A Guide to the A. E. F. Price Certificates, 1882-1885 Ms.2011.031
A Collection in Special Collections
Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, Virginia 24061
Business Number: 540-231-6308
specref@vt.edu
URL: http://spec.lib.vt.edu
Sarah R. Olney
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from A. E. F. Price Certificates must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.
Access Restrictions
Collection is open for research.
Preferred Citation
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: A. E. F. Price Certificates, Ms2011-031, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The A. E. F. Price Certificates were donated to Special Collections in 2010.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the A. E. F. Price Certificates were completed in March 2011.
Biographical Note
A. E. F. Price graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1886. Originally from Blacksburg, Virginia, he was a teacher and farmer in Montgomery County. He passed away August 20, 1893.
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains three awards given to Price for "having been distinguished by attaining to an average of three-fourths in all his Examinations" over the course of three consecutive school years (1882-1885). All three certificates are signed by Thomas Nelson Conrad, president of VAMC from 1880 to 1886.
Arrangement
The three certificates are arranged in chronological order.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Price, A. E. F., d.1893
- University History
- Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896)