<?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 https://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-ViLxW"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Rockbridge SPCA collection</titleproper><titleproper>Rockbridge SPCA collection <num>RHS.Coll.0025</num></titleproper></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives</publisher></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2025-09-06 07:01:51 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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      <corpname>Washington and Lee University, University Library Special Collections and Archives</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>Rockbridge SPCA collection</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <corpname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Rockbridge, Va.)</corpname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>RHS.Coll.0025</unitid>
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    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.01 Linear Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 folder</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate calendar="gregorian" certainty="approximate" datechar="creation" era="ce" normal="1964/2022" type="inclusive">circa 1964-1993, 2022</unitdate>
    <langmaterial>
      <language langcode="eng">English</language>
    </langmaterial>
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  <scopecontent id="aspace_679254379afa03eba680e5402280bf4d">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>This collection contains official records of the organization, such as annual reports, as well as various papers, including event invitations, mailed pamphlets, the organization's newsletter, and photocopies of newspaper articles. It also contains two envelopes of animal photographs, some of which are used in the mailed pamphlets.  Also included is the July 27, 2022, News-Gazette obituary for Jane Cornett, who was the Executive Director of the SPCA for many years.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Existence and Location of Copies</head>
<p>This collection contains photocopies of articles about the SPCA from local newspapers.</p>  </altformavail>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_6fd282dbd75201c6605f52d8ab7c66c5">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is available for research use.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_989a027e7e991e9869f87882f1e274c2">
    <head>Conditions Governing Use</head>
<p>The materials from Washington and Lee University Special Collections are made available for use in research, teaching, and private study, pursuant to U.S. Copyright law.  The user assumes full responsibility for any use of the materials, including but not limited to, infringement of copyright and publication rights of reproduced materials.  Any materials used should be fully credited with the source.</p>  </userestrict>
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    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>[Identification of item], Rockbridge SPCA Collection (RHS Coll. 0025), Special Collections and Archives, James G. Leyburn Library, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <controlaccess>
    <persname rules="aacr" source="lcnaf">Cornett, Jane Holt</persname>
  </controlaccess>
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