A Guide to the Sarah Pitt Collection, 1930-1936
A Collection in
Special Collections
Collection Number
Ms2005-018
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Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
USA
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Email: specref@vt.edu
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Processed by: Special Collections Staff
Administrative Information
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from Sarah Pitt Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Sarah Pitt Collection, Ms2005-018, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The Sarah Pitt Collection was donated to the Digital Library and Archives (Special Collections) in February 2005.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement and description of the Sarah Pitt Collection commenced and was completed in August 2005.
Biographical Note
Sarah Pitt was an Extension Agent in Prince William County from 1930-1936.
Scope and Content
The Sarah Pitt Collection is composed of related records during her term as Extension Agent in Prince William County for the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Extension Division.
A noteworthy component of this collection is 5 small notebooks in which Sarah Pitt recorded her thoughts, ideas, recipes and comments concerning 4-H and Extension activities. These notes are significant as they reveal farm-related activities during The Great Depression.
The collection also contains two radio broadcast scripts from the “National Farm and Home Hour”. In the 1930s and 1940s, the "National Farm and Home Hour" broadcast nationwide from Chicago and was sponsored by the American Farm Bureau.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged alphabetically by folder title. The individual folders are arranged chronologically.
Index Terms
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute
- University Archives