Adolph Samuel Bair Photographs
Scope and Content
The Adolph Samuel Bair Photographs were taken on the campus of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) during the 1920s. The photographs depict Bair, the campus, and the VPI Corps of Cadets.
Dates
- ca. 1920s
Creator
- Bair, Adolph Samuel, 1902-1988 (Person)
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Biographical Note
Adolph Samuel (Sam) Bair was born to Robert T. and Mabel C. Bair on February 18, 1902, in Beckley, West Virginia. He was a student, member of the Corps of Cadets, and part of the Cosmopolitan Club in his freshman and senior years at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI). He graduated in 1924 with a degree in Industrial Education.
Bair later worked as a car salesman and auto agency manager. In the 1940 census, he is listed as Vice President of Bair Brothers, and James W. Bair, likely Adolph's brother, is listed as the company's bookkeeper.
Bair married Jesse Coleman Gatherum in 1933, and they had at least one son, Samuel A. Bair. Adolph Samuel Bair died in Beckley on March 22, 1988.
External Sources:
VPI Bugle of 1924
U.S. Federal Censuses, 1910-1950
"Adolph Samuel Bair" in the U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/13024169:2238
"Adolph Samuel Bair" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/616595:2538
"Adolph S. Bair" in the U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/2396960:3693
Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Abstract
The Adolph Samuel Bair Photographs were taken on the campus of the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) during the 1920s. The photographs depict Bair, the campus, and the VPI Corps of Cadets. Bair (1902-1988) graduated from VPI in 1924.
Source of Acquisition
The Adolph Samuel Bair Photographs were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in January 2014.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Adolph Samuel Bair Photographs 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 Adolph Samuel Bair Photographs was completed in November 2023.
- Title
- Adolph Samuel Bair Photographs, ca. 1920s
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- William Harrison, Student Assistant, and LM Rozema, Archivist
- Date
- 2023 (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)
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Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
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