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The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Scott Stadtmueller Article, Ms2022-007, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in May 1996.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Scott Stadtmueller Article was completed in April 2022.

Biographical Note

Scott George Stadtmueller was a graduate student at the University of Virginia.

Scope and Content

This collection includes a 43-page typescript, entitled "The Pursuit of Land Grant Status of the University of Virginia (UVA)," by Scott George Stadtmueller, a graduate student at the University of Virginia. The paper is about UVA's attempt to apply for Land Grant status. It was dedicated to Colonel Harry Temple (1911-2004), who attended and worked at Virginia Tech, due Stadtmueller using his documents to make his case. The document tries to make a case for UVA's bid for Land Grant status despite being founded before the Morrill Land Grant Act of 1862 and the reason it failed. The 1850s-1860s saw an increase of practical coursework being offered at the university and it being a school for agriculture like Virginia Tech. Stadtmueller concludes that UVA lost this debate due to not following the rules of the Morrill Act.

Related Material

Virginia Tech Special Collections and University Archives holds a copy of the publication Early science at the University of Virginia and the pursuit of land grand status by Scott Stadtmueller, call number LD5678 .S73 1981 Spec Large. Request in the library catalog.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Education, Higher
• Temple, Harry Downing
• University of Virginia

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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