Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open to research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the 4-H All Stars Papers must be obtained from the Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred Citation

4-H all stars Papers, RG 26/4 - Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.

Acquisition Information

The 4-H all stars Papers were donated to the Special Collections in 2005.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of the 4-H all stars Papers commenced in November 2005 and was completed in December 2005. In processing this collection, any publications found were removed and catalogued. Additional materials were donated in 2010 and 2011. Additional processing and description was completed in January and December 2011.

Historical Note

The 4-H all stars, Virginia Chapter, was launched on August 4, 1922. With the help of three West Virginia all stars (West Virginia had established the first all star Chapter in 1919 and helped Maryland in 1921), the Virginia Chapter initiated its original 12 members. all star membership is based on leadership, service, and activities.

Scope and Content

The papers of the Virginia Chapter of the 4-H all stars span the years 1983-2010. The collection includes minutes, correspondence, financial reports, bylaws and policies, membership rosters, and photographs. It also includes the organization's mission statement and constitution. In addition to information about the local chapter, the collection contains materials about the Interstate Order of 4-H all stars and about the midwinter and summer conferences.

The 75th Anniversary Folder contains a publication about the history of the Virginia Chapter of the 4-H all stars, as well as a program of the festivities and a registration list for the celebration held in September of 1997.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged in six series: Series I: Administrative (Lists, bylaws/constitution, financial reports, nominations; awards and scholarships, and annual reports); Series II: Conferences (Anniversary conferences, Interstate, Midwinter and Summer; and the 4-H Virginia State Congress); Series III: Correspondence; Series IV: Minutes (Business and Executive Meetings_; Series V: Photographs; and Series VI: Publication Information (relating to the Virginia Star) .

Materials within each series are organized alphabetically by subject matter and each subject is organized chronologically.

Related Material

Copies of the serial publication, The Virginia Stars, were pulled from the collection and cataloged.

Adjunct Descriptive Data

Copies of the serial publication, The Virginia Stars, were pulled from the collection and cataloged.