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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
Tyler Dodson, Student Assistant and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
Administrative Information
Use Restrictions
Permission to publish material from M. L. Foley Collection 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: M. L. Foley Collection, Ms2012-031, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.
Acquisition Information
The collection was purchased by Special Collections in May 2012.
Processing Information
The processing, arrangement, and description of the M. L. Foley Collection was completed in June 2012.
Scope and Content
The collection includes receipts and more than 100 pieces of incoming and outgoing correspondence relating to M. L. Foley's business selling birds out of Salem, Virginia. Foley's letters concern the breeding, sale, and shipment of birds throughout the U.S., as well as Central and South America. The collection also contains receipts for birds, freight, feed, licenses, and more.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged by material type. Within each material type (correspondence and receipts), items are arranged chronologically with undated items at the end.
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Agriculture
- Foley, M. L.
- Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
- Ornithology