Lucy Minogue Rowland Papers
Scope and Content
This collection contains letters to the editor received by Lucy Minogue Rowland when she was news editor and editor-in-chief of The Virginia Tech in 1968-1969. Topics of the letters to the editor include alcoholic beverages, women at VPI, VPI name change, and removing the Confederate flag from the Coliseum. Also included are letters of a political nature including a signed letter from David Eisenhower on "Youth for Nixon-Agnew," correspondence with Senator William B. Spong, Jr., and letters congratulating Minogue on her appointment as editor-in-chief.
Dates
- 1968 - 1969
Creator
- Rowland, Lucy Minogue (Collector, Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in the collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for 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.
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Biographical Note
Lucy Minogue (later Rowland) was a member of the class of 1969 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. She was the first news editor and then editor-in-chief of the student newspaper The Virginia Tech in 1968-1969. She earned a B.S. in biology/zoology (1969) and an M.S. in microbiology (1972) at Virginia Tech, and later earned a Masters in Library Science at the University of Maryland.
Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
This collection contains letters to the editor received by Lucy Minogue Rowland when she was news editor and editor-in-chief of The Virginia Tech in 1968-1969. Also included are other correspondence she received during the same time, editorial copy, and the paper's masthead.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically. Note that letters to the paper initialed by Lucy Minogue Rowland were published. Those marked "NP" were not published.
Source of Acquisition
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in November 2003.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Lucy Minogue Rowland Papers 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, arrangement, and description of the Lucy Minogue Rowland Papers was completed in 2003.
- Title
- Lucy Minogue Rowland Papers, 1968-1969
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tamara Kennelly, University Archivist
- Date
- 2003 (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