American Association of Retired Persons, Blacksburg [Virginia] Chapter 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:

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], American Association of Retired Persons, Blacksburg [Virginia] Chapter Records, 1981-1993, n. d., Ms1993-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
American Association of Retired Persons. Blacksburg Chapter
Abstract:
This collection contains the records of the Blacksburg, Virginia, Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons (AARP). This collection contains newsletters created by the Blacksburg Chapter, membership rosters, historical notes, secretary's minutes, and a manuscript containing the history of the chapter. The Blacksburg Chapter was first organized in 1976 and within a year became a chartered member of the AARP.
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], American Association of Retired Persons, Blacksburg [Virginia] Chapter Records, 1981-1993, n. d., Ms1993-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains the records of the Blacksburg, Virginia, Chapter of the American Association of Retired Persons. This collection contains newsletters created by the Blacksburg Chapter, membership rosters, historical notes, secretary's minutes, and a manuscript containing the history of the chapter.

Biographical / historical:

The American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Blacksburg [Virginia] Chapter was first organized in 1976 and within a year became a chartered member of the AARP. The original members who created the organization called themselves the "Liaisurees". The chapter states that the purpose of their organization is the "education of seniors in the various communities of Blacksburg and cities and towns in the New River Valley." The chapter was renamed AARP New River Chapter in 2025.

Source:

AARP Blacksburg: Historical Overview, AARP Blacksburg Chapter, https://web.archive.org/web/20230927012826/https://www.blacksburgaarp.org/test, accessed October 21, 2025.

"About Our Chapter", AARP New River Chapter, https://www.nrvaarp.org/about, accessed October 21, 2025.

Acquisition information:
The American Association of Retired Persons, Blacksburg [Virginia] Chapter Records were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in July 1993.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the American Association of Retired Persons, Blacksburg [Virginia] Chapter Records was completed in November 2023.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard