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Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr., VAMC Coatee

 Collection
Identifier: Textile-1993-002

Scope and Content

This collection contains an original cadet coatee from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) dated 1886. The coat is woolen blue-gray with a cotton lining. It was manufactured by D. Klein and Bro. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A piece of tape inside the coat indicates the coat belonged to VAMC student Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr.

Dates

  • 1886

Language of Materials

The material in this collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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Biographical Note

Greenwood Hopkins Nowlin, Jr. (1878-1975) of Campbell County, Virginia, attended Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) from 1896 through 1899. Nowlin also played the mandolin and violin with a group of other young men that would perform at school dances for free.

Nowlin was the son of Greenwood Hopkins Nowlin, Sr., and Lelia Pendleton, and he married Buelah Hall Terrell. He worked as a metallurgist at U.S. Steel.

Source: "Greenwood Hopkins Nowlin Jr", the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, https://search-ancestrylibrary-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9278&h=2247883&tid=&pid=&queryId=f660fde90e662d52077072f2a8178a20&usePUB=true.

Extent

3.1 Cubic Feet (1 box)

Abstract

This collection contains an original cadet coatee from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (VAMC) dated 1886. The coat belonged to Greenwood Hopkins Nowlin, Jr. (1878-1975) of Campbell County, Virginia, who attended Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) from 1896 through 1899.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 1972.

Related Archival Materials

See also the Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr. Collection, Ms1962-008 at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Separated Materials

This collection was separated from the Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr. Collection, Ms1962-008.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr., VAMC Coatee 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 Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr., VAMC Coatee was completed in June 2025. Minimal description was completed prior to 2020, probably around 1993. Additional description completed in August 2021.

Title
Greenwood H. Nowlin, Jr., VAMC Coatee, 1886
Status
Completed
Author
Special Collections and University Archives Staff and LM Rozema, Archivist
Date
2021 (CC0 1.0)
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Revision Statements

  • 2021-08-27: LM Rozema updated subjects, and agents; added missing notes for an unprocessed collection (abstract, acquisition, processing info, bio, related, separated, use & access restrictions, citation, guide rights), FA title and filing title, FA date & author, languages, and classification; and added component with instances previously attached to collection level.

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
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Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308