick Clark, 1953-2006 (bulk 1980s-2000s)\n \nSubseries D: Bill Cochran, 1966-2018\n \nSubseries E: Zetta Campbell, 1972-1976, 1993, 2024\n \nSubseries F: Charles Parry, 1972-2024 (bulk 1970s-1990s)\n \nSubseries G: Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, 1972-1996, 2019, 2024\n \nSubseries H: Andy Layne, 1977-1990, undated\n \nSubseries I: Roger Holnback, 1980-2012 (bulk 1990s-2000s)\n \nSubseries J: Linda Akers, [ca. 1983]-1992, 2000-2015, 2022\n"],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Appalachian Trail (AT), a hiking trail along the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, was first proposed by Bernard MacKaye in 1921, and two years later, the first section opened in New York State. In 1925, the Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC) formed to help manage the maintenance and conservation of the AT, and in 2005, the ATC was renamed Appalachian Trail Conservancy. As of 2025, the AT spans almost 2,200 miles in 14 states from Maine to Georgia, with 25% of the trail traversing Virginia and 30 local AT clubs affiliated with the ATC.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLocal hiking clubs began organizing to build and maintain the AT and joining the ATC in the 1920s and 1930s. In October 1932, Donald S. Gates, a professor at Roanoke College, gathered several hikers and local groups to discuss forming an AT club in the Roanoke area. At a second meeting in October, Myron H. Avery, the chairman of the ATC, and members from the Potomac and Natural Bridge AT Clubs joined them to explain various aspects of their work. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eOn November 13, 1932, the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) was officially established with 17 charter members, including the first officers: president Gates, secretary E. B. Coxwell, treasurer Larry Pownall, and trail supervisor David Dick. Grace Pownall was appointed vice president about two (2) weeks later. The ATC initially assigned the RATC 55 miles of the trail to manage, but by the club's first anniversary, the section had expanded to 68.29 miles.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAs of 2025, the RATC covers over 120 miles, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs. The organization continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail; develops and maintains trails, campsites, open shelters, and permanent camps on the AT; collects data about the history, scenery, geology, flora, and fauna of the Appalachian Mountains; prepares maps and guides for hiking, camping, and forest fire prevention; and participates in and advocates for the development of laws and regulations related to the AT and the Appalachian Mountains.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBiographical notes for several RATC members are included in the inventory under Series II.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eExternal Sources: \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 13, Folder 48, \"RATC Histories Written in 1980s,\" of this collection\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 13, Folder 52, \"RATC Histories Written in 1950s,\" of this collection\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBox 13, Folder 53, \"RATC History, 1932-1945,\" of this collection\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eRoanoke Appalachian Trail Club, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ratc.org/\"\u003ehttps://www.ratc.org/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed May 1, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBy-Laws of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, Inc., Rev. March 12, 2016, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ratc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/bylaws.pdf\"\u003ehttps://www.ratc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/bylaws.pdf\u003c/a\u003e, accessed May 1, 2024.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDiana Christopulos, \"How Three Hiking Clubs Became the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,\" RATC.org, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://www.ratc.org/how-three-hiking-clubs-became-the-roanoke-appalachian-trail-club/\"\u003ehttps://www.ratc.org/how-three-hiking-clubs-became-the-roanoke-appalachian-trail-club/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed September 25, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eAppalachian Trail Conservancy, \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://appalachiantrail.org/\"\u003ehttps://appalachiantrail.org/\u003c/a\u003e, accessed October 3, 2025.\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Administrative History"],"bioghist_tesim":["The Appalachian Trail (AT), a hiking trail along the Appalachian Mountains in the United States, was first proposed by Bernard MacKaye in 1921, and two years later, the first section opened in New York State. In 1925, the Appalachian Trail Conference (ATC) formed to help manage the maintenance and conservation of the AT, and in 2005, the ATC was renamed Appalachian Trail Conservancy. As of 2025, the AT spans almost 2,200 miles in 14 states from Maine to Georgia, with 25% of the trail traversing Virginia and 30 local AT clubs affiliated with the ATC.","Local hiking clubs began organizing to build and maintain the AT and joining the ATC in the 1920s and 1930s. In October 1932, Donald S. Gates, a professor at Roanoke College, gathered several hikers and local groups to discuss forming an AT club in the Roanoke area. At a second meeting in October, Myron H. Avery, the chairman of the ATC, and members from the Potomac and Natural Bridge AT Clubs joined them to explain various aspects of their work. ","On November 13, 1932, the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) was officially established with 17 charter members, including the first officers: president Gates, secretary E. B. Coxwell, treasurer Larry Pownall, and trail supervisor David Dick. Grace Pownall was appointed vice president about two (2) weeks later. The ATC initially assigned the RATC 55 miles of the trail to manage, but by the club's first anniversary, the section had expanded to 68.29 miles.","As of 2025, the RATC covers over 120 miles, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs. The organization continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail; develops and maintains trails, campsites, open shelters, and permanent camps on the AT; collects data about the history, scenery, geology, flora, and fauna of the Appalachian Mountains; prepares