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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], Sue Smith Letters, 1885-1886, Ms2024-024, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Sue Smith Letters were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in May 2017.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Sue Smith Letters was completed in February 2024.

Biographical Note

This Sue Smith of Purcellville, Loudon County, Virginia, is probably Sue S. Smith of Mount Gilead in Loudon County in the 1880 census. She was born in Kentucky around 1862, and lived with her sister Elizabeth Smith according to the census.

External Sources:

U.S. Federal Census, 1880.

Scope and Content

The Sue Smith Letters are two letters by Smith in Purcellville, Virginia, to Anna Panevast in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, dated May 2, 1885 and December 2, 1886. Smith notes that she misses Panevast and describes personal and familial life updates, such as traveling and moving plans, an engagement rumour, and illnesses.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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