David S. Doggett Letters
Scope and Content
The collection contains Doggett's letters to his father in Richmond, Virginia, from 1912-1915, while he was a student at VPI. The letters are organized in folders by year. An additional folder contains fragments and undated correspondence.
Doggett's letters are mostly reports to his father about his activities at school. He shows constant concern for his grades and performance (possibly because his father was a teacher). The correspondence also includes news from home and requests for money.
Dates
- Creation: 1912-1915, n.d.
Creator
- Doggett, David S., 1895-1972 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the David S. Doggett Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Information
David Seth Doggett was born in December 1895 to George Brooke (b.1847) and Georgia (Georgiana?) Amanda (Anderson) Doggett (b. 1859) in Richmond, Virginia. He attended VPI from 1913-1916, graduating with a degree in Engineering. In 1918, he married Marie Jackson McLaughlin. They had three sons. Doggett died in 1972.
The "Aunt Pattie" mentioned in many of Doggett's letters is mostly like Martha (Pattie) Gwathmey Doggett Fitzgerald (b. abt. 1845), George's older sister. "Aunt Loulie" is probably one of George's younger sisters, Loulie B. Doggett (1855-1927).
Full Extent
0.2 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains Doggett's letters to his father in Richmond, Virginia, from 1912-1915, while he was a student at VPI.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The David S. Doggett Letters were donated to Special Collections in 1988.
General Physical Description note
1 box; 0.2 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the David S. Doggett Letters commenced and was completed in 1988. Additional description was completed in June 2009.
- Title
- A Guide to the David S. Doggett Letters, 1912-1915, n.d.
- 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
specref@vt.edu