This collection consists of a single diary maintained by Alfred Washington Drinkard, Jr., assistant director of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, 1946-1948 (and previously director, 1916-1946). Dated 1947, the diary bears advertising of Arcadian Nitrate of Soda and was likely distributed as a business promotion. In lengthy, semi-illegible entries of brief sentences, Drinkard chronicles the day's minutiae, including notes on the weather, appointments, news of family and acquaintances, personal activities, business of the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, and events on campus and in Blacksburg, Virginia. Two typical entries: "May 28: clear & warmer. To office at 7:25 a.m. Nelson Price Dr. Wingard has hay fever. Dr. Young. Mr. B. O. Reynolds, Examiner from office of Experiment Stations, will be here on May 28 to June 7 for the annual examination of the work of this Experiment Station. Prepared forms requesting Departments to prepare their programs of work for fiscal year 1947-1948. Dr. Wingard. Dr. [DeLury?] says he is going back to Canada on July 1. I went with Kincaid & Mr. Reynolds to Whitethorne Farm and we returned at 5 p. m. A group of men from T. V. A. Forestry Dept. came by to see Dr. Young. I hear that Mr. R. Hutcheson returned to the campus today; but he will not work for a long time." "September 26: Clear trace of frost. Warm at [illegible]. Partly cloudy at 8 a.m. Fog. To office at 7:30 a. m. Rode down with Nelson Price. Mrs. Green is ill. Dean Price re alumni meeting tonight; I will be out of town. The question is World War Memorial II. Fog at 9:00 a. m. Duncan will decide with Dr. Young whether Biology may borrow lab table. Dr. Young came in this a. m. Approved labor payroll for September. Dr. at 1:35 p. m. by bus and go to Appomattox. Lula & Joe took supper at Hattie's. Saw Mary Ann. I do not like the proposed memorial and many others do not like it. Alumni meet at 8 p.m. I guess it is about memorial. I am not contributing to it. I will be out of town."