James Frederick Dudley Collection,
Scope and Content
The collection contains programs, clippings, and fliers from organizations in which Dudley participated while a student at VPI, including the Dramatic Club, the Bugle, the Tech Minstrels, the Southwestern Virginia Chemical Club, and the YMCA.
A majority of this collection consists of ticket stubs, reviews, and news articles on Dramatic Club productions performed between 1927 and 1929, including "Miss Patricia," "Mrs. Bumpstead Leigh," "Charm School," and "Tech Scandals." Also included are materials relating to Dramatic Club-sponsored events, and the club constitution and proceedings.
YMCA materials include blank letterhead, news-clippings, and internal organization notes. Tech Minstrel materials relate to Bugle-sponsored concert events. The collection also includes Bugle letterhead. Chemistry Club ephemera relates to the completion of Davidson Hall and also contains a note denying Dudley's request to wear civilian clothes to a club banquet.
Dates
- Creation: 1927 - 1929
Creator
- Dudley, James Frederick (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the James Frederick Dudley Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
James Frederick Dudley graduated from VPI in 1929 with a degree in Chemical Engineering. He was involved with the Dramatic and Chemical Clubs from his sophomore through senior years. During his senior year, he also served in the YMCA Cabinet and as the Photographic Manager of the Bugle.
See page 98 of the 1929
Full Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains programs, clippings, and fliers from organizations in which Dudley participated while a student at VPI, including the Dramatic Club, the Bugle, the Tech Minstrels, the Southwestern Virginia Chemical Club, and the YMCA.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by subject matter.
Acquisition Information
The James Frederick Dudley Collection was donated to Special Collections prior to 1949.
General Physical Description note
1 box; 0.2 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the James Frederick Dudley Collection commenced and was completed prior to 2006. Additional description was completed in July 2009.
Subject
- Dudley, James Frederick (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the James Frederick Dudley Collection, 1927-1929
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- © 2009 By Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- Description is in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections, Virginia Tech Repository
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu