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Edwin Talley Agricultural Quadrangle Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2006-021

Scope and Content

B. Edwin Talley, Jr.’s six original pen and ink drawings depict the buildings of Virginia Tech’s Agriculture Quadrangle: Hutcheson, Price, Sandy, Seitz, Smyth, and Saunders. Each drawing is 10 inches x 13 inches.

Dates

  • 2005

Creator

Language of Materials

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research. Drawings are not available for reproduction.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Drawings are not available for publication without explicit permission obtained from the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Alumni Organization. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.

Biographical Note

The Alumni Association Board of the Virginia Tech College of Agriculture and Life Sciences commissioned Virginia artist B. Edwin Talley, Jr. to create pen and ink drawings of the six buildings that form the historic Agriculture Quad. The drawings were commissioned as a fund-raising project. Prints of these drawings were available for purchase through the Alumni Association with proceeds benefitting the Ag Alumni Scholarship Fund.

B. Edwin Talley, Jr. has been creating pen and ink drawings for more than thirty years. He started out executing local scenes with which he had a personal connection. Later he began doing more notable landmarks, such as the University of Virginia's Rotunda, University of Maryland's Memorial Chapel, and other commissions.

Extent

1 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Abstract

The collection includes Edwin Talley’s six original pen and ink drawings depict the buildings of Virginia Tech’s Agriculture Quadrangle: Hutcheson, Price, Sandy, Seitz, Smyth, and Saunders.

Arrangement

The drawings are arranged alphabetically by building title.

Source of Acquisition

The Edwin Talley Agricultural Quadrange Drawings were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2005.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Edwin Talley Agricultural Quadrangle Drawings 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 Edwin Talley Agricultural Quadrangle Drawings was completed in November 2006.

Title
Edwin Talley Agricultural Quadrangle Drawings, 2005
Status
Completed
Author
Special Collections and University Archives Staff
Date
2006 (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

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308