Blacksburg Study Group Records

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], Blacksburg Study Group Records, Ms1987-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1 Cubic Feet 1 oversize
Creator:
Blacksburg Study Group (Blacksburg, Va.)
Abstract:
The Blacksburg Study Group was funded by the Blacksburg Town Council under the aegis of the Townscape Committee to study the town's architecture and landscape, to inform town officials about present conditions, and to make recommendations for changes. The collection documents the group's activities and include architectural drawings, maps, diagrams, and photographs used in the book, Blacksburg - Understanding a Virginia Town: Town Architecture (1986) by Donna Dunay.
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], Blacksburg Study Group Records, Ms1987-008, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Blacksburg Study Group Records document the work of the group in studying the town's architecture and landscaping and in making recommended changes. Materials include architectural drawings, maps, diagrams, and photographs used in the book, Blacksburg - Understanding a Virginia Town: Town Architecture (1986) by Donna Dunay.

Biographical / historical:

The Blacksburg Study Group was funded by the Blacksburg Town Council under the aegis of the Townscape Committee to study the town's architecture and landscape, to inform town officials about present conditions, and to make recommendations for changes. Results were accumulated for a book, Blacksburg - Understanding a Virginia Town: Town Architecture (1986) by Donna Dunay.

Acquisition information:
The Blacksburg Study Group Records was acquired by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 1988.
Processing information:

The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed prior to 2001.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard