Clyde Kessler 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 to 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], Clyde Kessler Papers, Ms1990-009, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Kessler, Clyde, 1953-
Abstract:
The Clyde Kessler Papers include a 1990 list of birds, "Philpott Reservoir Christmas Bird Count," and a list "Butterflies Observed Along the Little River during Summer 1991."
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], Clyde Kessler Papers, Ms1990-009, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection includes a list of birds, "Philpott Reservoir Christmas Bird Count," dated 1990, and a list of butterflies, "Butterflies Observed Along the Little River during Summer 1991." The butterfly list is signed by Clyde Kessler.

Biographical / historical:

Clyde Kessler is a poet and naturalist in southwest Virginia, who worked at Virginia Tech University Libraries.

Acquisition information:
The Clyde Kessler Papers were donated to Special Collections in 1991.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Clyde Kessler Papers commenced and was completed in 1991. Additional description was completed in June 2009.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard