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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Records of the Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association, RG 31/14/9, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Records of the Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2006.
The scrapbook of photographs was taken apart, and items were labeled on the back with their order number.
The processing, arrangement and description of the Records of the Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association commenced in March 2006 and was completed in April 2006.
The Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association began in 1913 but has been officially associated with the college since 1922. The club also has a sister club in Russia. The club's purpose is to encourage an understanding of and an interest in amateur radio, to provide a station for the uses of club members, and to provide emergency and public service communications.
The Records of the Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association collection consists of certificates, logs, membership lists, correspondence, publications, violations, registration forms, yearly recollections, and copies of radio licenses. There are also photographs and negatives, including items removed from a scrapbook.
The collection is arranged alphabetically by subject matter. In each folder, the contents are organized chronologically.
The guide to the Records of the Virginia Tech Amateur Radio Association by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your- work/public-domain/cc0/).