Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from the Virginia Congress on Hunger 1988 Report 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: Virginia Congress on Hunger 1988 Report Collection, Ms2015-050, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

Virginia Congress on Hunger 1988 Report Collection was donated to Special Collection in 2014.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia Congress on Hunger 1988 Report Collection was completed in September 2015.

Scope and Content

This collection contains the final and draft versions of a report from the Virginia Congress on Hunger discussing hunger and poverty in the Commonwealth of Virginia, entitled "Hunger and Poverty In Virginia: Revisiting the 1985 Report of the Joint Subcommittee Studying Hunger and Malnutrition in the Commonwealth ". The report was submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly of Virginia and revisits findings in a previous report by the Virginia Congress on Hunger made in 1985. In addition to the report on hunger, the collection contains a press release from the Virginia Congress announcing the report. Lastly, the collection includes a copy of the 1985 Virginia Congress on Hunger report to the governor and General Assembly of Virginia.

Arrangement

This collection is arranged by material type.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Agricultural extension work
• Agriculture
• Food Technology and Production
• History of Food and Drink
• Nutrition
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)