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Price, Harvey Lee, 1874-1951

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1874 - 1951

Biographical Note

Harvey Lee Price (1874-1951) was associated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute throughout his professional career, first as a student (B.S. 1898, M.S. 1900), followed by his extensive tenure as a faculty member in the Horticulture department (1900-1950). During those years, Price was an administrator from 1908-1920 and Dean of the School of Agriculture from 1920-1945. Price Hall, originally constructed in 1907 as Agricultural Hall, was named in his honor in 1949. A descendant of early Montgomery County settlers, H. L. Price had a strong avocational interest in genealogy and local history.

Found in 4 Collections and/or Records:

Plat of a Lot of Land Conveyed by Southern Anth. [Anthracite] Coal Company to H. L. Price

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0287
Abstract

Blueprint map shows plat of a lot northwest of Stroubles Creek, conveyed to H. L. Price by Southern Anthracite Coal Company.

Dates: April 1921

Plat of a Lot of Land Conveyed to S.Anth. [Southern Anthracite] Coal Company by H. L. Price and wife

 Collection — Object 1
Identifier: Map-0286
Abstract

Map shows a plat of land southwest of Stroubles Creek, Virginia, conveyed to Southern Anthracite Coal Company by H. L. Price and his wife.

Dates: April 1921

Harvey Lee Price Papers

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1975-001
Abstract

The Harvey Lee Price Papers contain handwritten notes and genealogies of various Montgomery County families which Price used to write his four volume series Outlines of Montgomery County Families. Also included are Price's subject files on the county and Virginia and his diplomas from VPI.

Dates: 1853, 1898, 1900, 1927-1949, n.d.

Anne Price Yates Papers II

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2010-065
Abstract

The collection contains manuscript materials, notes, and correspondence related to Anne Price Yates' research on the Price family after the publication of her book, Increase in Prices.

Dates: 1898 - 2005