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Conditions Governing Access

Boxes 1-10 are open for research. Box 11 contains materials on court cases, and access is restricted until 75 years after date of creation. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], C. Eugene Rowe Papers, 1949-1987, Ms1989-035, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The C. Eugene Rowe Papers were donated to Special Collections in 1989.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the C. Eugene Rowe Papers was completed in September 2014.

Biographical Note

C. Eugene Rowe was born Northumberland County, Virginia. He attended VPI from 1926-1933, when he graduated with a degree in Business. Beginning in the 1950s, he became active in the Alumni Association. In 1968, he began the first of two successive terms on the Board of Visitors, including 5 years as rector. From 1972-1985, he also served as president and then chairman of the Virginia Tech Foundation. Rowe died in 1987.

Additional resources:

Photograph: https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/bov_/bov_rector_Rowe

Extended biography: https://history.unirel.vt.edu/administration/rowe_c_eugene.html

Scope and Content

The C. Eugene Rowe Papers include materials created and collected by Rowe. The majority of the papers relate to Rowe's time as a member (1968-1976) and rector (1970-1975) of the Board of Visitors at Virginia Tech and include correspondence, meeting minutes, alumni association topics, events/issues on campus, financial issues, press releases, the Presidential search in 1974, academics at Virginia Tech, and higher education in general. There is also a small group of papers from Rowe's involvement in the Presbyterian church.

Arrangement

The collection is in its original order within the boxes. To make locating materials easier, the contents list below groups files into two series:

Series I: Professional Papers, 1949-1987, includes files relating to Rowe's work for and at the university.

Series II: Personal Papers, c.1960s, contains files documenting Rowe's involvement with the Presbyterian Church.

Folder titles were taken from the existing files.

Related Material

See the Records of the Virginia Tech Board of Visitors, RG 1, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Faculty and staff
• Record Group 1
• Rowe, C. Eugene, d.1987
• Students and alumni
• University Archives
• University History
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Board of Visitors
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Alumni Association
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute. Board of Visitors
• Virginia Tech Alumni Association
• Virginia Tech Education Foundation

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the C. Eugene Rowe Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).