Banks Family Papers, 1935-1979, no date
Sub-Series — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content
From the Collection:
The Rice Family Papers include decades of letters to and from four generations of the decendents of Jerry Rice of Campbell County, Virginia. The majority of the letters were sent to Nannie Mae (Rice) Banks but there are also letters addressed to her father, Fletcher, her mother, Georgianna, and other members of the family. The letters document the experience of this Black family from Southwest Virginia as they lived through, fought, and died in, World War I, the Great Depression, and World War II.
Dates
- 1935-1979, no date
Creator
- From the Collection: Rice, Fletcher Roland, Sr. (1866-1966) (Person)
- From the Collection: Rice, Georgianna "Anna/Annie" (Jennings) (1881-1928) (Person)
- From the Collection: Rice, Gracie G. (Baldwin) (1897-1979) (Person)
- From the Collection: Banks, Nannie Mae (Rice) (1895-2000) (Person)
- From the Collection: Watts, Laura B. (Rice) (1897-1958) (Person)
- From the Collection: Board, Lillie May (Rice) (1899-1956) (Person)
- From the Collection: Day, Idella (Rice) (1910-1963) (Person)
- From the Collection: Rice, Naymon Eddieray, Sr., Pfc. (1914-1955) (Person)
- From the Collection: Rice, James Cornelius, Pvt. (1916-1963) (Person)
- From the Collection: Rogers, James "Jimmy" Lester, Pvt. (1920-1945) (Person)
- From the Collection: Payne, Solomon Gomarh, Pfc. (1895-1962) (Person)
- From the Collection: Burton, Owen (Person)
- From the Collection: Banks, (William) Andrew (1903-1945) (Person)
- From the Collection: Banks family (Family)
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 2.5 Cubic Feet (6 boxes)
Language of Materials
From the Collection: English
General
Includes items from:
- Miles, Mary Frances (Strange) (1900-1976)
- Mills, Eva M. (Banks) (1897-)
- Sparrow, Myrtle Alice (Banks) (1905-1974)
- Banks, Nettie Addalee (Cannaday) (c.1905-)
- Banks, Clarence Norvell, Sr. (1900-1948)
- Davis Family, descended from the Strange Family
- Johnson Family, descended from the Strange Family
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu