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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], G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection, 1945-1960, Ms2023-072, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in December 2015.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection was completed in July 2023.

Biographical / Historical

Groseclose, Virginia is named for Henry Casper Groseclose (1892-1955), also known as the Father of the Future Farmers of America. Groselose taught at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) where he helped found the Future Farmers of Virginia, which ended up being the framework for the Future Farmers of America. Groseclose served as the FFA's exectutive secretary from 1928-1930 and the treasurer from 1930-1941.

External source:

"Henry Casper Groseclose", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38452474/henry-casper-groseclose/photo , accessed on July 18, 2023.

Scope and Content

The G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection contains tourist ledgers and ephemera related to the Southwest Virginia Co-op. The ledgers contain tourist's names, address, cabin number, and vehicle information. The collection also includes a small group of ephemera containing stations, post cards, a P. O. Box key from G. C. Bales, receipts, and a newsletter.

Arrangement

The material in this collection is arranged by material type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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