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Letter to Virginia Hummel from Margaret and Charles Wood describing visit to American Memorial Cemetary in Manilla, slides of Memorial, diagram of Memorial, 1974

 File — Box: 2, Folder: 32

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

The Virginia Hummel Papers consist of materials created and gathered by Virginia Holden Hummel of Blacksburg. An amateur historian especially interested in Blacksburg history and genealogy, she collected many materials related to the region, including newspaper clippings, research notes, photographs, maps, and blueprints.

Series I: Correspondence, 1830-1996, n.d. This series contains correspondence to and from Hummel and family members, thank-you cards addressed to Hummel, graduation announcements, and stamps.

Series II: Family Papers, 1864-1998, n.d., includes materials related to Hummel and her family, including Elizabeth Evan's application to the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Hummel's essays on Shakespeare, a poem by Mary Benton Hummel, drawings and photographs, and Virginia Hummel's nomination for the 1992 Governor's Award for Volunteering Excellence.

Series III: Financial and Legal Records, 1841-1952, n.d. This series consists of financial and legal materials such as deeds, receipts, bills, shipment records, and notes on deeds.

Series IV: Genealogy, 1946-1980, n.d., contains materials related to Hummel's genealogy research such as records of marriages, births, and deaths, an ancestral chart, and notes on families.

Series V: Local History, 1872-1997, n.d. This series consists of research materials related to the history of Blacksburg, Virginia Tech, and Montgomery County, including VPI bulletins, maps, VPI publications, articles related to the state of Virginia, Blacksburg town calendars, photographs, brochures, and notes.

Series VI: Subject Files, 1995, n.d., is largely comprised of articles not related to Hummel's research on local history, such as articles on ancient history.

Dates

  • 1974

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to research.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Cubic Feet (3 boxes)

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