Sarah Pitt Collection

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.

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Sarah Pitt Collection, Ms2005-018, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Pitt, Sarah
Abstract:
The collection contains papers relating to the Sarah Pitt and includes newsletters, newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, pageant script, and notebooks.
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], Sarah Pitt Collection, Ms2005-018, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Sarah Pitt Collection is composed of related records during Pitt's term as Extension Agent in Prince William County for the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Extension Division.

A noteworthy component of this collection is 5 small notebooks in which Sarah Pitt recorded her thoughts, ideas, recipes and comments concerning 4-H and Extension activities. These notes are significant as they reveal farm-related activities during The Great Depression.

The collection also contains two radio broadcast scripts from the "National Farm and Home Hour". In the 1930s and 1940s, the "National Farm and Home Hour" broadcast nationwide from Chicago and was sponsored by the American Farm Bureau.

Biographical / historical:

Sarah Pitt was an Extension Agent in Prince William County for the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Extension Division, from 1930-1936.

Acquisition information:
The Sarah Pitt Collection was donated to Special Collections in February 2005.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sarah Pitt Collection commenced and was completed in August 2005.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title. The individual folders are arranged chronologically.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard