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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], Merwin Leven Papers, 1948-1950, Ms2022-053, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

This collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in 2010.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Merwin Leven Papers was completed in September 2022.

Biographical Note

Merwin Leven (1929-2007) was born to Menne and CeCelia (Yoffe) Leven in White Plains, New York. He entered Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) as a freshman in the 1948-1949 school year. He was a private in Company D in the Corps of Cadets. During his time at V.P.I., he was a member of the Chemistry Club, the Lord Reading Club (a Hillel Unit for Jewish students), and the Yankee Club (an organization for students who were born above the Mason-Dixon Line).

Leven married Carol Ann Rubin in 1955, and they had three daughters: Dianne Averill, Susan Leven, and Linda Hall.

External Sources:

The Bugle, 1949, pages 257, 284, 314, available online from Virginia Tech at http://hdl.handle.net/10919/18581 .

U.S. Federal Census, 1930-1950.

"Merwin Leven" in the U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/47836654:60901 , accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.

"Merwin Leven" obituary, The Journal News (White Plains, New York), Jun. 11, 2007, available online at https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/lohud/name/merwin-leven-obituary?id=48142719 , accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.

"Merwin Leven", Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/225763961/merwin-leven , accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.

"Merwin Leven" in the U.S., Newspapers.com Marriage Index, 1800s-current, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/1070385456:62116 , accessed on Aug. 14, 2024.

Scope and Content

This collection contains papers belonging to Merwin Leven during his time as a student at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) from 1948-1950, mostly related to the Corps of Cadets and other student organizations. Contents include club membership cards, V.P.I. military science question and answer sheets, a Company D guard detail sheet, a humorous Company G "delinquency sheet," and a printout of the December 1949 issue of "The Lord Reading Club News."

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Ephemera
• Students and alumni
• University History
• Virginia Polytechnic Institute (1944-1970)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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