The collection is open for research.
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Herman Lemuel Pritchard Papers, Ms1990-048, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The collection was donated to Special Collections in September 1990.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Herman Lemuel Pritchard Papers was completed in September 2013.
Herman Lemuel "Lem" Pritchard, born in Norfolk, Virginia, graduated from VPI in 1924. Following his graduation, Lem went on to become the Vice President of the First Federal Savings and Loan in Patterson, New Jersey. After his retirement, Lem returned to Virginia and was appointed as Associate Alumni Director on June 15, 1967. In November 1967, Pritchard married Clarice Slusher (1904-2005), registrar in the early Hahn administration at Virginia Tech.
The collection contains materials from the VPI Class of 1924 and Associate Director of the Alumni Association from 1967 to 1974, Herman Lemuel Pritchard. It includes memoranda, images, and correspondence regarding the Alumni Association and its fundraisers and reunions. The collection also contains materials concerning the "Old Guard."
The collection is arranged alphabetically by material type/subject.
The guide to the Herman Lemuel Pritchard Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).