William S. Swecker, Sr., 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
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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], William S. Swecker, Sr., Papers, Ms2021-013, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Swecker, William S. , Sr., 1925-2012
Abstract:
This collection contains political and presonal correspondence relating to William S. Swecker, Sr., and his materials related to Senator Henry T. Wickham of the Virginia State Senate. Swecker was a senatorial page for Sen. Wickham and a large portion of the political correspondence relates to his recommendation and appointment.
Language:
The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], William S. Swecker, Sr., Papers, Ms2021-013, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of correspondence relating to the appointment of William S. Swecker, Sr., as a Virginia State Senate page to Senator Henry T. Wickham during the late 1930s and early 1940s, personal correspondence between Swecker and other individuals in 1940, an address by Sen. Wickham to the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1940, an address by Sen. Wickham to the joint session of the Virginia General Assembly in 1940, and autographed print of Sen. Wickham to Swecker.

Biographical / historical:

William S. Swecker, Sr. (1925-2012) was born in Crabbottom, Highland County, Virginia. He served as a senatorial page for Virginia State Senator Henry T. Wickham (1849-1943), a longtime state legislator around 1940. He was a graduate of Blue Grass High School, and served in the United States Navy during World War Two, from 1943 to 1945. During that time, he achieved the position and rank of quartermaster second class and accompanied Allied landing ships on D-Day, June 6, 1944. After WWII, Swecker reenlisted and served in the U. S. Navy during the Korean War from 1951 to 1953. Swecker recieved a B. S. in animal husbandry from Virginia Tech and operated the Shenandoah Insurance Agency in Stuarts Draft, Virginia. He married Ann Stuart McClure in 1954, and they had two children. He died in Fishersville, Augusta County, Virginia and is buried in Blue Grass, Highland County, Virginia.

Source:

Acquisition information:
The William S. Swecker, Sr., Papers were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in January 2020.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the William S. Swecker, Sr., Papers was completed in July 2021.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type.