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Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Records of Virginia Tech Dining Services, RG 8/2/1j, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Records of Virginia Tech Dining Services were transferred to Special Collections and University Archives in 2014.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Records of Virginia Tech Dining Services was completed in May 2015.

Administrative History

The Dining Services department of Virginia Tech is a part of the Division of Student Affairs (DSA). It was previously known as the Culinary Services department and the Dining Programs department as well as being combined with what is now the Housing and Residence Life department, also within the DSA.

Scope and Content

The Records of Virginia Tech Dining Services primarily comprise award submission scrapbooks for events and dinners hosted by the Dining Services department of the Division of Student Affairs that were compiled and submitted for awards from 1994 through 2013. Awards include the the National Association of College and University Food Services's Loyal E. Horton Dining Awards, Most Innovative Nutrition Program Contest, and Vegetarian Marketplace Competition as well as Cuisine Creators' Vegan Recipe Contest and Most Creative Nutrition Month Promotion. A 2009 schematic design for the food court Turner Place at Lavery Hall is also included.

Arrangement

The collection is arranged by type of material.

Related Material

Materials related to Virginia Tech Dining Services, including information about dining halls, are in the Record Group Vertical Files .

Separated Material

The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• University Archives
• University History
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Division of Student Affairs. Dining Services

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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