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1942 Correspondence

 Sub-Series — Box: 5, 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

  • 1942-1948, no date

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 2.5 Cubic Feet (6 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

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