Thomas E. Dashiell Collection

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Thomas E. Dashiell Collection, Ms1964-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Dashiell, Thomas E., 1876-1970
Abstract:
This collection includes materials relating to Thomas Edward Dashiell's time as a student at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Included are invitations and programs from Lee Literary Society events, Dashiell's grade reports from 1894 and 1895, and the Honor List from the 1894-1895 academic year. The collection also contains two letters sent to Dashiell's parents, one from Ellison A. Smyth and the other from President McBryde. While attending the college Dashiell played on the football team, a newspaper article detailing the 1894 VAMC vs. VMI game is also included. Dashiell left the college in 1896 when his father fell ill.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Thomas E. Dashiell Collection, Ms1964-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of materials from Thomas Edward Dashiell's time as a student at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Materials include invitations and programs from Lee Literary Society events, the Honor List for 1894-1895 and Dashiell's grade reports from 1894 and 1895. Also included are two letters: one from Ellison A. Smyth to Dashiell's father, Thomas Jefferson Dashiell regarding permission to participate in a football game in Charlotte, North Carolina dated November 12, 1895; the other letter, dated December 16, 1895, is a notification of a change to the semester schedule in order to accommodate a trip to Richmond for a reunion of Confederate Veterans and the laying of the corner stone of the Davis Monument. The collection also includes a copy of a newspaper article about the VAMC-VMI game.

Biographical / historical:

Thomas Edward Dashiell was born July 16, 1876, in Accomac, Virginia. Dashiell attended the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1893 through 1896, dropping out due to the illness of his father, Thomas Jefferson Dashiell. While at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Thomas Dashiell became a popular football player and participated in the first game against the Virginia Military Institute in November of 1894. After leaving the college, Dashiell took a job working at Merchants and Farmers Bank; he married Adelia Howland Nash in January of 1902. Together, they had two children, Katherine Nash Dashiell and Mrs. Eleanor Graham. Thomas E. Dashiell died in September 1970 in Butler, Pennsylvania.

Acquisition information:
The Thomas E. Dashiell Collection was donated to Special Collections in 1964 and 1979.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas E. Dashiell Collection was completed in July 2009.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard