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James worked as a draftsman and later as a mechanical engineer for the federal government, while Lucie worked as a homemaker.","After her first husband's death, Lucie married widower Charles Newell Sanders (1914-1990) on June 16, 1979, in Wytheville, Virginia.","All three are buried in Graham Cemetery in Grahams Forge, Wythe County, Virginia.","External sources:","U.S. Federal Censuses, 1930-1950","\"James Montgomery Graham Jr.\", findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96183824/james-montgomery-graham , accessed on June 5, 2023.","\"Lucy Gibboney Graham Sanders\", findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96183897/lucy-gibboney-sanders , accessed on December 12, 2023.","\"Lucie Ligon Gibboney\" in the West Virginia, U.S., Marriages Index, 1785-1971, ancestry.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/10562046:2538 , accessed on December 12, 2023.","\"Lucie Gibboney Graham\" in the Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014, findagrave.com,  https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/29106745:9279 , accessed on December 12, 2023.","\"Charles Newell Sanders\", findagrave.com,  https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/96150599/charles-newell-sanders , accessed on December 12, 2023."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Lucie L. 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Much of the materials relate to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) and the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia. Gibboney probably collected these materials while visiting James M. Graham, Jr., a 1938 graduate of VPI, to document memories from their time together in the New River Valley.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Lucie L. Gibboney Scrapbook contains dance cards, football programs, correspondence, dried flowers, ticket stubs, menus, photographs and other ephemera. Much of the materials relate to Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (VPI) and the Town of Blacksburg, Virginia. Gibboney probably collected these materials while visiting James M. Graham, Jr., a 1938 graduate of VPI, to document memories from their time together in the New River Valley."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. 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He was also a student leader on campus and served as resident advisor in West Ambler Johnston Hall.","For more biographical information refer to the following:  http://www.weremember.vt.edu/biographies/clark.html","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marching Virginians' April 16 Condolence Collection was completed in October 2013.","Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries, 2007-2010. Ms2008-020.  Finding aid  available online. ","April 16, 2007, Condolence Archives.  Collection of digital images  available online. ","The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007.  Much of the material pertains to Ryan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians.  This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS  Constitution , scrapbooks, and a band uniform.  Many of the materials were sent to the Marching Virginians from other bands and are signed by band members from these various institutions.","Permission to publish material from the Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.","The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007.  Much of the material pertains to Ryan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians.  This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS  Constitution , scrapbooks, and a band uniform.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)","English \n.    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On April 16, 2007, the Marching Virginians lost one of their baritone players and band leaders, Ryan \"Stack\" Clark, in an attack on the Virginia Tech campus that took the lives of 27 students and five members of the faculty and staff. In the following days and months, the Marching Virginians received an outpouring of condolence letters and items from Marching Virginian alumni and bands from various institutions expressing their sympathy and solidarity.\u003c/p\u003e\n            \u003c/bioghist\u003e\n            \u003cbioghist\u003e\n            \u003chead\u003eBiographical Note\u003c/head\u003e\n            \u003cp\u003eRyan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark (1984-2007) was born in Landstuhl, West Germany. He attended Virginia Tech, majoring in Psychology, Biology, and English. Clark was a member of the Marching Virginians, Virginia Tech's university band, where he played the baritone. 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In the following days and months, the Marching Virginians received an outpouring of condolence letters and items from Marching Virginian alumni and bands from various institutions expressing their sympathy and solidarity. Biographical Note Ryan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark (1984-2007) was born in Landstuhl, West Germany. He attended Virginia Tech, majoring in Psychology, Biology, and English. Clark was a member of the Marching Virginians, Virginia Tech's university band, where he played the baritone. He was also a student leader on campus and served as resident advisor in West Ambler Johnston Hall. For more biographical information refer to the following:  http://www.weremember.vt.edu/biographies/clark.html","Formed in 1974, the Marching Virginians are one of Virginia Tech's two university marching bands. 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Much of the material pertains to Ryan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians.  This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eConstitution\u003c/emph\u003e, scrapbooks, and a band uniform.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007.  Much of the material pertains to Ryan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians.  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On April 16, 2007, the Marching Virginians lost one of their baritone players and band leaders, Ryan \"Stack\" Clark, in an attack on the Virginia Tech campus that took the lives of 27 students and five members of the faculty and staff. In the following days and months, the Marching Virginians received an outpouring of condolence letters and items from Marching Virginian alumni and bands from various institutions expressing their sympathy and solidarity. Biographical Note Ryan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark (1984-2007) was born in Landstuhl, West Germany. He attended Virginia Tech, majoring in Psychology, Biology, and English. Clark was a member of the Marching Virginians, Virginia Tech's university band, where he played the baritone. He was also a student leader on campus and served as resident advisor in West Ambler Johnston Hall. For more biographical information refer to the following:  http://www.weremember.vt.edu/biographies/clark.html","Formed in 1974, the Marching Virginians are one of Virginia Tech's two university marching bands. On April 16, 2007, the Marching Virginians lost one of their baritone players and band leaders, Ryan \"Stack\" Clark, in an attack on the Virginia Tech campus that took the lives of 27 students and five members of the faculty and staff. In the following days and months, the Marching Virginians received an outpouring of condolence letters and items from Marching Virginian alumni and bands from various institutions expressing their sympathy and solidarity.","Ryan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark (1984-2007) was born in Landstuhl, West Germany. He attended Virginia Tech, majoring in Psychology, Biology, and English. Clark was a member of the Marching Virginians, Virginia Tech's university band, where he played the baritone. He was also a student leader on campus and served as resident advisor in West Ambler Johnston Hall.","For more biographical information refer to the following:  http://www.weremember.vt.edu/biographies/clark.html","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marching Virginians' April 16 Condolence Collection was completed in October 2013.","Virginia Tech April 16, 2007 Archives of the University Libraries, 2007-2010. Ms2008-020.  Finding aid  available online. ","April 16, 2007, Condolence Archives.  Collection of digital images  available online. ","The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007.  Much of the material pertains to Ryan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians.  This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS  Constitution , scrapbooks, and a band uniform.  Many of the materials were sent to the Marching Virginians from other bands and are signed by band members from these various institutions.","Permission to publish material from the Marching Virginians' April 16, 2007 Condolence Collection must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.","The collection contains the condolence materials received by the Marching Virginians after April 16, 2007.  Much of the material pertains to Ryan \"Stack\" Christopher Clark, baritone and student leader in the Marching Virginians.  This collection incorporates a variety of materials and artifacts, including correspondence, posters, banners, an American flag flown on the USS  Constitution , scrapbooks, and a band uniform.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (1970-)","English \n.    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In some cases, correspondence to and from the same person is clipped or stapled together.","Correspondents significant to the history of Virginia Tech, as well as those with large contributions to the collection are listed as creators on this finding aid. Major topics include Virginia Tech Alumni Association business, Virginia Tech German Club events, and general professional correspondence. The collection also contains photocopies of a small number of articles by Oliver for  The Techgram  in 1950."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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","Sub-Series IV: Articles and Clippings, 1985-1991, includes copies of magazine and newspaper articles relating to Lambda Horizon and gay and lesbian issues. In addition, there is a file on the resignation of Sandra Sullivan.","Series II: Personal Papers, 1986-1987, includes class projects from Weber's time at Virginia Tech that were related to the LGBTQ+ community, a photograph of Weber and his date from the Virginia Tech Mid-Winter's Dance, and a video from Weber's Virginia Tech graduation party.","Established in 1985 as Lambda Horizon, the LGBTA has undergone many transformations. The early goals of the organization included providing a place on campus for members of the university community to meet without judgement, to help education the campus community, and to create a positive image of people, regardless of orientation. ","During the early 1990's the organization changed its name to LGBT and later to LGBTA. 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Fishwick Collection"],"title_tesim":["Marshall W. Fishwick Collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1700-2007","1923-2007"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1923-2007"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1700-2007"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1985.007"],"text":["Ms.1985.007","Marshall W. Fishwick Collection","Faculty and staff","Popular culture -- United States","University History","World War, 1939-1945","The collection is open for research.","The items in this folder are restricted for 75 years from date of creation.","Series I: Papers are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received.   Series II: Audiovisual and Electronic Materials is subdivided by material type.\n\nNote: Boxes 1-13, 70-71, and 75 contain audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download). \n\n VHS tapes Film reels Audiocassette tapes Computer disks Floppy disks Slides Photographic negatives Artifacts Photographs and albums in this collection are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received Series III: Oversize Materials","Marshall William Fishwick was born July 5, 1923, in Roanoke, Virginia.  After receiving his BA from the University of Virginia in 1943, Fishwick served with the American Fleet during World War II. He then went on to receive his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1946, followed by his PhD from Yale University in 1949. ","In 1949, Fishwick began teaching at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, where he remained until 1962. He served as director of the Wemyss Foundation from 1962 to 1964, chaired Lincoln University's Art and American Studies departments from 1964 to 1970, and taught at Temple University from 1970 to 1976. From 1976 until his retirement in 2003, Fishwick taught at Virginia Tech, where he founded the American Studies and Popular Culture programs. ","Fishwick co-founded the Popular Culture Association with Ray B. Browne and Russel B. Nye in 1970 and began the journal International Popular Culture. He wrote and contributed to more than 40 books, and received eight Fulbright Awards and multiple grants, which allowed him to teach abroad throughout Europe and Asia. He was a member of the Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church and historiographer of the Diocese of Southwest Virginia. One of Fishwick's highest accomplishments as a multidisciplinary scholar was starting the academic movement in popular culture studies. ","Fishwick married his third wife and Virginia Tech colleague Ann La Berge in 1995. He had four children with his first wife and two stepdaughters. ","Marshall Fishwick died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 22, 2006. ","Source:","Smith, Leanne E. \"Marshall W. Fishwick (1923–2006).\" In  Encyclopedia Virginia . Accessed December 2, 2019.  https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006","The guide to the Marshall W. Fishwick Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marshall W. Fishwick Collection began in 2016 and was completed in June 2018. Additional material (boxes 72-75) was processed in March 2022.","This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003. ","Note: Audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives are inventoried separately. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available  (file will automatically download). ","This series contains the audio and video materials in the collection, primarily resources used by Fishwick as teaching tools or in his research. This includes VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, films, floppy disks, and an extensive set of slides. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download).","The following books were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","Brake, Robert J.  Communication in Popular Culture . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2.  Brown, Katharine L.  Hills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938 . Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979.  Browne, Ray B.  Against Academia . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist.  Popular Abstracts . Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden.  Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2.  Cawelti, John G.  The Six-Gun Mystique . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2.  Eliot, T. S.  Collected Poems, 1901-1935 . New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Around the World in Forty Years . Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Common Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Face of Jang: A Collection of Poems . New York, Hobson Book Press, 1945.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Gentlemen of Virginia . New York: Dodd, Mead, 1961.  Fishwick, Marshall W. \"If I were to Live All Over Again—\" Fishwick, Marshall W.  Isle of Shoals . New York, N.Y., Hobson Book Press, 1946.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Lee After the War . New York, Dodd, Mead [1963]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  Virginia: A New Look at the Old Dominion . New York, Harper [1959]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Virginia Tradition . Washington, Public Affairs Press [1956]. Fishwick, Marshall W., ed.  The World of Ronald McDonald . LeBerge, Ann and Marshall Fishwick.  From a Minimalist Kitchen: Simple Cooking for Post-Moderns . Lippy, Charles H.  Being Religious, American Style . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.  Thompson, Jonathan R.  Education and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850 . Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850. Tompkins, Edmond Pendelton.  Rockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History . Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026 Shepperson, 1952. Van Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in  The Journal of Southern History , Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948. Wolfe, Tom.  The Bonfire of the Vanities . New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989, c1987.","The following journals and serials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","The Journal of Popular Culture . The Journal of American Culture , vol. 27, no. 2; vol. 29, no. 1; vol. 29, no 2; vol. 29, no. 3.  The Journal of Popular Film , vol. 2, no. 1.  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference programs, 1991-1993, 1997-1998. The Southern Quarterly , Vol. XXI, No. 2.  Studies in Popular Culture , vol. 22, no. 3.","Publication of personal materials from the collection requires permission from the donor until 2033. The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.","Please note:  This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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Communication in Popular Culture . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2.  Brown, Katharine L.  Hills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938 . Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979.  Browne, Ray B.  Against Academia . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist.  Popular Abstracts . Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden.  Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2.  Cawelti, John G.  The Six-Gun Mystique . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2.  Eliot, T. S.  Collected Poems, 1901-1935 . New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Around the World in Forty Years . Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Common Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal . 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Education and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850 . Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850. Tompkins, Edmond Pendelton.  Rockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History . Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026 Shepperson, 1952. Van Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in  The Journal of Southern History , Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948. Wolfe, Tom.  The Bonfire of the Vanities . New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989, c1987.","The following journals and serials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","The Journal of Popular Culture . The Journal of American Culture , vol. 27, no. 2; vol. 29, no. 1; vol. 29, no 2; vol. 29, no. 3.  The Journal of Popular Film , vol. 2, no. 1.  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference programs, 1991-1993, 1997-1998. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) for assistance in determining the use of these materials."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_ac3c17666c77af8c28e9ee4b051f013f\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_d60d32566e363782ab4a9a31b19d2fe7\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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Fishwick Collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1700-2007","1923-2007"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1923-2007"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1700-2007"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.1985.007"],"text":["Ms.1985.007","Marshall W. Fishwick Collection","Faculty and staff","Popular culture -- United States","University History","World War, 1939-1945","The collection is open for research.","The items in this folder are restricted for 75 years from date of creation.","Series I: Papers are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received.   Series II: Audiovisual and Electronic Materials is subdivided by material type.\n\nNote: Boxes 1-13, 70-71, and 75 contain audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download). \n\n VHS tapes Film reels Audiocassette tapes Computer disks Floppy disks Slides Photographic negatives Artifacts Photographs and albums in this collection are in their original order. Folders were replaced and filed in new boxes in the order in which they were received Series III: Oversize Materials","Marshall William Fishwick was born July 5, 1923, in Roanoke, Virginia.  After receiving his BA from the University of Virginia in 1943, Fishwick served with the American Fleet during World War II. He then went on to receive his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1946, followed by his PhD from Yale University in 1949. ","In 1949, Fishwick began teaching at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, where he remained until 1962. He served as director of the Wemyss Foundation from 1962 to 1964, chaired Lincoln University's Art and American Studies departments from 1964 to 1970, and taught at Temple University from 1970 to 1976. From 1976 until his retirement in 2003, Fishwick taught at Virginia Tech, where he founded the American Studies and Popular Culture programs. ","Fishwick co-founded the Popular Culture Association with Ray B. Browne and Russel B. Nye in 1970 and began the journal International Popular Culture. He wrote and contributed to more than 40 books, and received eight Fulbright Awards and multiple grants, which allowed him to teach abroad throughout Europe and Asia. He was a member of the Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church and historiographer of the Diocese of Southwest Virginia. One of Fishwick's highest accomplishments as a multidisciplinary scholar was starting the academic movement in popular culture studies. ","Fishwick married his third wife and Virginia Tech colleague Ann La Berge in 1995. He had four children with his first wife and two stepdaughters. ","Marshall Fishwick died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 22, 2006. ","Source:","Smith, Leanne E. \"Marshall W. Fishwick (1923–2006).\" In  Encyclopedia Virginia . Accessed December 2, 2019.  https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006","The guide to the Marshall W. Fishwick Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the Marshall W. Fishwick Collection began in 2016 and was completed in June 2018. Additional material (boxes 72-75) was processed in March 2022.","This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003. ","Note: Audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives are inventoried separately. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available  (file will automatically download). ","This series contains the audio and video materials in the collection, primarily resources used by Fishwick as teaching tools or in his research. This includes VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, films, floppy disks, and an extensive set of slides. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download).","The following books were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","Brake, Robert J.  Communication in Popular Culture . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2.  Brown, Katharine L.  Hills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938 . Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979.  Browne, Ray B.  Against Academia . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist.  Popular Abstracts . Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden.  Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2.  Cawelti, John G.  The Six-Gun Mystique . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2.  Eliot, T. S.  Collected Poems, 1901-1935 . New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Around the World in Forty Years . Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Common Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Face of Jang: A Collection of Poems . New York, Hobson Book Press, 1945.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Gentlemen of Virginia . New York: Dodd, Mead, 1961.  Fishwick, Marshall W. \"If I were to Live All Over Again—\" Fishwick, Marshall W.  Isle of Shoals . New York, N.Y., Hobson Book Press, 1946.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Lee After the War . New York, Dodd, Mead [1963]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  Virginia: A New Look at the Old Dominion . New York, Harper [1959]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Virginia Tradition . Washington, Public Affairs Press [1956]. Fishwick, Marshall W., ed.  The World of Ronald McDonald . LeBerge, Ann and Marshall Fishwick.  From a Minimalist Kitchen: Simple Cooking for Post-Moderns . Lippy, Charles H.  Being Religious, American Style . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.  Thompson, Jonathan R.  Education and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850 . Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850. Tompkins, Edmond Pendelton.  Rockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History . Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026 Shepperson, 1952. Van Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in  The Journal of Southern History , Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948. Wolfe, Tom.  The Bonfire of the Vanities . New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989, c1987.","The following journals and serials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","The Journal of Popular Culture . The Journal of American Culture , vol. 27, no. 2; vol. 29, no. 1; vol. 29, no 2; vol. 29, no. 3.  The Journal of Popular Film , vol. 2, no. 1.  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference programs, 1991-1993, 1997-1998. The Southern Quarterly , Vol. XXI, No. 2.  Studies in Popular Culture , vol. 22, no. 3.","Publication of personal materials from the collection requires permission from the donor until 2033. The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) for assistance in determining the use of these materials.","This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.","Please note:  This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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He had four children with his first wife and two stepdaughters. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eMarshall Fishwick died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 22, 2006. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSource:\u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eSmith, Leanne E. \"Marshall W. Fishwick (1923–2006).\" In \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia Virginia\u003c/i\u003e. Accessed December 2, 2019. \u003ca href=\"https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ehttps://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006\u003c/a\u003e\u003c/p\u003e"],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Marshall William Fishwick was born July 5, 1923, in Roanoke, Virginia.  After receiving his BA from the University of Virginia in 1943, Fishwick served with the American Fleet during World War II. He then went on to receive his MA from the University of Wisconsin in 1946, followed by his PhD from Yale University in 1949. ","In 1949, Fishwick began teaching at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, where he remained until 1962. He served as director of the Wemyss Foundation from 1962 to 1964, chaired Lincoln University's Art and American Studies departments from 1964 to 1970, and taught at Temple University from 1970 to 1976. From 1976 until his retirement in 2003, Fishwick taught at Virginia Tech, where he founded the American Studies and Popular Culture programs. ","Fishwick co-founded the Popular Culture Association with Ray B. Browne and Russel B. Nye in 1970 and began the journal International Popular Culture. He wrote and contributed to more than 40 books, and received eight Fulbright Awards and multiple grants, which allowed him to teach abroad throughout Europe and Asia. He was a member of the Guild of Scholars of the Episcopal Church and historiographer of the Diocese of Southwest Virginia. One of Fishwick's highest accomplishments as a multidisciplinary scholar was starting the academic movement in popular culture studies. ","Fishwick married his third wife and Virginia Tech colleague Ann La Berge in 1995. He had four children with his first wife and two stepdaughters. ","Marshall Fishwick died in Blacksburg, Virginia, on May 22, 2006. ","Source:","Smith, Leanne E. \"Marshall W. Fishwick (1923–2006).\" In  Encyclopedia Virginia . Accessed December 2, 2019.  https://www.encyclopediavirginia.org/Fishwick_Marshall_W_1923-2006"],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Marshall W. 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Additional material (boxes 72-75) was processed in March 2022."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eNote: Audiovisual and electronic materials from this collection, including VHS and cassette tapes, film, floppy disks, slides, and negatives are inventoried separately. 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","This series contains the audio and video materials in the collection, primarily resources used by Fishwick as teaching tools or in his research. This includes VHS tapes, audio cassette tapes, films, floppy disks, and an extensive set of slides. A  spreadsheet of these materials by format is available for download  and searching (file will automatically download)."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following books were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003clist\u003e\u003citem\u003eBrake, Robert J. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCommunication in Popular Culture\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eBrown, Katharine L. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eHills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938\u003c/title\u003e. Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eBrowne, Ray B. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAgainst Academia\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eBrowne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePopular Abstracts\u003c/title\u003e. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eBrowne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003ePioneers in Popular Culture Studies\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eCawelti, John G. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Six-Gun Mystique\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eEliot, T. S. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCollected Poems, 1901-1935\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eAround the World in Forty Years\u003c/title\u003e. Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eCommon Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal\u003c/title\u003e. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Face of Jang: A Collection of Poems\u003c/title\u003e. New York, Hobson Book Press, 1945. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eGentlemen of Virginia\u003c/title\u003e. New York: Dodd, Mead, 1961. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \"If I were to Live All Over Again—\"\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eIsle of Shoals\u003c/title\u003e. New York, N.Y., Hobson Book Press, 1946. \u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eLee After the War\u003c/title\u003e. New York, Dodd, Mead [1963].\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eVirginia: A New Look at the Old Dominion\u003c/title\u003e. New York, Harper [1959].\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Virginia Tradition\u003c/title\u003e. Washington, Public Affairs Press [1956].\u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eFishwick, Marshall W., ed. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe World of Ronald McDonald\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eLeBerge, Ann and Marshall Fishwick. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eFrom a Minimalist Kitchen: Simple Cooking for Post-Moderns\u003c/title\u003e.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eLippy, Charles H. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eBeing Religious, American Style\u003c/title\u003e. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994. \u003c/item\u003e\n\u003citem\u003eThompson, Jonathan R. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eEducation and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850\u003c/title\u003e. Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eTompkins, Edmond Pendelton. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eRockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History\u003c/title\u003e. Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026amp; Shepperson, 1952.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eVan Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Journal of Southern History\u003c/title\u003e, Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948.\u003c/item\u003e \n\u003citem\u003eWolfe, Tom. \u003ctitle render=\"italic\"\u003eThe Bonfire of the Vanities\u003c/title\u003e. 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Communication in Popular Culture . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1975. Copy 2.  Brown, Katharine L.  Hills of the Lord: Background of the Episcopal Church in Southwestern Virginia, 1738-1938 . Roanoke: Diocese of Southwestern Virginia, 1979.  Browne, Ray B.  Against Academia . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1989. Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Christopher D. Geist.  Popular Abstracts . Copy 2.  Browne, Ray B., and Michael T. Marsden.  Pioneers in Popular Culture Studies . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press, 1999. Copy 2.  Cawelti, John G.  The Six-Gun Mystique . Bowling Green, OH: Bowling Green Popular Press. Copy 2.  Eliot, T. S.  Collected Poems, 1901-1935 . New York: Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1936.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Around the World in Forty Years . Bowling Green, Ohio: Bowling Green State University Popular Press, c1984.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Common Culture and the Great Tradition: The Case for Renewal . Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1982.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Face of Jang: A Collection of Poems . New York, Hobson Book Press, 1945.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Gentlemen of Virginia . New York: Dodd, Mead, 1961.  Fishwick, Marshall W. \"If I were to Live All Over Again—\" Fishwick, Marshall W.  Isle of Shoals . New York, N.Y., Hobson Book Press, 1946.  Fishwick, Marshall W.  Lee After the War . New York, Dodd, Mead [1963]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  Virginia: A New Look at the Old Dominion . New York, Harper [1959]. Fishwick, Marshall W.  The Virginia Tradition . Washington, Public Affairs Press [1956]. Fishwick, Marshall W., ed.  The World of Ronald McDonald . LeBerge, Ann and Marshall Fishwick.  From a Minimalist Kitchen: Simple Cooking for Post-Moderns . Lippy, Charles H.  Being Religious, American Style . Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1994.  Thompson, Jonathan R.  Education and Literature in Virginia: An Address Delivered before the Literary Societies of Washington College, Lexington, Virginia, 18 June 1850 . Richmond: H. K. Ellyson's Power Press, 1850. Tompkins, Edmond Pendelton.  Rockbridge County, Virginia: An Informal History . Ed. by Marshall W. Fishwick. Richmond, Whittet \u0026 Shepperson, 1952. Van Auken, Sheldon. \"The Southern Historical Novel in the Early Twentieth Century\" in  The Journal of Southern History , Vol. XIV, No. 2, May 1948. Wolfe, Tom.  The Bonfire of the Vanities . New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux, 1989, c1987.","The following journals and serials were removed and cataloged for the Special Collections Rare Book Collection:","The Journal of Popular Culture . The Journal of American Culture , vol. 27, no. 2; vol. 29, no. 1; vol. 29, no 2; vol. 29, no. 3.  The Journal of Popular Film , vol. 2, no. 1.  Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association conference programs, 1991-1993, 1997-1998. 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Contact Special Collections and University Archives ( specref@vt.edu  or 540-231-6308) for assistance in determining the use of these materials."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_ac3c17666c77af8c28e9ee4b051f013f\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eThis collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003.\u003c/abstract\u003e"],"abstract_tesim":["This collection contains course and teaching related materials, photographs, manuscripts, audiovisual and electronic material, scrapbooks, and the professional and personal correspondence of Marshall William Fishwick, professor of Humanities and Communication Studies at Virginia Tech, 1976-2003."],"physloc_html_tesm":["\u003cphysloc id=\"aspace_d60d32566e363782ab4a9a31b19d2fe7\"\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003ePlease note:\u003c/emph\u003e This collection is located in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. 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As stated in the 1934  Bugle , the club's purpose was \"the promotion of understanding between various denominations and the Jewish students.\" The club hosted member-conducted religious services, and members studied \"current events, Jewish literature and culture, along with student problems.\" The club became more formalized with the growth of the campus Jewish community and became affiliated with B'nai B'rith Hillel, taking the name Hillel in 1952. Dr. Marvin Blecher, a professor of physics at Virginia Tech from 1968 to 2010, served as Hillel's faculty advisor from 1973 to 1993.","The guide to the Marvin Blecher Oral History Interview by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","This collection had been originally cataloged as the Marvin Blecher Audiocassette Tape. 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Included are brief comments on the early history of the Blacksburg Jewish Community Center, anti-semitism, and the student protest movements of the 1960s.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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