Virginia Department of Education, Technology Education Service Records
Scope and Content
The Virginia Department of Education, Technology Education Service Records include correspondence, newsletters, reports, minutes, and other items concerning industrial arts education in Virginia, including records from the Virginia Industrial Arts Association (1968-1980); correspondence, newsletters, reports, and minutes of the Virginia Vocational Association (1959-1979); and video tapes and slide shows concerning Industrial Arts.
Series I: Papers, 1956-1987. This series has been divided into further subseries by subject:
Subseries A: Vocational and Industrial Arts Education Files, 1967-1987. This subseries contains materials such as state reports and news bulletins.
Subseries B: SCOPE Industrial Arts Education Newsletters, 1970-1974. This subseries includes publications from the Industrial Arts Education Service, State Department of Education in Richmond, Virginia.
Subseries C: Virginia Vocational Association (VVA), 1956-1979. This subseries consists of documents related to the VVA, including correspondence, meeting minutes, and resolutions.
Subseries D: Virginia Industrial Arts Association (VIAA), 1966-1982, n.d. The largest of the five subseries, this contains materials relating to the VIAA, including reports, meeting minutes, constitutions, newsletters, and correspondence to and from VIAA committees.
Subseries E: Correspondence, 1967-1982. This subseries includes correspondence to and from individuals involved with industrial arts education in Virginia, largely relating to the VIAA. AIAA and AISA correspondence is also present.
Series II: Audio/Visual Materials, 1977-1987, n.d. This series is comprised of multiple formats of audio/visual material, including audio and video tapes, slides, and film reels. They relate to industrial education, ranging from promotional videos and TV ads to introductions to technology.
Dates
- 1956-1987, n.d.
Creator
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open to research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Extent
4.6 Cubic Feet (4 boxes)
Abstract
The Virginia Department of Education, Technology Education Service Records include correspondence, newsletters, reports, minutes, and other items concerning industrial arts education in Virginia, including records from the Virginia Industrial Arts Association (1968-1980); correspondence, newsletters, reports, and minutes of the Virginia Vocational Association (1959-1979); and video tapes and slide shows concerning Industrial Arts.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in April 1991.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Virginia Department of Education, Technology Education Service Records by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).
Processing Information
The processing and description of this collection was completed in January 2025.
- Title
- Virginia Department of Education, Technology Education Service Records, ca. 1959-1980
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections and University Archives Staff and Kat Zinn, Archivist
- Date
- 2025 (CC0 1.0)
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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