Otis Waldrop Photographs

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:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Otis Waldrop Photographs, ca. 1930s-1950s, Ms2023-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.3 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Waldrop, Otis Ashton, 1901-1990
Abstract:
The collection contains photographs of Post Offices and other Government buildings collected by Otis Waldrop (1901-1990), who graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) and served as chief of design and construction for the U. S. General Services Administration region 3.
Language:
The material in this collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Otis Waldrop Photographs, ca. 1930s-1950s, Ms2023-029, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection contains photographs of Post Offices and other Government buildings, primarily in Indiana, Florida, Georgia, and North Carolina. Identified buildings include the Greensboro Agriculture and Post Office, US Coast Guard Air Station in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Virginia Polytechnic Institute Upper Quad, and more. Several photographs are attached to scrapbook pages, while others are loose. Some buildings are not identified. The photos were collected by Otis Waldrop, probably while chief of design and construction for the U. S. General Services Administration region 3.

Biographical / historical:

Otis Ashton Waldrop (1901-1990) was born in Hanover Co., Virginia. He graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) where he was a member of the Corps of Cadets. He served as a major in the U. S. Army during World War II, and served as chief of design and construction for the U. S. General Services Administration region 3. He supervised the construction of the Smithsonian Museum of Science and Technology.

External sources:

"Otis Ashton Waldrop", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/58207096/otis-ashton-waldrop, accessed 5/30/2023.

Acquisition information:
The Otis Waldrop Photographs were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in March 2003.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Otis Waldrop Photographs was completed in May 2023.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by subject and material type.