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Hardin, Walter Reade, Jr., Collection Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection, 1934-1952 Ms.2003.027

Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection, 1934-1952 Ms.2003.027


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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
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Business Number: 540-231-6308
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John M. Jackson, Archivist

Repository
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Identification
Ms.2003.027
Title
Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection 1934-1952
Quantity
0.1 Cubic Feet, 1 folder
Creator
Hardin, Walter Reade, Jr.
Language
The materials in the collection are in English.
Abstract
The Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection includes materials collected by a Virginia Tech cadet and band member during his college years. It includes mementos, photographs and newspaper clippings.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

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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: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection, Ms2003-027, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection was donated to the Special Collections in 1985. Donated together with the papers of Fields M. Young--Hardin's grandfather--these materials were separated during the processing of the Fields M. Young Papers, Ms1985-018, and assigned a separate manuscript number.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement and description of the Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection commenced and was completed in December 2003.

Biographical Note

Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Virginia Tech graduate and U. S. Army veteran, was born on February 20, 1917. The son of Walter Reade and Mattie Young Hardin, he attended Virginia Tech as a cadet majoring in business administration. A member of the band, as well as the Bachelor, Cotillion and Roanoke clubs, Hardin graduated in 1941. During World War II, he served as a captain in the U. S. Army. In 1952, he married Mary McIntosh Holland. Hardin died on July 17, 1985 and is buried in the Christ Church Episcopal Cemetery, Eastville, Virginia.

Scope and Content

This collection contains materials collected by Virginia Tech student and band member Walter Reade Hardin, Jr. Apparently removed from a scrapbook, the collection contains a number of mementos associated with Virginia Tech social affairs (including dances and concerts); various photos of cadet and band groups, classmates, and events surrounding the 1938 homecoming football game with the University of Virginia; and a small assortment of newspaper clippings.

Arrangement

Arranged by document type, then chronologically.

Related Material

See the Fields M. Young Papers, Ms1985-018, also at Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives. Young was the grandfather of Walter Reade Hardin, Jr.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • Students and alumni
  • University History
  • Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
  • Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Walter Reade Hardin, Jr., Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Hardin, Walter Reade, Jr.
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Container List

folder 1
Mementos
  • Souvenir football program: Jefferson vs. Woodrow Wilson and VMI Freshmen vs VPI Freshmen
    Nov 10 1934
  • Sons of Rhythm / Sigman Tau Sigma concert contract
    Feb 16 1935
  • Lions Minstrels show ticket
    Apr 16 1936
  • Cotillion Club dance program
    Oct 1937
  • Jooss European Ballet program
    Feb 23 1938
  • Cotillion Club dance program
    Oct 1939
  • Bachelor Club membership certificate
    1941
  • Duke Ellington dance ticket
    n.d.
  • Mill Mountain incline ticket
    n.d.
  • Luther J. Hargroves calling card
    n.d.
  • Tommy Dorsey concert pass out check
    n.d.
  • Guy Lombardo concert pass out check
    n.d.
  • Cotillion Club membership certificate
    n.d.
  • Crismond's Log Cabin "dine and dance" business card
    n.d.
  • "A Full House" play program
    n.d.
folder 1
Photographs
  • Walter Reade Hardin Jr. dormitory room [2 items]
    1937-1938
  • Walter Reade Hardin Jr. in cadet band uniform
    1937-1938
  • First division, freshman barracks no. 1
    1937-1938
  • Drum section for Sunday afternoon concerts
    Spring 1938
  • VPI rat parade
    Sep 17 1938
  • Cadet Miller and the "Old Lady" (cannon)
    Sep 1938
  • Walter Reade Hardin Jr.
    Sep 1938
  • Cadet Miller in dormitory room
    Sep 1938
  • Walter Reade Hardin Jr. with cannon
    Sep 1938
  • Cadet wall decoration
    Sep 1938
  • George Wyman
    Oct 14 1938
  • E. F. Schoch on Barracks No. 1 fire escape
    Oct 14 1938
  • Homecoming bonfire [3 items]
    Oct 14 1938
  • Campus homecoming displays [6 items]
    Oct 14-15 1938
  • Cadet and band group photos [6 items]
    c. 1938
folder 1
Newspaper clippings
  • "Mary McIntosh Holland Engaged to Marry Walter Reade Hardin, Jr." - Norfolk Virginian-Pilot
    Feb 24 1952
  • "Week-end to Bring V.P.I. Midwinters"
    n.d.
  • "Jefferson High School Seniors..."
    n.d.
  • "Most Beautiful Senior"
    n.d.
  • "Ella Jean Griffin"
    n.d.
  • "Long and Two Shorts" [J. W. Lewis, Jimmy H. Hutchinson, W. C. Vawter]
    n.d.
  • "Sprit of V. M. I."
    n.d.
  • "Reade Hardin... will spend Thanksgiving with his mother"
    n.d.
  • [Unidentified woman's portrait]
    n.d.