Michael Two Horses 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.

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], Michael Two Horses Collection, Ms2006-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
2.8 Cubic Feet 2 boxes
Creator:
Two Horses, Michael
Abstract:
The Michael Two Horses Collection contains a combination of academic papers, personal papers and research, drawings, correspondence, thesis and dissertation materials, and some artifacts from Two Horses' career as a student, scholar, and activist.
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], Michael Two Horses Collection, Ms2006-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Michael Two Horses Collection contains a combination of academic papers, personal papers and research, drawings, correspondence, thesis and dissertation materials, and some artifacts from Two Horses' career as a student, scholar, and activist.

Biographical / historical:

Michael Two Horses was a scholar, researcher, and activist. From the fall of 2003 until the time of his death in late December 2003, he was a visiting instructor in the American Indian Studies Program and the Humanities Program, within the Department of Interdisciplinary Studies. He was also a member of the Virginia Tech Commission on Equal Opportunity and Diversity.

More biographical information is available in his obituary online.

Acquisition information:
The Michael Two Horses Collection was donated to Special Collections in August 2005.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Michael Two Horses Collection was completed in 2006. Additional description was completed in 2012, when a finding aid was created.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged in folder by subject and material type. Folders are in alphabetical order.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard