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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], Rural Retreat High School Visiting Cards, [ca. 1930], Ms2023-144, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Rural Retreat High School Visiting Cards were purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in June 2016

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Rural Retreat High School Visiting Cards was completed in December 2023.

Historical Note

Rural Retreat High School is in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia. The town was first settled in 1743. In 1887, Rural Retreat High School was founded. Rural Retreat High School graduated its first two students in 1905.

External source:

"History of Rural Retreat", Rural Retreat High School, https://rrhs.wythe.k12.va.us/about

Scope and Content

The Rural Retreat High School Visting Cards were made for students at the high school in Rural Retreat, Wythe County, Virginia, around 1930. The collection include visiting cards and an original printing plate for a Miss Miriam K. Copenhaver. Other names on the cards include Bessie Louise Willard, Miss Edna E. Neff, Lewis A. Huddle, Garnett P. Miller, Mozelle Heldreth, and John A. Lindamood, Jr.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Education, Secondary
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Wythe County (Va.)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Rural Retreat High School Visiting Cards by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).