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Fishburne Military School [Waynesboro, Virginia] Scrapbooks

 Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: Ms-1994-030

Scope and Contents

This collection contains two scrapbooks, both titled the National Memory and Fellowship Book, from the Fishburne Military School in Waynesboro, Virginia. One book was owned by Eugene Peyton Summerson Jr. and the other was owned by his brother, Beverly Dancy Summerson, both of whom attended the school in the late 1920s. The scrapbooks include photographs, assignments, programs, newspaper clippings, and notes. Both scrapbooks include several pages of information about the Summerson brothers' respective classmates, including their names, where they were from, their nicknames, birthdays, and their career ambitions. Throughout their respective scrapbooks, the Summersons also wrote about their favorite subjects in school, along with their favorite music, books, and poems. Another section includes information about entertainment, lectures, and plays that the Summersons attended during their time at school. The last several pages of the scrapbooks include photographs of Beverly Summerson and Eugene Summerson, Jr., respectively, along with their classmates, as well as newspaper clippings.

The first scrapbook, which once belonged to Eugene Peyton Summerson, Jr., included several loose newspaper clippings and graded assignments in the back of the book. These papers are now located in a separate folder in the order in which they were found.

The second scrapbook, which once belonged to Beverly Summerson, includes a loose document from the Principal of the Fishburne Military School declaring that Summerson had been promoted to Cadet Sergeant in 1928.

Please note some of the nicknames and photo captions include racist language.

Dates

  • 1925 - 1928

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

The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: http://bit.ly/scuareproduction. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: http://bit.ly/scuapublication. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.

Extent

0.3 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Fishburne Military School [Waynesboro, Virginia] Scrapbooks by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).

Title
Fishburne Military School [Waynesboro, Virginia] Scrapbooks, 1925-1928
Subtitle
Fishburne Military School [Waynesboro, Virginia] Scrapbooks
Status
In Progress
Author
Zoe Brooks, Graduate Assistant
Date
(CC0 1.0)
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
English

Revision Statements

  • 2020-09-24: Finding aid notes updated to new department standards. juliags

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