Herman Lemuel Pritchard Papers,
Scope and Content
The collection contains materials from the VPI Class of 1924 and Associate Director of the Alumni Association from 1967 to 1974, Herman Lemuel Pritchard. It includes memoranda, images, and correspondence regarding the Alumni Association and its fundraisers and reunions. The collection also contains materials concerning the "Old Guard."
Dates
- Creation: 1968 - 1974
Creator
- Pritchard, Herman Lemuel (Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from the Herman Lemuel Pritchard Papers must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Herman Lemuel "Lem" Pritchard, born in Norfolk, VA, graduated from VPI in 1924. Following his graduation, Lem went on to become the Vice President of the First Federal Savings and Loan in Patterson, New Jersey. After his retirement, Lem returned to Virginia and was appointed as Associate Alumni Director on June 15, 1967. In November 1967, Pritchard married Clarice Slusher (1904-2005), registrar in the early Hahn administration at Virginia Tech.
Full Extent
0.6 Cubic Feet (2 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains papers, photographs, and alumni materials from the VPI Class of 1924 and Associate Director of the Alumni Association from 1967 to 1974, Herman Lemuel Pritchard.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by material type/subject.
Acquisition Information
The collection donated to Special Collections before 1990.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Herman Lemuel Pritchard Papers was completed in September 2013.
Subject
- Pritchard, Herman Lemuel (Person)
- Title
- Herman Lemuel Pritchard Papers, 1968-1974
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Hannah Bochain, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
- Date
- © 2013 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