Administrative Information

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Emmett Russell Price Scrapbooks must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Emmett Russell Price Scrapbooks, Ms1987-011, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was donated to Newman Library sometime before 1969. The scrapbooks were eventually moved to Special Collections.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Emmett Russell Scrapbooks was completed in July 2013.

Biographical Note

Emmett Russell Price was born in 1874. He was an instructor and professor of Agricultural Journalism at VPI from 1920 until his death in 1944.

Scope and Content

This collection contains the scrapbooks of Emmett Russell Price, professor of Agricultural Journalism at VPI, from 1910-1943. The scrapbooks consist of newspaper clippings about Blacksburg and VPI.

Arrangement

Clippings within scrapbooks are arranged chronologically. The scrapbooks are boxed in chronological order.

Index Terms

Subjects:

• Blacksburg (Va.)
• Faculty
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Montgomery County (Va.)
• University Archives
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute