Copyright has been assigned to Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives by Gladys
Sokolow. For permission to publish materials created by the donor, contact
CIMA@christiansburginstitute.com. Materials not created by Gladys Sokolow may still be
under copyright.
Preferred Citation
[ITEM DESCRIPTION], [BOX], [FOLDER], Gladys Sokolow Collection, MS2020-02, Christiansburg
Institute Museum & Archives, Christiansburg Institute, Inc., Christiansburg, VA.
Gladys Sokolow graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute in 1953. Sokolow grew up
in Pulaski County, Virginia and was bused seventy miles every day to and from school. After
graduation, she pursued a degree in Library Science. She served as a librarian in New York
City for thirty-six years before moving back to Christiansburg, Virginia. She served as
Treasurer of the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association Board of Directors as well as
Executive Director Emeritus of the Christiansburg Institute, Inc. Board of Directors.
Gladys Sokolow collected graduation photographs, C.I.I. alum Waymon Pack’s certificates,
student autograph book, newspaper clippings, and a photo scrapbook from fellow
Christiansburg Industrial Institute alumni. The scrapbook contains early photographs from
local African American schools and Sokolow’s personal photographs.
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