Correspondence, L, 1953 - 2000
Scope and Content
The collection contains business correspondence from Marcus L. Oliver's tenure with the Virginia Tech Alumni Association (1950-1968) and the University of the South Alumni Association. The collection also includes personal correspondence from 1947 to 2010. Letters in the collection are written to Oliver by numerous correspondents. Other materials include carbon or onion skin copies of letters by Oliver, created in the course of professional and personal activities. In some cases, correspondence to and from the same person is clipped or stapled together.
Correspondents significant to the history of Virginia Tech, as well as those with large contributions to the collection are listed as creators on this finding aid. Major topics include Virginia Tech Alumni Association business, Virginia Tech German Club events, and general professional correspondence. The collection also contains photocopies of a small number of articles by Oliver for The Techgram in 1950.
Dates
- 1953 - 2000
Creator
- From the Collection: Norcross, William Ernest (Person)
- From the Collection: Roberts, James (Person)
- From the Collection: Rowe, C. Eugene, d.1987 (Person)
- From the Collection: Powell, James V. (Person)
- From the Collection: Roberts, Anne (Person)
- From the Collection: Tatum, Omar (Person)
- From the Collection: Taylor, Gregory C. (Person)
- From the Collection: Shackelford, Grace (Person)
- From the Collection: Webb, Jack (Person)
- From the Collection: Vernon, William D. (Person)
- From the Collection: Wasko, Barbara (Person)
- From the Collection: Oliver, Marcus L. (Person)
- From the Collection: Frazer, George Preston (Person)
- From the Collection: Shackelford, George Green, 1921-2010 (Person)
- From the Collection: Johnston, G. Burke (George Burke), 1907-1995 (Person)
- From the Collection: Hahn, T. Marshall, Jr. (Thomas Marshall), 1926-2016 (Person)
- From the Collection: Mayo, Fitzhugh (Person)
- From the Collection: Musser, Harry P. (Person)
- From the Collection: Marmion, William H. (William Henry), 1907-2002 (Person)
- From the Collection: Mayo, Elizabeth (Person)
- From the Collection: King, Helen G. (Person)
- From the Collection: Johnson, Adger S. (Person)
- From the Collection: Gustin, Harry (Person)
- From the Collection: Godsey, John D. (Person)
- From the Collection: Gordon, Charles O. (Person)
- From the Collection: Fabian, G. Craig (Person)
- From the Collection: Forbes, Charles M. (Person)
- From the Collection: Dixon, James (Person)
- From the Collection: Dean, James W., 1920- (Person)
- From the Collection: Cochran, Edward (Person)
- From the Collection: Cahill, Edward (Person)
- From the Collection: Horton, Miles C., Jr. (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository
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