Virginia Tech Faculty Women's Club Records, 1965-2008 (Ms1997-014)
Dates
- 1965 - 2008
Creator
- Virginia Tech Faculty Women's Club (1965-) (Organization)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Virginia Tech Faculty Women's Club Records must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Historical Note
This organization was founded in 1965 as a social group to promote fellowship among women associated with Virginia Tech. The club currently strives to expand the intellectual and social horizons of its membership through enlargement of friendships, engagement in adult educational activities, scholarships, and promoting the interests of Virginia Tech.
Language of Materials
English
Acquisition Information
The Virginia Tech Faculty Women's Club Records have been donated to Special Collections in multiple accruals, beginning in 1997. Future donations are likely, as the organization remains active.
Abstract
The collections consists of records and scrapbooks from the Virginia Tech Faculty Women's Club.
Abstract
The records include correspondence, financial records, officers' job descriptions, newsletters, information about scholarships, cookbook sales, nursery operations, as well as annual scrapbooks of activities illustrated with photographs and newspaper clippings. Current holdings of records and papers date from the organization's beginnings in 1965 through 2008. The scrapbooks cover events from 1966 to 2008.
The collection is accompanied by printed annual yearbooks that include lists of members. (The yearbook volumes are cataloged and housed in Special Collections, call number HQ1905 V5 V5 SPEC).
Processing Information
Some processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia Tech Faculty Women's Club Records has been completed incrementally as materials were added to the collection. The most recent processing, arrangement, and description, including the creation of a finding aid, was completed in April 2013.
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