RG 23/1/2 - Seymour Robb, Library Director, Records, 1947 - 1961
Scope and Content
This collection includes correspondence (1947-61), the Library Survey (1949), and records relating to the construction of Newman Library.
Dates
- 1947 - 1961
Creator
- From the Record Group: Robb, Seymour, 1901-1961 (Person)
- From the Record Group: Rudolph, Gerald A. (Person)
- From the Record Group: Shirk, Frank (Person)
- From the Record Group: Bechanan, H. Gordon (Person)
- From the Record Group: Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 (Person)
- From the Record Group: Gherman, Paul M. (Person)
- From the Record Group: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries (Organization)
- From the Record Group: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. University Libraries. Special Collections Department (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
The colleciton is open for research, except for RG 23h/13 which is restricted due to potential confidential material. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.
Biographical Note
Seymour Robb succeeded Brown in 1947. In an effort to correct some of the deficiencies of the library, Robb called for a library survey. Funds were received in 1949 for a survey to be conducted by Maurice Tauber of Columbia University Library School and William Jesse of the University of Tennessee Library. Their conclusions led to immediate improvement in funding for the library. Beginning in 1951, funds were sought from various sources for the construction of a new library building. Carol M. Newman Library was completed in 1955. After fourteen years of service, Robb died in office in 1961.
Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
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