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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item], [box], [folder], Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan, Ms2021-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in November 2015.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan completed in July 2021.

Administrative History

Kentland Farm was created in the early 1800s by James Randal Kent. Kentland Farm is now owned and managed by Virginia Tech.

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Biographical Note

Margaret Kent Cowan (1905-1992) was the daughter of James Randal Kent Cowan and great-granddaughter of James Randal Kent, who built Kentland Farm in the early 1800s. She married Cowan went to college in New York City and lived there briefly working as an art teacher before moving back to Blackburg, Virginia. After moving back to Virginia, she started working in the Montgomery County Treasurer's Office. Cowan eventually beacame the Treasurer of Montgomery County, a position which she held for twenty years.

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Scope and Content

This collection contains a spiral bound photo book that contains photographs of Kentland Plantation and surrounding areas. This collection also contains a sheet of paper, probably from a scrapbook, with photographs of Kentland and Walnut Spring.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Cowan, , Margaret Kent, 1905-1992
• Kentland Farm
• Photographs

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the "Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" Photograph Album by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).