Harris Mountain Schools Collection
Scope and Content
Collection includes the act of incorporation for the Schools (1913); correspondence (1937-61) to Rev. R.G. See, President of the Board of Advisors, and Rev. G.A. Wilson; histories of the school; brochures about John Kellogg Harris, after whom the mission was named; and a copy of the "Montgomery Mountain Missionary" (1925) containing articles on the schools and the Presbyterian home mission program.
Dates
- Creation: 1913 - 1961
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Harris Mountain Schools Collection must be obtained from the Special Collections, Virginia Tech
Biographical Information
The Harris Mountain Schools, Presbyterian mission schools in Southwest Virginia, were founded in 1913 and located in Floyd, Montgomery, and Franklin Counties. Schools included Shooting Creek, Ferrum, Cannaday, Christiansburg, Buffalo Mountain, Sylyatus, Pippen Hill, Boone's Mill, Taylor's Mountain, Thaxton, Cave Mountain, Greenlee, Algoma, and Franklin.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection consists of materials regarding the Harris Mountain Schools, Presbyterian mission schools located throughout Southwest Virginia.
General Physical Description note
1 Folder; 0.1 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Harris Mountain Schools Collection commenced in March 2007 and was completed in March 2007.
- Title
- A Guide to the Harris Mountain Schools Collection, 1913-1961
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Sam Walters
- Date
- © 2007 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