Vinnie Alice Underwood Collection , c.1931-32

Location of collection:

Radford University

University Archives

McConnell Library

Radford University

P.O. Box 6881

801 East Main Street

Radford, VA 24142

Contact for questions and access:

POC: Bud Bennett

Email: brbennet@radford.edu

Phone: (540) 831-5694

Email: archives@radford.edu

Phone: (540) 831-5701

Web: www.radford.edu/libraries/archival-materials

Summary

Extent:

1.5 Linear feet

Creator:

Vinnie Alice Underwood

Abstract:

This collection contains her scrapbook, a notebook, and a book of her original poetry. The scrapbook (or "Memory Book") contains newspaper clippings, memorabalia, letters, programs from college events, photographs, and other items depicting student life at Radford in 1931-32. A finding aid is available for this collection.

Language:

English

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains her scrapbook, a notebook, and a book of her original poetry. The scrapbook (or "Memory Book") contains newspaper clippings, memorabalia, letters, programs from college events, photographs, and other items depicting student life at Radford in 1931-32.

Biographical / historical:

Vinnie Alice Underwood attended State Teachers' College at Radford from 1931-32.

Acquisition information:

Patricia Cosby Crawford, the daughter of Vinnie Alice Underwood.

Arrangement:

The binding on the original scrapbook was in very poor condition, so the individual pages have been removed and placed in numbered folders, reflecting the original order.

Box 1: Contents of scrapbook with individual pages in file folders

Box 2: Two handwritten books of poetry by Vinnie Underwood

Physical location:

Located in locked compact shelving, Level 1, Shelf 23-B.

Physical description:

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