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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], Governors' Conference, Ms2008-047, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Governors' Conference State Dinner Menu was purchased by Special Collections in 2008.

Processing Information

The processing and description of the Governors' Conference State Dinner Menu commenced and was completed in July 2008.

Administrative History

Founded in 1908, the National Governors Association is a non-partisan public policy organization of the governors of the United States. In addition to representing states' interests in key federal issues before the national executive and legislative branches of government, the association also develops policy reports on state programs. The association's annual conference is held in a different state each year.

The Greenbrier resort, located in White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, was founded in 1858, and the current hotel building constructed in 1913. The hotel has been owned by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (now CSX) from 1910 until present, with the exception of the World War II years.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a menu from the Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia) on the occasion of the annual National Governors' Conference state dinner. The menu is autographed for John Britton Jr. by Tennessee Governor Gordon Browning (1937-1939, 1949-1953), [Gattye?] B. Pitts, Robt. [Taylor?], William F. Barry, and Joe Hatcher.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Greenbrier (White Sulphur Springs, W. Va.)
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Politicians -- United States

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Governors' Conference State Dinner Menu by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).