maps and guides for hiking, camping, and forest fire prevention; and participates in and advocates for the development of laws and regulations related to the AT and the Appalachian Mountains.","Biographical notes for several RATC members are included in the inventory under Series II.","External Sources: ","Box 13, Folder 48, \"RATC Histories Written in 1980s,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 52, \"RATC Histories Written in 1950s,\" of this collection","Box 13, Folder 53, \"RATC History, 1932-1945,\" of this collection","Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,  https://www.ratc.org/ , accessed May 1, 2024.","By-Laws of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club, Inc., Rev. March 12, 2016,  https://www.ratc.org/wp-content/uploads/documents/bylaws.pdf , accessed May 1, 2024.","Diana Christopulos, \"How Three Hiking Clubs Became the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club,\" RATC.org,  https://www.ratc.org/how-three-hiking-clubs-became-the-roanoke-appalachian-trail-club/ , accessed September 25, 2025.","Appalachian Trail Conservancy,  https://appalachiantrail.org/ , accessed October 3, 2025."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003cextref href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/extref\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records 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], Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records, Ms2024-054, 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], Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records, Ms2024-054, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records was completed in October 2025. Box 16 was completed in March 2026.\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club Records was completed in October 2025. Box 16 was completed in March 2026."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eVirginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the \u003ca target=\"_blank\" href=\"https://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_3522.xml\"\u003eM. Rupert Cutler Papers,\u003c/a\u003e which covers many of the same and related environmental issues of the Appalachian Mountains, Roanoke, and Southwest Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e"],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Archival Materials"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives also has the  M. Rupert Cutler Papers,  which covers many of the same and related environmental issues of the Appalachian Mountains, Roanoke, and Southwest Virginia."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, National Park Service and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe collection is divided into two series, I: RATC Management and II: RATC Officers and Members. The first series contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the RATC for its operations. It contains the meeting minutes, primarily about the activities of the Executive Board from 1940 to 1959 and 1968 to 2004. Some of the meeting minutes also record the activities of committees, affiliate organizations, and the annual all-member banquet during those years. There are also by-laws from the 1980s and 1990s and rosters from the 1950s to 1980s. The club newsletters start with the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRATC Bulletin\u003c/title\u003e from 1939 to 1942 and continue with the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTrail Blazer\u003c/title\u003e from 1954 to 2010. These document the club's recent activities, including work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (later Appalachian Trail Conservancy), local non-profits, and government entitities, hike schedules and detailed accounts of club hikes on the Appalachian Trail (AT), and reminiscences of and memorials to past and current members.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe Land Tract Files contain legal records of lands acquired by NPS after 1978 Congressional funding. Most of these materials are photocopies of legal records documenting land acquisitions, including legal judgments, land ownership histories, foreclosure documents, leases and contracts with gas and electric companies, deeds and trusts, wills and genealogies regarding inheritance rights, land surveys and inspection records, appraisals and environmental assessments, financial documents and insurance certificates, photographs, maps, and correspondence with land owners, attorneys, court clerks, and others. Other documents about acquisitions and relocations also illuminate the RATC's work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (also Conservancy), U.S. National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service to acquire and monitor property and to build and relocate trails.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe first series also contains management and conservation plans, general files, and RATC historical materials. The histories discuss the founding and development of the club as well as large trail relocations and the work of past members and officers. There are also several photo albums from the 1930s-1950s.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe second series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members, about the history and operation of the RATC. These people include club president Thomas Campbell, the Otey family, president Dick Clark, local journalist Bill Cochran, newsletter editor Zetta Campbell, longtime trail supervisor Charles Parry, hike leaders Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, hike leader Andy Layne, president Roger Holnback, and longtime social chair Linda Akers. Documents include correspondence, handwritten notes, additional meeting minutes and newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and more. They also cover land acquisitions, building trails and shelters, group events and conferences, management and land use, and of course hikes on the AT.