Wilbur S. Pence letter to Nellie F. Zirkle

Access and use

Location of collection:
James Madison University
Second Floor Room 203, MSC 1704
Carrier Library
James Madison University
880 Madison Drive
Harrisonburg, VA 22807
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Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Wilbur S. Pence Letter to Nellie F. Zirkle, 1951 July 11, SC 0361, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 cubic feet 1 folder
Creator:
Pence, Wilbur S., 1906-1986, Zirkle, Nellie F. (Nellie Fleming), 1887-1973, Green Valley Auctions, Inc., and Bowman, Douglas, 1948-2023
Abstract:
Typed letter dated July 11, 1951 addressing Zirkle's complaint about students and spectators trespassing on her property to retrieve baseballs.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[identification of item], [box #, folder #], Wilbur S. Pence Letter to Nellie F. Zirkle, 1951 July 11, SC 0361, Special Collections, Carrier Library, James Madison University, Harrisonburg, VA.

Background

Scope and content:

Typed letter dated July 11, 1951 from Wilbur S. Pence, Division Superintendent of Rockingham County Public Schools, to Nellie Zirkle (1887-1973) regarding her complaint about students and spectators trespassing on her property to retrieve baseballs. Zirkle lived in close proximity to Dayton High School where the summer baseball team practiced and played games.

Biographical / historical:

Wilbur S. Pence (1906-1986) served as Division Superintendent of Rockingham County Public Schools from 1950 to 1971. Nellie F. Zirkle, resident of Dayton, Virginia, lived in close proximity to Dayton High School which was located on Mill Street.

Acquisition information:
Purchased at Green Valley Auctions December 5th, 2023 sale of the Doug Bowman Estate.
Custodial history:

From the estate of Doug Bowman, local collector of Harrisonburg memorabilia.

Processing information:

The letter was separated from a lot of letters related to Polly Ney Zindler due to it having no connection to the other Zindler correspondence.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard