Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the VPI Class of 1917 Reunion Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Restrictions

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: VPI Class of 1917 Reunion Letters, Ms2019-023, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

The VPI Class of 1917 Reunion Letters was purchased by Special Collections in 2018.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the VPI Class of 1917 Reunion Letters was completed in June 2019.

Scope and Content

The VPI Class of 1917 Reunion Letters contains two letters enclosed in an envelope dated February 20, 1931 announcing the dates of the 1917 class reunion. It also contains a questionnaire for the alumnus to fill out and return to the school. One letter written to VPI Class of 1917 Alumni from H. B. Redd, the Secretary-Treasurer of the Alumni Association at the time, asks the alumni to fill out a questionnaire of which information was used in the Techgram and for the class roster. The second letter from John H. East, Class of '17, concerns arrangements for the reunion during commencement. The letter encourages the classmates to bring their "boy or boys" to show them VPI so they might want to attend. The questionnaire includes questions such as name, address, and occupation and personal news.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• University History
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

Rights Statements for Archival Description

The guide to the VPI Class of 1917 Reunion Letters by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).