Merwin Leven Papers
Scope and Content
This collection contains papers belonging to Merwin Leven during his time as a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) from 1948-1950, mostly related to the Corps of Cadets and other student organizations. Contents include club membership cards, V.P.I. military science question and answer sheets, a Company D guard detail sheet, a humorous Company G "delinquency sheet," and a printout of the December 1949 issue of "The Lord Reading Club News."
Dates
- 1948 - 1950
Creator
- Leven, Merwin, 1929-2007 (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials 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
Merwin Leven (1929-2007) was born to Menne and CeCelia (Yoffe) Leven in White Plains, New York. He entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) as a freshman in the 1948-1949 school year. He was a private in Company D in the Corps of Cadets. During his time at V.P.I., he was a member of the Chemistry Club, the Lord Reading Club (a Hillel Unit for Jewish students), and the Yankee Club (an organization for students who were born above the Mason-Dixon Line).
Leven married Carol Ann Rubin in 1955, and they had three daughters: Dianne Averill, Susan Leven, and Linda Hall.
External Sources:
The Bugle, 1949, pages 257, 284, 314, available online from Virginia Tech at http://hdl.handle.net/10919/18581.
U.S. Federal Census, 1930-1950.
"Merwin Leven" in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/47836654:60901, accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.
"Merwin Leven" obituary, The Journal News (White Plains, New York), Jun. 11, 2007, available online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lohud/name/merwin-leven-obituary?id=48142719, accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.
"Merwin Leven", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225763961/merwin-leven, accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.
"Merwin Leven" in the U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1070385456:62116, accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
This collection contains papers belonging to Merwin Leven during his time as a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) from 1948-1950, mostly related to the Corps of Cadets and other student organizations.
Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2010.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Merwin Leven 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 Merwin Leven Papers was completed in September 2022.
- Title
- Merwin Leven Papers, 1948-1950
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Miranda Christy, Student Assistant
- Date
- 2022 (CC0 1.0)
- 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