Subseries E: Zetta Campbell

Biographical / historical:

Zetta Marie Campbell (1930-2024) joined the Roanoke Appalachian Trail Club in 1959. She also served as secretary (1964-1965, 1968-1969, 1983-1984) and editor of the Trail Blazer newsletter (1970-1977). Campbell also illustrated the hike schedules in the 1970s and led hikes until at least 2019. She received the Appalachian Trail Park Office's Silver Service Award in 2002.

Sources:

Box 13, Folder 66, "1970s - Zetta Campbell Drawings/Hike Scheds," of this collection

Box 19, Folder 33, "Sigfried and Ursula Kolmstetter Obituaries," of this collection

Box 13, Folder 44, "RATC Board Members and Ancillaries, 1932-99 compiled by Diana Christopulos and Pam Wolsey, 2023-24," of this collection

Obituary for Zetta Campbell, The Roanoke Times, July 5, 2024, p. A6, available online from Legacy.com, https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/roanoke/name/zetta-campbell-obituary?id=55488335, accessed September 22, 2025.

"Zetta Marie Campbell", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/272121036/zetta_marie-campbell, accessed September 22, 2025.

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
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Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
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