William E. Franklin Memorabilia,
Scope and Content
The William E. Franklin Memorabilia collection includes memorabilia from his student years: a program from the 1875 commencement exercises, an undated photo of the Cadet Corps, and an 1879 letter from Charles Martin, a professor of English at VAMC.
Dates
- Creation: 1873 - 1879
Creator
- Franklin, William E. (Collector, Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from William E. Franklin Memorabilia must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
William E. Franklin attended the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College from its founding in 1872 until his graduation in 1875. He graduated with a "Associates in Agriculture" and was a private in the cadet program. He was from Campbell County, Virginia.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection includes memorabilia from Franklin's student years (1872-1875) at Virginia Agriculture and Mechanical College: a program from the 1875 commencement exercises, an undated photo of the Cadet Corps, and an 1879 letter from Charles Martin, a professor of English.
Acquisition Information
The William E. Franklin Memorabilia collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1985.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the William E. Franklin Memorabilia was completed in 1985. Additional information was completed in April 2011.
- Title
- William E. Franklin Memorabilia, 1873-1879
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Ashley Wellens, Student Volunteer and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2014 Virginia Tech. All rights reserved.
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- 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