A Guide to the Hazel Grove Winesett Collection , 1931-1994
A Collection in
University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University
Collection number SC 201.9
Radford University, University Archives, McConnell Library
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Processed by: Sarah Theibert
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
An appointment for research is required. The collection is open for research. No interlibrary loan.
Use Restrictions
There are no restrictions.
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Hazel Grove Winesett Collection, Special Collections, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA. Hazel Grove Winesett Collection , Accession # SC 201.9, University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University
Accruals
No additional accruals are expected.
Processing Information
Processing and finding aid by Sarah Theibert with finding aid assistance by Gene Hyde, Spring 2013.
Biographical Information
Hazel Winesett, the child of Lawrence and Laura Frost Winesett, was born April 17, 1913 and raised in Carroll and Wythe counties. Her father owned a country grocery store in Austinville and lived above it until he built a house next door. Her father was a successful businessman, investing in property and municipal bonds, as well as a hotel in downtown Wytheville. house was built next door. Hazel attended Woodlawn schools and graduated from Woodlawn High School in 1932. She matriculated at Radford State Teacher's College and graduated in 1938 and took her first job teaching home economics at West Jefferson High School in Ashe County, NC. After a year, she moved to Okaloosa County, Florida, to take a teaching position at Fort Walton Beach High School. She moved back to Austinville after three years of teaching.She relocated to Pulaski when her father built a small ranch house and made this her home for the next 50 years.
Hazel remained active in Pulaski by becoming involved with local clubs and traveling. In the early 1950's Hazel became a dedicated member of a local variety show sponsored by the Lions Club and the Business and Professional Women's Club. She sang in the choir at First Christian Church, and was a leader and officer in the Christian Women's Fellowship. She was active in the Pulaski Business and Professional Women's Club. Hazel's modest living and careful spending in Pulaski disguised her financial worth. Many were surprised after her death she when she left large endowments not only Radford University, but also to Lynchburg College, her old school districts, and her church. In 2002 Hazel Grove Winesett endowed a gift of $820,000 to McConnell Library, the largest gift the Library has received to date. Each year the Library uses interest from the endowment to fund a number of projects that serve the Radford University community, including prizes for the Winesett Library Research Award and the Winesett Book Collecting Contest. Funds from the endowment's annual interest are also used to purchase resources, equipment, and furnishings.
-Sarah Theibert, Spring 2013, based on information in the Hazel Grove Winesett Collection.
Scope and Content
This collection contains class notes from Hazel Winestt's high school and college years, her last will and testament, and scrapbooks.
In Box 3, the Tan Scrapbook includes material from church and clubs she was involved with. She was a member of the First Christian Church, sang in the choir, and formed the Christian Women Fellowship. She also joined the Young Men's Christian Organization. She joined the Business and Professional Women in Pulaski, who nominated her to be Miss Progress.
The Brown scrapbook contains news about local disasters, marriages and betrothals, anniversaries, poems, recipes, and photos of Pulaski and Winesett's childhood. Winesett kept her graduation program, Radford graduation announcements, and birthday cards from her loved ones. The scrapbook provides Business and Professional Women club news about their events and the talks Winesett hosted about her travel to the Middle East. It also documents her travels to New York City, Cuba, Hawaii, and Germany with pictures and postcards.
The Burgundy Scrapbook contains cards (birthday, Christmas, get well, and postcards), local news and recipes, letters, travel logs and photos of travel destinations (Las Vegas, NV; Grand Canyon, AZ; Myrtle Beach, SC; and Europe), poems, Radford graduation invitations, and photos of friends. The scrapbook also holds a history of her teaching career, Radford State Teachers College registration and news of Radford employees, a photo of the Radford campus, handkerchiefs, and religious sayings or pictures.
In Box 4, the Unbound Scrapbook contains local tragedies, memorials, recipes, ads, poems, cards (Christmas and thank you), marriage and anniversary announcements, and photos of Hazel Winesett and the Winesett store. Her religious life is documented through articles about church duties, Winesett's enrollment in church's school in 1969, photos and bible passages, her Holy Land itinerary, and her last will and testament to the First Christian Church Choir. The scrapbook includes her Europe tour schedule and her travels to Hawaii; St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands; Florida; Bermuda; Athens, Australia; and China. She collected stamps and placemats from her destinations. The scrapbook also holds more information about the Business and Professional Women club and a Delta Kappa Gamma bulletin.
The Bound Scrapbook features cards (postcards, good wishes, and Thanksgiving), letters (from her travels, friends, and Christmas), poems, local articles about funerals, and wedding invitations. It also has photos of Winesett growing up, her birthday parties, friends, cruises she took, and the family gravesite. She saved articles about the Holy Land and religious passages and photos found by her and her loved ones. Winesett had received a choir award for her service to the First Christian Church. The scrapbook holds some of Radford University history with articles about the centennial, Jehan Sadat's visit, M'Ledge Moffet's activities, alumni events, and a contributor donor acknowledgement of 1981-82. There are also more photos and stamps of when she traveled to Florida and New Zealand.
Arrangement
Box 1
Folder 1: Last Will and Testament
Folder 2: Biology
Folder 3: Conference
Folder 4: Education 11
Folder 5: Education 12
Folder 6: Education 26 and 27
Folder 7: English I
Folder 8: English II
Folder 9: English III
Folder 10: English 22
Box 2
Folder 1: Government 25
Folder 2: U.S. History 1609-1931
Folder 3: History 12 and 42, magazine articles
Folder 4: Science II
Folder 5: Vocational Guidance
Folder 6: Miscellaneous
Box 3
Item 1: Tan Scrapbook
Item 2: Brown Scrapbook
Item 3: Burgundy Scrapbook
Box 4
Item 1: Unbound Scrapbook
Item 2: Bound Scrapbook