Thomas E. Dashiell Collection
Scope and Content
Collection consists of materials from Thomas Edward Dashiell's time as a student at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Materials include invitations and programs from Lee Literary Society events, the Honor List for 1894-1895 and Dashiell's grade reports from 1894 and 1895. Also included are two letters: one from Ellison A. Smyth to Dashiell's father, Thomas Jefferson Dashiell regarding permission to participate in a football game in Charlotte, North Carolina dated November 12, 1895; the other letter, dated December 16, 1895, is a notification of a change to the semester schedule in order to accommodate a trip to Richmond for a reunion of Confederate Veterans and the laying of the corner stone of the Davis Monument. The collection also includes a copy of a newspaper article about the VAMC-VMI game.
Dates
- Creation: 1893 - 1895
Creator
- Dashiell, Thomas E., 1876-1970 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical Information
Thomas Edward Dashiell was born July 16, 1876 in Accomac, Virginia. Dashiell attended the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College from 1893 through 1896, dropping out due to the illness of his father, Thomas Jefferson Dashiell. While at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College, Thomas Dashiell became a popular football player and participated in the first game against the Virginia Military Institute in November of 1894. After leaving the college, Dashiell took a job working at Merchants and Farmers Bank; he married Adelia Howland Nash in January of 1902. Together, they had two children, Katherine Nash Dashiell and Mrs. Eleanor Graham. Thomas E. Dashiell died in September 1970 in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Collection includes materials relating to Thomas Edward Dashiell's time as a student at the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. Included are invitations and programs from Lee Literary Society events, Dashiell's grade reports from 1894 and 1895, and the Honor List from the 1894-1895 academic year. The collection also contains two letters sent to Dashiell's parents, one from Ellison A. Smyth and the other from President McBryde. While attending the college Dashiell played on the football team, a newspaper article detailing the 1894 VAMC vs. VMI game is also included. Dashiell left the college in 1896 when his father fell ill.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Thomas E. Dashiell collection was donated to Special Collections in 1964.
General Physical Description note
1 folder; 0.2 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Thomas E. Dashiell Collection was completed in July 2009.
Subject
- Dashiell, Thomas E., 1876-1970 (Person)
- Title
- A Guide to the Thomas E. Dashiell Collection, 1893-1895
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Jennifer Mitchell
- 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