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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], Blacksburg Sewage Papers, 1946-1948, n. d., Ms2022-012, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was acquried by Special Collections and University Archives prior to 2012.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Blacksburg Sewage Papers was completed in May 2022.

Administrative History

Prior to the mid-1940s the Town of Blacksburg's and V.P.I.'s sewage was treated in a sewage disposal plant that was jointly operated by the University and the Town. Then during the mid- to late-1940s the amount of sewage that was coming into the plant was causing it to become overloaded, and the Town was planning on either building a new sewage treatment plant or updating the current plant. The Water and Sewage Committee was in charge of this on the town's side, and this committee later became the pubilc works department.

Scope and Content

This collection contains documents and letters relating to the sewage system in Blacksburg, Virginia. The letters in this collection are all about the sewage system in Blacksburg and most were sent to Dr. Walter Newman, President of Virginia Tech, and John Barringer, Mayor of Blacksburg. The other documents in this collection include committee reports, information on sewage projects, a water ordinance, and other documents relating to the sewage system in Blacksburg. Also, a petition made to the mayor, town council, and committee on streets asked that all construction be stopped in the area that the petitioners lived.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Blacksburg (Va.)
• Blacksburg (Va.). Town Council
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• University Archives
• University History
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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