Harvey E. Shepherd Collection
Scope and Content
The Harvey E. Shepherd scrapbook spans the years 1928 to 1932. The leather covered scrapbook with memory book and the VPI seal on the cover has 49 leaves. The scrapbook contains line drawings, correspondence, official notification and receipts, class tickets, images, programs, clippings, ticket stubs, invitations, Thanksgiving Dinner menu (1929), college blueprints, photographs, letterhead, Corps of Cadets materials, Virginia Baptist Student Convention program, YMCA membership card, and permission slips from Chemical Warfare ROTC Camp at Edgewood Arsenal, Maryland. Also included is a white belt with no buckle marked H.E. Shepherd Co. B.
Dates
- Creation: 1928 - 1932
Creator
- Shepherd, Harvey E. (Harvey Earl) (Collector, Person)
Access Restrictions
Collection is open to research.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Biographical/Historical Information
Harvey Earl Shepherd, from Front Royal, Virginia, earned a degree in Chemistry at Virginia Polytechnic Institute in 1932. He served in teh Corps of Cadets in Companies B and D. He was on the staff of the publication The Virginia Tech, the VPI Skipper, and the Bugle. Shepherd was also a member of the Dramatic Club, the Shenandoah Valley Club, the Chemical Club, and Pi Delta Epsilon. Shepherd also did graduate work at VPI.
Full Extent
0.5 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Scrapbook prepared by Harvey E. Shepherd, class of 1932, as a Cadet and graduate student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Additional loose materials kept in the scrapbook.
Arrangement
The scrapbook is arranged loosely chronologically. The original order has been retained. Loose materials and a cloth belt have been put in separate folders.
Acquisition Information
The Harvey E. Shepherd Collection was donated to the Special Collections in 1993.
General Physical Description note
1 box, 0.5 cu. ft.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Harvey E. Shepherd Collection commenced and was completed in October, 2003.
- Title
- A Guide to the Harvey E. Shepherd Collection 1928-32
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Tamara Kennelly
- Date
- © 2004 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