Kendall Weisiger Speech
Scope and Content
The collection contains an excerpt from a speech given by Kendall Weisiger to the faculty at the University of Georgia, c.1930s. Weisiger calls on faculty to eliminate the "non-essentials" from college education "so as to make room for content that would better equip the students to meet the needs of war, should they be called into its participation."
Dates
- Creation: c.1930s
Creator
- Weisiger, Kendall, 1880-1960 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Kendall Weisiger Speech must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
Kendall Weisiger was born on February 14, 1880, to Samuel C. and Bettie C. Weisiger. He attended VPI from 1896 to 1900, graduating with a degree in Electrical Engineering. In 1933, Weisiger served as the VPI commencement speaker. He was then the assistant to the president of Southern Bell Telephone. By 1941, when Weisiger spoke at commencement again, he was the vice president of American Telephone and Telegraph. He died in Georgia on September 18, 1960.
Full Extent
0.1 Cubic Feet (1 folder)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains an excerpt from a speech given by Kendall Weisiger to the faculty at the University of Georgia, c.1930s.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by type of material.
Acquisition Information
The Kendall Weisiger Speech was donated to Special Collections prior to 1987.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Kendall Weisiger Speech commenced and was completed in 1987. Additional description was completed in June 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the Kendall Weisiger Speech, c.1930s
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Kira A. Dietz
- 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
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