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\nThe following are common abbreviations or acronyms found in the collection inventory:\n\u003clist\u003e\n\u003citem\u003e\nAEP - Appalachian Electric Power Company\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nAPCO - Appalachian Power Company, a subsidiary of AEP\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nAT - Appalachian Trail\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nATC - Appalachian Trail Conference or Appalachian Trail Conservancy\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nRATC - Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nNPS - United States National Park Service\n\u003c/item\u003e\u003citem\u003e\nUSFS or FS - United States Forest Service\n\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003c/list\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, National Park Service and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. ","The collection is divided into two series, I: RATC Management and II: RATC Officers and Members. The first series contains materials created, collected, and maintained by the RATC for its operations. It contains the meeting minutes, primarily about the activities of the Executive Board from 1940 to 1959 and 1968 to 2004. Some of the meeting minutes also record the activities of committees, affiliate organizations, and the annual all-member banquet during those years. There are also by-laws from the 1980s and 1990s and rosters from the 1950s to 1980s. The club newsletters start with the  RATC Bulletin  from 1939 to 1942 and continue with the  Trail Blazer  from 1954 to 2010. These document the club's recent activities, including work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (later Appalachian Trail Conservancy), local non-profits, and government entitities, hike schedules and detailed accounts of club hikes on the Appalachian Trail (AT), and reminiscences of and memorials to past and current members.","The Land Tract Files contain legal records of lands acquired by NPS after 1978 Congressional funding. Most of these materials are photocopies of legal records documenting land acquisitions, including legal judgments, land ownership histories, foreclosure documents, leases and contracts with gas and electric companies, deeds and trusts, wills and genealogies regarding inheritance rights, land surveys and inspection records, appraisals and environmental assessments, financial documents and insurance certificates, photographs, maps, and correspondence with land owners, attorneys, court clerks, and others. Other documents about acquisitions and relocations also illuminate the RATC's work with the Appalachian Trail Conference (also Conservancy), U.S. National Park Service, and U.S. Forest Service to acquire and monitor property and to build and relocate trails.","The first series also contains management and conservation plans, general files, and RATC historical materials. The histories discuss the founding and development of the club as well as large trail relocations and the work of past members and officers. There are also several photo albums from the 1930s-1950s.","The second series contains files created, collected, or maintained by people affiliated with the RATC, both officers and individual members, about the history and operation of the RATC. These people include club president Thomas Campbell, the Otey family, president Dick Clark, local journalist Bill Cochran, newsletter editor Zetta Campbell, longtime trail supervisor Charles Parry, hike leaders Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter, hike leader Andy Layne, president Roger Holnback, and longtime social chair Linda Akers. Documents include correspondence, handwritten notes, additional meeting minutes and newsletters, photographs, newspaper clippings, and more. They also cover land acquisitions, building trails and shelters, group events and conferences, management and land use, and of course hikes on the AT.","\nThe following are common abbreviations or acronyms found in the collection inventory:\n \nAEP - Appalachian Electric Power Company\n \nAPCO - Appalachian Power Company, a subsidiary of AEP\n \nAT - Appalachian Trail\n \nATC - Appalachian Trail Conference or Appalachian Trail Conservancy\n \nRATC - Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club\n \nNPS - United States National Park Service\n \nUSFS or FS - United States Forest Service\n"],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains several issues of the \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTrail Blazer\u003c/title\u003e, the newsletter of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club. If there were more than two (2) copies of an issue, the extra copy was separated to the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives' Rare Book Collection.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eThe following publications were separated to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAppalachian Trail Guide to Central Virginia,\u003c/title\u003e First Edition, 1994 (Jack Albright, Field Editor).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eParsons, Shireen, and Wilderness Society. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eVirginia's Mountain Treasures : The Unprotected Wildlands of the Jefferson National Forest.\u003c/title\u003e The Wilderness Society, 1999.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eTrail Lands: The Newsletter of the ATC Land Trust,\u003c/title\u003e Vol. 17, No. 1, Spring 2001.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003e\u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAudubon Naturalist,\u003c/title\u003e Vol. 20, No. 7, \"What Does Disney's America Mean to Our Region?\", 1994-09.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eDaniel D. Chazin, ed., \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAppalachian Trail Data Book 2000,\u003c/title\u003e 22nd ed., Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference, 1999.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eKaren Deans, ed., \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eConservation Options: A Landowner's Guide,\u003c/title\u003e Washington, D. C.: Land Trust Alliance, 1999.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eBenton MacKaye, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe New Exploration: A Philosophy of Regional Planning,\u003c/title\u003e Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference and Urbana-Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1990.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMurray Bookchin, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eOur Synthetic Environment,\u003c/title\u003e Rev. Ed., New York City: Harper \u0026amp; Row, 1974.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eLeonard M. Adkins (a member of the RATC), \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003e50 Hikes in Northern Virginia: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay,\u003c/title\u003e Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, 1994 (1995 printing).