PUBLIC "-//Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives//TEXT (US::vachi::vachi44087001::Gladys Sokolow Collection, 1900-2011)//EN" "vachi44087001.xml" A Guide to the Gladys Sokolow Collection, 1900-2011 Sokolow, Gladys Collection MS2020-02 Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives 2021 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using a form and manually entry [AS date] Description is in English Gladys Sokolow Collection, 1900-2011 A Collection in Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives MS2020-02

Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives 2021 Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives Descriptive Summary Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives, Christiansburg Institute, Inc. Gladys Sokolow Collection, 1900-2011 MS2020-02 0.209 linear feet; 1 box Materials in this collection are in English. Gladys Sokolow Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

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Copyright has been assigned to Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives by Gladys Sokolow. For permission to publish materials created by the donor, contact CIMA@christiansburginstitute.com. Materials not created by Gladys Sokolow may still be under copyright.

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[ITEM DESCRIPTION], [BOX], [FOLDER], Gladys Sokolow Collection, MS2020-02, Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives, Christiansburg Institute, Inc., Christiansburg, VA.

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Biographical Note

Gladys Sokolow graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute in 1953. Sokolow grew up in Pulaski County, Virginia and was bused seventy miles every day to and from school. After graduation, she pursued a degree in Library Science. She served as a librarian in New York City for thirty-six years before moving back to Christiansburg, Virginia. She served as Treasurer of the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association Board of Directors as well as Executive Director Emeritus of the Christiansburg Institute, Inc. Board of Directors.

Scope and Content

Gladys Sokolow collected graduation photographs, C.I.I. alum Waymon Pack’s certificates, student autograph book, newspaper clippings, and a photo scrapbook from fellow Christiansburg Industrial Institute alumni. The scrapbook contains early photographs from local African American schools and Sokolow’s personal photographs.

 Index Terms Subjects: African Americans--Education--Virginia--Christiansburg--History African Americans--Virginia--Montgomery County--Biography African Americans--Virginia--Montgomery County--History African Americans--Virginia--Pulaski County--History Christiansburg Industrial Institute--History Montgomery County (Va.)--Biography Contents List Series 1: Waymon Pack School Documents, 1930-1963 1:1 Piney Woods School, Neither Absent nor Tardy certificate, 1930 Pine[y] Woods, Five Point Standard, 1932 Pine[y] Woods, elementary school certificate, 1934 Pine[y] Woods, report card, 1935 Series 2: CI Graduation Photographs, 1953-1966 1:2 Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1953 Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1955 Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1957 Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1958 Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1959 Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1960 (2) Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1961 (2) Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1962 Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1963 Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1964 Christiansburg Institute Graduating Class of 1965 Series 3: Newspaper Clippings, 1964, 2001, 2010-2011 1:3 "Christiansburg Institute," Montgomery News Messenger, June 4, 1964 A Century of Contribution, Virginia Foundation for the Humanities and Public Policy, (photocopy), 2000 "Christiansburg Institute," Main Street Newspapers, May 2010 "Legally, man and wife," NRV Current, June 12, 2011 Series 4: Books The C.I. News Journal, 1963 1:4 Thomas Edward Ferguson Senior Memories Autograph book, 1964 1:5 "Album" pink photo album, c. 1900-2000 1:6