Robert Snavely Letter

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], Robert Snavely Letter, Ms1987-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Snavely, Robert
Abstract:
The collection consists of a letter by Robert Snavely to a "Valued Friend" (Mr. J. N. Huddle) from Rural Retreat, Virginia, written 1876.
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], Robert Snavely Letter, Ms1987-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of a letter by Robert Snavely to a "Valued Friend" (Mr. J. N. Huddle) from Rural Retreat, Virginia, written 1876.

Biographical / historical:

Robert Snavely was a graduate of Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1876. He later became the Principal of Roanoke City High School.

There is a Robert Snavely (1853-1932) buried in Kimberling Cemetery, Rural Retreat, Virginia. In the 1900 U. S. Census, he is listed as a school teacher living in Wytheville with his wife Elizabeth and daughters Gay and Marian. In the 1920 U. S. Census, he is listed as a principal of a school, living with his family in Black Lick.

Sources:

U. S. Censuses, 1900, 1920

"Robert Snavely" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15450660/robert-snavely, accessed Dec. 8, 2022.

Acquisition information:
The Robert Snavely Letter was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1987.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Robert Snavely Letter, was completed in 1987. Additional description was completed in April 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard