<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Blokker, Mildred, Photographs</titleproper><titleproper>Mildred Blokker Photographs, <date>c. 1912-1919</date> <num>Ms.2023.042</num></titleproper><author>Sterling Bryant, Student Assistant </author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2023 (<emph><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" type="simple">CC0 1.0</a></emph>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2024-04-18 07:10:12 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <corpname>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>Mildred Blokker Photograph Collection</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname source="local">Blokker, Mildred Payne, 1919-1993</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>Ms.2023.042</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.1 Cubic Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 folder</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" type="inclusive">c. 1912-1919</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_54e9effa7c1c8ff3b9958421a4ce1d23" label="Abstract">The collection contains eighteen photographs of exhibits and events around Virginia collected by Mildred Blokker (1919-1993) from about 1912-1919. The collection also includes photos of Cadets involved with the athletics department at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI). Blokker graduated from and worked at VPI.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_778a157e9a8a3df52482d933a8e0a81a">The material in this collection is in English.</langmaterial>
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  <accessrestrict id="aspace_e0ef407df3cc38acbeba06be409a19ad">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_27b32b7b26b50ce1835796ae965bd0c4">
    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>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. </p><p>Reproduction or
digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using
our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>.</p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can
be requested using our publication/exhibition form:
<a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_cb84f2e666be169140f4b1e2d943a681">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mildred Blokker Photograph Collection, c. 1912-1919, Ms2023-042, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_fe16d6d2dc3abbe430d13fac894ec78a">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>The Mildred Blokker Photograph Collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in May 1984.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <processinfo id="aspace_c1746e416d2283b3da5787d1a931f09f">
    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mildred Blokker Photograph Collection was completed in June 2023.</p>  </processinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_b1b26362a984395d3f81f2844e3f4d54">
    <head>Biographical Note</head>
<p>Mildred Payne Blokker (1919-1993) graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Insititue (VPI) with a degree in Home Economics. Blokker worked at the VPI Extension Serivce as a Home Economist and Program Leader. She also served as the National Executive Secretary and Treasurer for Epsilon Sigma Phi, the Extension Honorary Fraternity. </p><p>External sources:</p><p>"Mildred Arlene Aigner Blokker", findagrave.com, <a target="_blank" xlink:href="https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178196371/mildred-arlene-blokker">https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178196371/mildred-arlene-blokker</a>, accessed on June 6, 2023. </p><p>"Obit-Blokker, Mildred Payne" obituary, <title render="italics">Roanoke Times,</title> November 8, 1993, available on the Roanoke Times Archive from Virginia Tech Scholarly Communication department, <a target="_blank" xlink:href="https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1993/rt9311/931108/11080153.htm">https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1993/rt9311/931108/11080153.htm</a>, accessed on June 6, 2023. </p>  </bioghist>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_a62765b1d9f603cb2129022be2d2e10e">
    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>The collection contains eighteen photographs of exhibits and events around Virginia collected by Mildred Blokker from about 1912-1919. The collection also includes photos of Cadets involved with the athletics department at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <odd id="aspace_5c5e80fd6c2f8bb3ef760c99f7069278">
    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the Mildred Blokker Photograph Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</a>).</p>  </odd>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">Faculty and staff</subject>
    <subject source="local">Local/Regional History and Appalachian South</subject>
    <genreform authfilenumber="300046300" source="aat">Photographs</genreform>
    <subject source="local">Students and alumni</subject>
    <corpname authfilenumber="n92063670" source="naf">Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)</corpname>
  </controlaccess>
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