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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Robert B. Claytor Papers, Ms1991-047, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in July 1991.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Robert B. Claytor Papers was completed in December 2024.
Robert Buckner Claytor was born to W. Graham Claytor and Gertrude Boatwright Claytor on February 27, 1922, in Roanoke, Virginia. He graduated from Princeton University, earned a law degree from Harvard University, and served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He was chairman and CEO of Norfolk Southern and was involved in the Episcopal Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, serving for a time as chancellor. He also served on the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors from 1982-1990. Claytor died on April 9, 1993, and is buried in St. John's Episcopal Church Columbarium, Ronaoke.
Sources:
"Robert B. Claytor Dies", The Washington Post, April 10, 1993, https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1993/04/10/robert-b-claytor-dies/4bf673aa-0b94-4c29-afc9-98778a430645/, accessed January 12, 2023.
"Rector & Member Archives," Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, https://bov.vt.edu/member-archive.html, accessed January 12, 2023.
"Robert Buckner Claytor" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40027309/robert-buckner-claytor, accessed January 12, 2023.
The Robert B. Claytor Papers consist of correspondence, articles, brochures, and rosters created or collected by Claytor and his brother, W. Graham Claytor, about the National Railway Historical Society, the preservation of historic trains (including Southern Railway Engine 4501 and N&W Locomotive Number 611), and the Norfolk and Western Railway Company.
See the W. Graham Claytor Papers, Ms1981-095, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives. W. Graham Claytor was the father of Robert B. Claytor.
The guide to the Robert B. Claytor Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).