Hope Vandenberg Writings

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], Hope Vandenberg Writings, Ms1996-015, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Creator:
Vandenberg, Hope
Abstract:
Collected (photocopied typescripts of) poetry and essays by, and materials about, Hope Vandenberg, a resident of Montgomery County, Virginia, who worked as a graphics artist at Virginia Tech.
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], Hope Vandenberg Writings, Ms1996-015, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains (photocopied typescripts of) collected poetry and essays written by Hope Vandenberg of Blacksburg, Virginia. Housed in a loose leaf binder, the collection bears the title "Selected Works of Hope Vandenberg" and contains 21 numbered pages of Vandenberg's writings. Also included are a photograph of Vandenberg, a 1985 newspaper article about her, and her obituary.

Biographical / historical:

Hope Irma Minter, a daughter of Silas R. and Irma Weiford Minter, was born in Montgomery County, Virginia, on September 3, 1918. She married Robert Warren Banks, Sr. (1916-1959) in Blacksburg (Montgomery County), Virginia, on March 21, 1942; the couple would have two children. Following the death of Robert Banks, she married Henry Peter Carl Vandenberg (1906-1974) on June 17, 1966. Hope Vandenberg worked as a graphics artist at Virginia Tech for 30 years. She took creative writing courses during this time and enjoyed writing poetry and short stories. Hope Minter Vandenberg died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on September 24, 1996, and was buried in the town's Westview Cemetery.

Acquisition information:
The Hope Vendenberg Writings were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1996.
Processing information:

The processing and description of the Hope Vandenberg Writings commenced and was completed in October, 2023.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard