Solitude Photographs and Papers, 1960s-1980s (Ms1993-024)
Title
Solitude Photographs and Papers, 1960s-1980s (Ms1993-024)
Subject
Blacksburg (Va.)
Montgomery County (Va.)
Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
Solitude (Blacksburg, Va.: Historic building)
University History
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Description
This collection consists primarily of thirty-four mounted photographs from Eleanor Stover McEver's collection of various views and details of Solitude, with identifying labels. Eleanor and her husband Herbert Macauley "Mac" McEver lived in Solitude. It also includes other papers, such as newspaper clippings and postcards, with information about Solitude. The paper materials have not been digitized.
Solitude is a historic home of Blacksburg, Virginia, built by the Preston family in the early 1800s. It was purchased by the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) in 1872, and remains the oldest building on campus.
Solitude is a historic home of Blacksburg, Virginia, built by the Preston family in the early 1800s. It was purchased by the Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (now Virginia Tech) in 1872, and remains the oldest building on campus.
Source
Solitude Photographs and Papers, 1960s-1980s (Ms1993-024). Finding aid available online.
Date
c.1960s-1980s
Rights
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Format
image/jpg
Language
No language or script materials.
Type
Photographs
Identifier
03SOL_
Bibliographic Citation
Solitude Photographs and Papers (Ms1993-024), Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Rights Holder
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Collection Tree
- Regional History and the Appalachian South
- Solitude Photographs and Papers, 1960s-1980s (Ms1993-024)