Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mildred Blokker Photograph Collection, c. 1912-1919, Ms2023-042, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Mildred Blokker Photograph Collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in May 1984.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Mildred Blokker Photograph Collection was completed in June 2023.

Biographical Note

Mildred Payne Blokker (1919-1993) graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Insititue (VPI) with a degree in Home Economics. Blokker worked at the VPI Extension Serivce as a Home Economist and Program Leader. She also served as the National Executive Secretary and Treasurer for Epsilon Sigma Phi, the Extension Honorary Fraternity.

External sources:

"Mildred Arlene Aigner Blokker", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/178196371/mildred-arlene-blokker , accessed on June 6, 2023.

"Obit-Blokker, Mildred Payne" obituary, Roanoke Times, November 8, 1993, available on the Roanoke Times Archive from Virginia Tech Scholarly Communication department, https://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/ROA-Times/issues/1993/rt9311/931108/11080153.htm , accessed on June 6, 2023.

Scope and Content

The collection contains eighteen photographs of exhibits and events around Virginia collected by Mildred Blokker from about 1912-1919. The collection also includes photos of Cadets involved with the athletics department at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Faculty and staff
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Photographs
• Students and alumni
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Mildred Blokker Photograph Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).