Harvey Lee Price Papers
Scope and Content
This collection consists of notes and outlines of various Montgomery County families which Price used to write his four volume series "Outlines of Montgomery County Families" which is available in the Special Collections department of Virginia Tech. Material in the Harvey Lee Price collection include Price's own background research, notes, transcribed historical documents, and correspondence with numerous families with historical connections to Montgomery County. Also included are comprehensive notes pertaining to the Price family genealogy in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Indiana.
Dates
- Creation: 1853, 1927-49, n.d.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical/Historical Information
Harvey Lee Price (1874-1951) was associated with Virginia Polytechnic Institute throughout his professional career, first as a student (B.S. 1898, M.S. 1900), followed by his extensive tenure as a faculty member in the Horticulture department (1900-1950). During those years, Price was an administrator from 1908-1920 and Dean of the School of Agriculture from 1920-1945. Price Hall, originally constructed in 1907 as Agricultural Hall, was named in his honor in 1949.
A descendant of early Montgomery County settlers, H. L. Price had a strong avocational interest in genealogy and local history. His "Outlines of Montgomery County Families" has long been a valuable source for genealogists and historians. A hardback copy of the four volumes is available in the special collections department (CS 69 P75 v.1-4 c.2).
Full Extent
1.67 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged according to subject matter.
Acquisition Information
The majority of the collection was donated by Margaret Price Davidson in 1984, with two prior donations made by Harvey Price in the 1940s and Dr. W. Conway Price in 1975.
General Physical Description note
5 boxes, 70 folders, 1.67 cu. ft.
- Title
- A Guide to the Harvey Lee Price Papers, 1853, 1927-49, n.d.
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Clayton McGahee
- Date
- © 2004 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