The collection is open for research.
The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials.
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Virginia Tech Scrapbook, Ms2009-079, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Virginia Tech Scrapbook was donated to Special Collections in 2009.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia Tech Scrapbook commenced and was completed in May 2009.
The scrapbook may have been compiled by Mary Katherine Cook Derring, but no biographical information is available.
The collection contains a scrapbook with more than 100 photographs of Blacksburg, Virginia, and VPI activities. Photographs are dated between 1912 and 1916. Most are captioned. Many depict the Corps of Cadets and their campus activities, as well as the growth of the campus in the period. The scrapbook may have been compiled by Mary Katherine Cook Derring.
The collection is arranged chronologically. The photographs in the scrapbook were, for the most part, arranged chronologically by the creator, and the scrapbook has been left in its original order.
The guide to the Virginia Tech Scrapbook by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).