Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Copyright has been assigned to Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives by Carlton Banks. For permission to publish materials created by the donor, contact CIMA@christiansburginstitute.com. Materials not created by John F. Banks may still be under copyright.

Preferred Citation

[ITEM DESCRIPTION], [BOX], [FOLDER], John F. Banks Collection, MS2020-01, Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives, Christiansburg Institute, Inc., Christiansburg, VA.

Custodial History

Donated by Carlton Banks, John F. Banks's son.

Biographical Note

John F. Banks served as principal of Christiansburg Industrial Institute from 1949 to 1966. He was the school's last principal before it closed in 1966 following desegregation. Banks was a graduate of Wilberforce University in Ohio and Hampton Institute in Virginia.

Scope and Content

The John F. Banks Collection contains correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and school publications of Principal Joseph F. Banks. Principal Banks was principal from 1954-1966. The news clippings are about Christiansburg Institute and school desegregation. The correspondence is between Principal Banks and the Friends Freedmen's Association members, Board of Control members, and other educators. The programs were created for school activities, most notably the dedication of the Scattergood Gym in 1953.

Related Material

John F. Banks Papers, Accession #1985-34 , Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.

Index Terms

Subjects:

• African Americans--Education--Virginia--Christiansburg--History
• African Americans--Virginia--Montgomery County--Biography
• African Americans--Virginia--Montgomery County--History
• African Americans--Virginia--Pulaski County--History
• Christiansburg Industrial Institute--History
• Montgomery County (Va.)--Biography

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