John P. Sawyer Letters,
Scope and Content
The collection consists of letters from John P. Sawyer, written between 1943 and 1945, while on active duty during World War II. The letter are addressed to Ralph M. Brown, librarian at VPI.
Dates
- Creation: 1943 - 1945
Creator
- Sawyer, John P. (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from John P. Sawyer Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
John P. Sawyer was a graduate student at VPI during the late 1930s.
Ralph Brown was the head librarian of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University from 1926 to 1947. He was originally born in Fort Shaw, Montana, in 1878. He was an ambulance driver during World War I. He also worked as an editor for Rand McNally and Popular Mechanics before coming to work at Virginia Tech. The accomplishment he was best known for as head librarian at Virginia Tech was his compilation of the V.P.I Historical Index, 1872-1942. Among other things, he was a book collector and an amateur naturalist.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of letters to Ralph M. Brown, librarian at VPI, from John P. Sawyer, who graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1940.
Acquisition Information
The collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1987.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the John P. Sawyer Letters was completed in October 2013.
Subject
- Brown, Ralph Minthorne, 1878-1958 (Person)
- Title
- John P. Sawyer Letters, 1943-1945
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- 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
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