Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers
Scope and Content
The Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers contain several letters, documents, cards, and photographs mostly addressed to Granville Skidmore Kennedy and his wife Wilma Hoyt Kennedy of Roanoke and later Richmond, Virginia. Some letters are also addressed to their daughter Elizabeth (Betty) Lois Kennedy. This correspondence dated 1935-1972 mostly contains general information about health, work, and life from various people. Most of the letters from 1960-1961 discuss the sudden death of Elizabeth in a car accident. Several financial documents pertain to Elizabeth's belongings and her hospital bill. Additional documents and letters discuss the residence and care of Linda Lanier Kennedy, Granville's sister, and include a 1953 list of alumni from the University of Tennessee's College of Agriculture and an undated letter to "Frank."
Dates
- 1935 - 1972
Creator
Language of Materials
The materials in this collection are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
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Family History
Granville Skidmore Kennedy (1899-1986) was the Director of the Dairy Division of the Virginia State Health Department. His wife Wilma Hoyt Kennedy (1906-1989) was an elementary school teacher in Henrico County and Roanoke County, Virginia. They had three children, including Elizabeth (Betty) Lois Kennedy (1937-1960), a student at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville. Granville and Wilma lived in Roanoke but moved to Richmond in the mid-1950s. Elizabeth died in a car accident in Knoxville, Tennessee, in 1960. Granville also had a sister Linda Lanier Kennedy (1894-1959), whom he helped with her care for multiple sclerosis.
External Sources:
United States Federal Census, 1950, 1960.
"Granville Skidmore Kennedy Sr.," entry, findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60678780/granville-skidmore-kennedy, accessed on October 02, 2024.
"Granville Skidmore Kennedy" entry in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1495284:9278, accessed October 23, 2024.
"Elizabeth Lois Aston Kennedy," entry, findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60679400/elizabeth_lois_aston_kennedy, accessed on October 02, 2024.
"Miss Elizabeth Lois Kennedy" entry in the Tennessee, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1965, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1562232:2376, accessed October 23, 2024.
"Linda Lanier Kennedy" entry, findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/106834876/linda_lanier_kennedy, accessed on October 02, 2024.
"Linda Lanier Kennedy" entry in the Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014, ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1618858:9278, accessed October 23, 2024.
Wilma Kennedy obituary, Roanoke Times and World-News (Roanoke, Va.), August 24, 1989, p. 18, available online from NewsBank at https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/openurl?ctx_ver=z39.88-2004&rft_id=info%3Asid/infoweb.newsbank.com&svc_dat=WORLDNEWS&req_dat=0D13EB2D702F7E0A&rft_val_format=info%3Aofi/fmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Actx&rft_dat=document_id%3Aimage%252Fv2%253A14706BFBAB0F31E3%2540EANX-16E1BC16C688CF33%25402447763-16B193544FAD7BFC%254017-16B193544FAD7BFC%2540/hlterms%3Akennedy, accessed on October 02, 2024.
Extent
0.4 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Abstract
The Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers contain several letters, documents, cards, and photographs mostly addressed to Granville Skidmore Kennedy (1899-1986), the Director of the Dairy Division of the Virginia State Health Department, and his wife Wilma Hoyt Kennedy (1906-1989), an elementary school teacher in Henrico County and Roanoke County, Virginia. The letters contain general information about topics like health, work, and life. Most of the letters from 1960-1962 and some financial documents pertain to the sudden death of Granville and Wilma Kennedy's daughter, Elizabeth (Betty) Lois Kennedy (1937-1960), a student at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville who died in a car accident in 1960. Additional documents and letters discuss the residence and care of Linda Lanier Kennedy (1894-1959), Granville's sister, and include a 1953 list of alumni from the University of Tennessee's College of Agriculture and an undated letter to "Frank."
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by person then in chronological order.
Source of Acquisition
The Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers were purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in March 2020.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family 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 Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers was completed in September 2024.
- Title
- Granville Skidmore Kennedy Family Papers, 1935-1972
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Zoe Brooks, Graduate Assistant
- Date
- 2024 (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
540-231-6308
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