\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSteve Nash, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBlue Ridge 2020: An Owner's Manual,\u003c/title\u003e Chapel Hill, N. C., and London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1999.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eWilliam Birchard, Jr., and Robert Proudman, \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAppalacian Trail: Design, Construction, and Maintenance,\u003c/title\u003e 2nd ed., Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference, 2000.\u003c/p\u003e"],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["This collection contains several issues of the  Trail Blazer , the newsletter of the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club. If there were more than two (2) copies of an issue, the extra copy was separated to the Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives' Rare Book Collection.","The following publications were separated to the Rare Book Collection:","Appalachian Trail Guide to Central Virginia,  First Edition, 1994 (Jack Albright, Field Editor).","Parsons, Shireen, and Wilderness Society.  Virginia's Mountain Treasures : The Unprotected Wildlands of the Jefferson National Forest.  The Wilderness Society, 1999.","Trail Lands: The Newsletter of the ATC Land Trust,  Vol. 17, No. 1, Spring 2001.","Audubon Naturalist,  Vol. 20, No. 7, \"What Does Disney's America Mean to Our Region?\", 1994-09.","Daniel D. Chazin, ed.,  Appalachian Trail Data Book 2000,  22nd ed., Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference, 1999.","Karen Deans, ed.,  Conservation Options: A Landowner's Guide,  Washington, D. C.: Land Trust Alliance, 1999.","Benton MacKaye,  The New Exploration: A Philosophy of Regional Planning,  Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference and Urbana-Champaign, Ill.: University of Illinois Press, 1990.","Murray Bookchin,  Our Synthetic Environment,  Rev. Ed., New York City: Harper \u0026 Row, 1974.","Leonard M. Adkins (a member of the RATC),  50 Hikes in Northern Virginia: Walks, Hikes, and Backpacks from the Allegheny Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay,  Woodstock, VT: Backcountry Publications, 1994 (1995 printing).","Steve Nash,  Blue Ridge 2020: An Owner's Manual,  Chapel Hill, N. C., and London: The University of North Carolina Press, 1999.","William Birchard, Jr., and Robert Proudman,  Appalacian Trail: Design, Construction, and Maintenance,  2nd ed., Harpers Ferry, WV: The Appalachian Trail Conference, 2000."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCopyright 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.\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \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":["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_a6e4fd39692d03baeae59292f8f5e256\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThe Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, NPS and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. The RATC continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail (AT), and the club covers over 120 miles of the AT, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club (RATC) Records document the management of the club from its founding in 1932. The collection includes the club newsletters, board minutes, former officers' and members' records, NPS and RATC acquisition information, conservation issues, management plans, histories of the club, scrapbooks, and photographs. The RATC continues its original mission to maintain and protect the Appalachian Trail (AT), and the club covers over 120 miles of the AT, including McAfee Knob, Dragon's Tooth, and Tinker Cliffs."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_79fb534a401c2d4d2312154f7e8ad227\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is 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 in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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In 1964, the State Board Organizational Committee agreed that Norfolk and Virginia Beach should become an area League.","The modern day League of Women Voters is a nonpartisan, volunteer organization, established to promote political responsibility through informed and active participation in government. The League holds regular monthly meetings to informally discuss common concerns and periodic full membership meetings with speakers on topics of interest. Members include teachers, housewives, and women of various backgrounds, who are interested in good government. Some members are well informed in certain areas because of special interest or training.","The League cannot work for candidates or political parties as a group, though it encourages each member to work for the candidate of her choice. 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The Voters Service program serves this purpose by informing the public about registration, voting procedures, and voting calendars; urging citizens to vote, explaining proposed amendments and referenda appearing on the ballot; giving factual information about the candidates based on their records and opinions on important issues; holding candidate meetings, forums, and debates; and publishing candidate questionnaires and voting records.","In the League Program, members select an issue of interest from local, state, and national levels of government. Two national, two state, and two local issues are selected for study each year at the League of Women Voters Annual Meeting and at State and National Conventions. Committees throughout the year study these items and the committees prepare information to keep members informed on the issues.\n     More information about the organization can be found on their  website . 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Included in the collection is information about the business and organization of the group, finances, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, projects, programs, and studies. The bulk of this collection falls under three main categories: meeting agendas and minutes; the Voter's Service program; as well as studies and publications produced by the organization.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["This collection contains records of the League of Women Voters (LWV) of Hampton Roads, an organization dedicated tto provide information and programs to encourage women to vote. Included in the collection is information about the business and organization of the group, finances, correspondence, newspaper clippings, newsletters, projects, programs, and studies. 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