Carrie T. Sibold Family Papers,
Scope and Content
The Carrie T. Sibold Papers consists of scrapbooks, journals, V.P.I. reunion materials, photograph albums, family diplomas, and the diary of Nannie V. Sibold. As a whole, the collection dates from 1912 to 1990. However, Carrie. T. Sibold's scrapbook journals, which run from 1974 to 1990, constitute the the bulk of the collection material.
The journals and other scrapbooks contain a record of Carrie Sibold's daily activities, as well as newspaper clippings. Many of these clippings concern local events and history, local church activities, Blacksburg high school and college sports teams, television shows Carrie Sibold watched or intended to watch, soap opera summaries, and celebrity news. These journals document Carrie Sibold's life after her retirement.
Dating from 1912 to 1926, the diplomas include grammar school and high school diplomas for members of Carrie Sibold's family. The papers series contains various documents and papers related to the VPI alumni organization and reunion arrangements, as well as the diary of Nannie V. Sibold, which she kept from 1935 to 1939. The collection also includes eight photograph albums, most of which do not provide identification for the individuals pictured.
Dates
- Creation: 1912 - 1990
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1974 - 1990
Creator
- Sibold, Nannie V. (Nannie Virginia), 1897-1957 (Person)
- Sibold, Carrie T. (Carrie Taylor), 1904-1990 (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Carrie T. Sibold Family Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Carrie T. Sibold (1904-1990) was a Blacksburg, Virginia resident and one of the first women graduates of Virginia Tech (1925). She formed part of the first class of women who enrolled as freshmen at Virginia Tech in 1921. Sibold worked for the Virginia Tech Alumni Office until her retirement in 1966. Afterward, she remained an active member of V.P.I.'s "Old Guard" and assisted in the arrangement of class reunions. Carrie T. Sibold was also known locally for her extensive doll collection.
Full Extent
14.8 Cubic Feet (12 boxes; 1 folder )
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection consists of scrapbooks, journals, V.P.I. reunion materials, photograph albums, family diplomas, and the diary of Nannie V. Sibold. As a whole, the collection dates from 1912 to 1990. However, Carrie T. Sibold's scrapbook journals, which run from 1974 to 1990, constitute the the bulk of the collection material.
Arrangement
The collection is divided into the following four series: Series I: Notebooks; Series II: Family Diplomas; Series III: Papers; and Series IV: Photograph Albums.
Series I: Notebooks is organized into subseries by the primary type of content in the notebooks. Subseries A: Journals/Organizers includes Sibold's personal journals, kept in notebooks, mostly during the 1970s. It also includes personal planners. Subseries B: Clippings includes notebooks that consist mainly of newspaper clippings on TV, movies, local and national news, and science/nature. Series C: Notebooks/Scrapbooks contains notebooks used scrapbooks. These feature newspaper clippings, church materials, and items of interest collected by Sibold. Materials are arranged chronologically within each subseries.
Series II: Family Diplomas is arranged chronologically.
Series III: Papers is arranged by material type.
Series IV: Photograph Albums is arranged by material type.
Acquisition Information
The Carrie T. Sibold Family Papers were donated to Special Collections in 1990. More material was later donated to the collection in October 2012.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Carrie T. Sibold Family Papers was completed in March 2014.
Subject
- Title
- Carrie T. Sibold Family Papers, 1912-1990
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Alexandra Dowrey, Graduate Assistant 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