Sarah Pitt Collection,
Scope and Content
The Sarah Pitt Collection is composed of related records during her term as Extension Agent in Prince William County for the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Extension Division.
A noteworthy component of this collection is 5 small notebooks in which Sarah Pitt recorded her thoughts, ideas, recipes and comments concerning 4-H and Extension activities. These notes are significant as they reveal farm-related activities during The Great Depression.
The collection also contains two radio broadcast scripts from the “National Farm and Home Hour”. In the 1930s and 1940s, the "National Farm and Home Hour" broadcast nationwide from Chicago and was sponsored by the American Farm Bureau.
Dates
- Creation: 1930 - 1939
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Sarah Pitt Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Biographical Note
Sarah Pitt was an Extension Agent in Prince William County from 1930-1936.
Full Extent
0.25 Cubic Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
The collection contains papers relating to the Sarah Pitt Collection includes newsletters, newspaper articles, radio broadcasts, pageant script, and notebooks.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title. The individual folders are arranged chronologically.
Acquisition Information
The Sarah Pitt Collection was donated to the Digital Library and Archives (Special Collections) in February 2005.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Sarah Pitt Collection commenced and was completed in August 2005.
- Title
- A Guide to the Sarah Pitt Collection, 1930-1936
- Status
- Completed
- Subtitle
- A Collection in Special Collections
- Author
- Special Collections Staff
- Date
- © 2005 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. 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