Christiansburg Industrial Institute Historical Documents Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute Historical Documents, 1866-1991 Ms.1991.033

Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute Historical Documents, 1866-1991 Ms.1991.033


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Laura Katz Smith, Archivist

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.1991.033
Title
Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute Historical Documents 1866-1991
Quantity
1.3 Cubic Feet, 3 boxes
Creator
Christiansburg Industrial Institute
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.

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Administrative History

The Christiansburg Industrial Institute (CII) was founded in 1866 in Cambria (now Christiansburg), Virginia, by Civil War Union Captain Charles S. Shaeffer as a private primary school for black children. Through the support of the Friends Freedmen's Association in Philadelphia (a Quaker organization), Shaeffer received financial backing for the school. In 1896 Booker T. Washington molded the program to one that would emphasize technical training for blacks. A 185-acre farm was purchased as the school's campus in 1905. In 1934 the Montgomery County School Board began its management of the school. CII was converted in 1947 to a regional high school for blacks, and closed in 1966 when the local schools were integrated.

Scope and Content

The Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute Historical Documents consist of photocopied historical documents about the school, its history, and the alumni association. Many of the materials are from the Edgar A. Long papers (Long served as principal of the school from 1905 to 1924), and include Long's handwritten drafts of lectures, writings, speeches, sermons, and lessons. Also included are copies of the 1902-03 and 1925-26 catalogs and the 1908 annual report. "Poems for Children and Letters," compiled by Nerissa Long Milton, "Married Life" compiled by Dora E.W. Spratt, and "Art Letters and Poetry of Audrey Long Whitlock", compiled by Amanda De Hart, are part of the alumni records. The bulk of the material was compiled under the title "Christiansburg Industrial Institute History and the Edgar A. Long Papers, 1866-1986" by Mrs. Amanda Edwin De Hart, archivist and historian for the CII alumni association.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged according to subject matter.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Christiansburg Industrial Institute
  • Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
  • Montgomery County (Va.)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute, Historical Documents by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Container List

box-folder 1 folder: 1
"Christiansburg Industrial Institute History and the Edgar A. Long Papers," pp. 1-209
1866-1986
box-folder 1 folder: 2
"Christiansburg Industrial Institute History and the Edgar A. Long Papers" pp. 210-424 and appendixes
1866-1986
box-folder 1 folder: 3
"Christiansburg Industrial Institute History: A Century of Service to Youth Ends 1966," by Amanda Edwin De Hart
1989
box-folder 1 folder: 4
"Christiansburg Institute History: Photographs," compiled by Amanda Edwin De Hart
1989
box-folder 1 folder: 5
"Catalog of the Christiansburg Industrial Institute, Cambria, Va.," and "Annual Report of the Christiansburg Industrial Institute"
1902-1903, 1908
box-folder 1 folder: 6
"The Christiansburg Industrial Institute Twenty-Eighth Annual Catalogue"
1925-1926
box-folder 1 folder: 7
"Annual Alumni Catalogue: Day School and Night School Graduates," partial [lists CII alumni]
1898, 1891-1925
box-folder 1 folder: 8
"Married Life: A Blessing to the Truly Married," arranged [compiled] by Mrs. Dora E.W. Spratt
1893, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 9
"Poems for Children and Letters," by Nerissa Long Milton
1986, n.d.
box-folder 1 folder: 10
"Art Letters and Poetry from Audrey Long Whitlock" [compiled] by Amanda Edwin De Hart
1972-1990
box-folder 1 folder: 11
Articles about the history of CII; photographs of collages of CII alumni
1991
box-folder 2 folder: 1
"Christiansburg Industrial Institute History and the Edgar A. Long Papers"
1866-1986
box-folder 2 folder: 2
"Christiansburg Industrial Institute History: Part II: A Collection of Items"
1989
box-folder 2 folder: 3
"Christiansburg Industrial Institute History: Part III: Photographs"
1989
box-folder 2 folder: 4
Christiansburg Industrial Institute, The Twenty-Eighth Annual Catalog (photocopy)
1925-1926
box-folder 2 folder: 5
Poetry from Raleigh Randolph
1984-1996
box-folder 2 folder: 6
"Official Program and Souvenir Book, Christiansburg Institute," (first reunion)
July 1-3, 1977
box-folder 2 folder: 7
Christiansburg Industrial Institute Reunion photograph album
July 1-3, 1977
box-folder 2 folder: 8
"Welcome to Christiansburg Institute 2nd Reunion"
July 4-6, 1980
box 3
Scrapbook and ephemera