Southwest Virginia Diary
Scope and Content
This collection contains a small black diary that belonged to a girl in Southwest Virginia. On the September 18th entry of the diary, she details visiting a VPI football game in Blacksburg against NC State, in which the Gobblers won 30-21. The diary also contains a small Girl Scout completion certificate from Camp Kiwanianna, which is located in Montgomery County, VA.
Dates
- Creation: July 1954-January 1955
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
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Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 Folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains a small black diary that belonged to an unnamed young woman in Southwest Virginia. Inside of the diary, there is also a small certificate for the completion of a Girl Scouts program, but it is unclear whether the name on the certificate is the diary's owner.
Source of Acquisition
This collection was gifted to Special Collections and University Archvives in June 2024.
Rights Statement for Archival Description
The guide to the Southwest Virginia Diary 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 Southwest Virginia Diary was completed in September 2026.
- Title
- Southwest Virginia Diary
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jacob Gilbert, Campus Intern EXP
- Date
- 2026 (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