Harvey Lee Price Papers

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], Harvey Lee Price Papers, Ms1975-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1.67 Cubic Feet 5 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Creator:
Price, Harvey Lee, 1874-1951
Abstract:
The Harvey Lee Price Papers contain handwritten notes and genealogies of various Montgomery County families which Price used to write his four volume series Outlines of Montgomery County Families. Also included are Price's subject files on the county and Virginia and his diplomas from VPI.
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], Harvey Lee Price Papers, Ms1975-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Harvey Lee Price Papers contain notes and outlines of various Montgomery County families which Price used to write his four volume series Outlines of Montgomery County Families. Materials consist of Price's own background research, notes, transcribed historical documents, and correspondence with numerous families with historical connections to Montgomery County. There are also comprehensive notes pertaining to the Price family genealogy in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Indiana. Additionally, Price's diplomas from VPI are included.

Biographical / historical:

Harvey Lee Price (1874-1951) was associated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute throughout his professional career, first as a student (B.S. 1898, M.S. 1900), followed by his extensive tenure as a faculty member in the Horticulture department (1900-1950). During those years, Price was an administrator from 1908 through 1920 and Dean of the School of Agriculture from 1920 through 1945. Price Hall, originally constructed in 1907 as Agricultural Hall, was renamed in his honor in 1949.

A descendant of early Montgomery County settlers, Harvey Lee Price had a strong avocational interest in genealogy and local history. His Outlines of Montgomery County Families has long been a valuable source for genealogists and historians. Hardback copies of the four volumes are available in the Rare Book Collection.

Acquisition information:
The Harvey Lee Price Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in the 1940s, 1975, 1970, and 1984.
Processing information:

The procesing, arrangement, and description of the Harvey Lee Price Papers was completed in 2004.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged by subject into the following series:

  • Series I: "Outlines of Montgomery County Families"
  • Series II: Compiled Genealogical Information
  • Series III: Subject files
  • Series IV: Diplomas

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard