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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], Lucy Minogue Rowland Papers, Ms2003-024, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in November 2003.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Lucy Minogue Rowland Papers was completed in 2003.

Biographical Note

Lucy Minogue (later Rowland) was a member of the class of 1969 at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. She was the first news editor and then editor-in-chief of the student newspaper The Virginia Tech in 1968-1969. She earned a B.S. in biology/zoology (1969) and an M.S. in microbiology (1972) at Virginia Tech, and later earned a Masters in Library Science at the University of Maryland.

Scope and Content

This collection contains letters to the editor received by Lucy Minogue Rowland when she was news editor and editor-in-chief of The Virginia Tech in 1968-1969. Topics of the letters to the editor include alcoholic beverages, women at VPI, VPI name change, and removing the Confederate flag from the Coliseum. Also included are letters of a political nature including a signed letter from David Eisenhower on "Youth for Nixon-Agnew," correspondence with Senator William B. Spong, Jr., and letters congratulating Minogue on her appointment as editor-in-chief.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged chronologically. Note that letters to the paper initialed by Lucy Minogue Rowland were published. Those marked "NP" were not published.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Students and alumni
• University History
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
• Women -- History

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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