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Herrell Collection, 1929/1997, bulk 1952/1977","Ms.2026.066","/repositories/2/resources/4652","Presidents -- United States","Medicine","The collection is open for research.","The collection is organized into eleven series.","Series I: Herrell Family includes documents, photogrpahs, and correspondence related to the Herrell family. The series has six subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Genevieve Herrell includes items related to Genevieve's education, achievements, and personal life. It is further divided into two sub-series:\n\nSub-Subseries I: Awards and Certificates\nSub-Subseries II: Personal Correspondence\n\nSubseries II: Calvin Brooke Herrell includes documents related to Genevieve's husband.\nSubseries III: Gregory Raders Herrell includes documents related to Genevieve's son.\nSubseries IV: Photographs includes family photographs.\nSubseries V: Recipes includes recipes not linked to specific presidential administrations.\nSubseries VI: Souvenirs includes souvenirs not linked to specific presidential administrations.","Series II: White House Medical Unit includes materials related to Genevieve's work as part of the White House Medical Unit. It has four subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Staff Materials\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Press Coverage","Series III through X are focused on materials from specific presidential administrations. Each has up to seven subseries depending on the materials in the collection.","Series III: Truman (1945-1953) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.","Series IV: Eisenhower (1953-1961) includes six subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Press Coverage\nSubseries VI: Campaign Material","Series V: Kennedy (1961-1963) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Campaign Material","Series VI: Johnson (1963-1969) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Recipes","Series VII: Nixon (1969-1974) includes seven subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel which has eight subseries:\n\nSub-Subseries I: Brussels, U.K., Germany, Italy, France (1969)\nSub-Subseries II: Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Romania (1969)\nSub-Subseries III: China (1972)\nSub-Subseries IV: Austria, U.S.S.R., Iran, Poland (1972)\nSub-Subseries V: Austria (1974)\nSub-Subseries VI: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel, and Jordan (1974)\nSub-Subseries VII: North Atlantic Council meeting, Brussels (1974)\nSub-Subseries VIII: Moscow Summit (1974)\n\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries VII: Campaign Material\nSubseries VIII: Recipes","Series VIII: Ford (1974-1977) includes seven subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries VI: Press Coverage\nSubseries VII: Campaign Material","Series IX: Reagan (1981-1989) includes Events and Invitations materials from the Reagan White House.","Series X: Bush (1989-1993) includes Correspondence and Campaign Material.","Series XI: Unknown Administration includes undated items that could not be linked to a specific presidential administration.","Genevieve Margaret Raders was born 22 September 1916 in Lena, Illinois and died 03 September 2013 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Genevieve's parents were Edwin Hugo Raders (1884-1956) and (Agnes) Margaret Gaffney (1881-1918). Her father worked as a farmer. She married Calvin Brooke Herrell (1913-1991) in December 1942 and they had one son, Gregory Raders Herrell, in July 1953.","\"[Genevieve] Herrell loved nursing and began her career as a stewardess nurse on the railroad. During this time, she met Cal Herrell in 1942 as he traveled home to be inducted into the Army. They secretly married in December 1942 and settled in Virginia after the war. In 1952, Herrell, then a civilian nurse for the [United States] Army, received an assignment that would change her life: to assist in the care of Margaret Wallace, Harry S. Truman's mother-in-law, who often stayed at the White House. This initial role evolved into a position with the White House Medical Unit, where Herrell would serve until Gerald Ford left office and she retired on December 31, 1976.\"","--Source: Puckett, E. M. (2024, Fall-Winter). The presidents' caregiver: Virginia Tech alumnus donates mother's unique collection, offering private glimpses into presidential history. Imagine: University Libraries at Virginia Tech, 6(2), 22–23.","\"Over a span of two hundred and seventeen years the medical care of the president has shifted from episodic to permanent, informal to formal, civilian to military, and individual to bureaucratic. Emphasis has been redirected from the medical response to an acute illness or a medical emergency towards the maintenance and improvement of the president's baseline health status. Additionally, the responsibilities of the WHMU [White House Medical Unit] physicians have proliferated. These include the medical management of the explosive growth of foreign and domestic presidential travel, the continuous care of the vice president and his family, the demands of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, increased public scrutiny and the extraordinary security requirements of the protracted global war on terror.\"\n--Source: Deppisch, L. M. (2007). The White House physician : a history from Washington to George W. Bush. McFarland \u0026 Company, p. 201.","The first White House physician was Dr. Samuel Bard during the administration of George Washington. From that time until the 1920s, physicians treated presidents for specific instances of illness. In the 1920s, an official government position \"White House Physician\" was created, formalizing a role that Dr. Presley Rixey had performed for around 20 years","Over time, the physician role evolved from treatment of specific instances of illness to oversight of the president's general heath. It then continued to expand to include medical care for the president's family. After the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, the physician gained responsibility for proper implementation of its provisions regarding presidential disability and succession. Following this, medical care was extended to the vice president and vice president's family.","Eventually, the medical responsibilities within the White House grew beyond the ability of one person to satisfy. The White House Medical Unit was eventually formed to see to the medical care of the president, vice president, and their families. The White House Medical Unit would later add responsibility for medical care of diplomats and foreign leaders visiting the White House as well as rapid emergency medical care for any White House staff or visitors.","The guide to the Genevieve R. Herrell 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 Genevieve R. Herrell Collection was completed in June 2026.","The Genevieve R. Herrell Collection includes documents related to Herrell's family and career. The majority of the collection is focused on her time working in the White House Medical Unit and her interactions with United States Presidents and their families.","The family materials include personal correspondence, awards, photographs, and documents related to Herrell's husband and son.","The career documents include items specific to the White House Medical Unit as well as items related to her work during the presidential administrations of Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald Ford. There are also some items related to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.","The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:","Crewdson, Robert L., and Prince William County (Va). Historical Commission. Crossroads of the Past : A History of Haymarket, Virginia. Prince William County Historical Commission, 1982.","Jensen, Amy La Follette, et al. Paintings in the White House : A Close-Up. [Westinghouse Broadcasting Company], 1965.","Seeley, Mary Evans. Season's Greetings from the White House. A Presidential Christmas, 2007.","The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia\u003c/emph\u003e which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Recipes\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries VII: Nixon (1969-1974)\u003c/emph\u003e includes seven subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Correspondence\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Events and Invitations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Presidential Travel\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e which has eight subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries I: Brussels, U.K., Germany, Italy, France (1969)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries II: Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Romania (1969)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries III: China (1972)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries IV: Austria, U.S.S.R., Iran, Poland (1972)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries V: Austria (1974)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries VI: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel, and Jordan (1974)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries VII: North Atlantic Council meeting, Brussels (1974)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries VIII: Moscow Summit (1974)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia\u003c/emph\u003e which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VII: Campaign Material\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VIII: Recipes\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries VIII: Ford (1974-1977)\u003c/emph\u003e includes seven subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Correspondence\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Events and Invitations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Presidential Travel\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia\u003c/emph\u003e which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Press Coverage\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VII: Campaign Material\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries IX: Reagan (1981-1989)\u003c/emph\u003e includes Events and Invitations materials from the Reagan White House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries X: Bush (1989-1993)\u003c/emph\u003e includes Correspondence and Campaign Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries XI: Unknown Administration\u003c/emph\u003e includes undated items that could not be linked to a specific presidential administration.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into eleven series.","Series I: Herrell Family includes documents, photogrpahs, and correspondence related to the Herrell family. The series has six subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Genevieve Herrell includes items related to Genevieve's education, achievements, and personal life. It is further divided into two sub-series:\n\nSub-Subseries I: Awards and Certificates\nSub-Subseries II: Personal Correspondence\n\nSubseries II: Calvin Brooke Herrell includes documents related to Genevieve's husband.\nSubseries III: Gregory Raders Herrell includes documents related to Genevieve's son.\nSubseries IV: Photographs includes family photographs.\nSubseries V: Recipes includes recipes not linked to specific presidential administrations.\nSubseries VI: Souvenirs includes souvenirs not linked to specific presidential administrations.","Series II: White House Medical Unit includes materials related to Genevieve's work as part of the White House Medical Unit. It has four subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Staff Materials\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Press Coverage","Series III through X are focused on materials from specific presidential administrations. Each has up to seven subseries depending on the materials in the collection.","Series III: Truman (1945-1953) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.","Series IV: Eisenhower (1953-1961) includes six subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Press Coverage\nSubseries VI: Campaign Material","Series V: Kennedy (1961-1963) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Campaign Material","Series VI: Johnson (1963-1969) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Recipes","Series VII: Nixon (1969-1974) includes seven subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel which has eight subseries:\n\nSub-Subseries I: Brussels, U.K., Germany, Italy, France (1969)\nSub-Subseries II: Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Romania (1969)\nSub-Subseries III: China (1972)\nSub-Subseries IV: Austria, U.S.S.R., Iran, Poland (1972)\nSub-Subseries V: Austria (1974)\nSub-Subseries VI: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel, and Jordan (1974)\nSub-Subseries VII: North Atlantic Council meeting, Brussels (1974)\nSub-Subseries VIII: Moscow Summit (1974)\n\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries VII: Campaign Material\nSubseries VIII: Recipes","Series VIII: Ford (1974-1977) includes seven subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries VI: Press Coverage\nSubseries VII: Campaign Material","Series IX: Reagan (1981-1989) includes Events and Invitations materials from the Reagan White House.","Series X: Bush (1989-1993) includes Correspondence and Campaign Material.","Series XI: Unknown Administration includes undated items that could not be linked to a specific presidential administration."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGenevieve Margaret Raders was born 22 September 1916 in Lena, Illinois and died 03 September 2013 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Genevieve's parents were Edwin Hugo Raders (1884-1956) and (Agnes) Margaret Gaffney (1881-1918). Her father worked as a farmer. She married Calvin Brooke Herrell (1913-1991) in December 1942 and they had one son, Gregory Raders Herrell, in July 1953.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"[Genevieve] Herrell loved nursing and began her career as a stewardess nurse on the railroad. During this time, she met Cal Herrell in 1942 as he traveled home to be inducted into the Army. They secretly married in December 1942 and settled in Virginia after the war. In 1952, Herrell, then a civilian nurse for the [United States] Army, received an assignment that would change her life: to assist in the care of Margaret Wallace, Harry S. Truman's mother-in-law, who often stayed at the White House. This initial role evolved into a position with the White House Medical Unit, where Herrell would serve until Gerald Ford left office and she retired on December 31, 1976.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e--Source: Puckett, E. M. (2024, Fall-Winter). The presidents' caregiver: Virginia Tech alumnus donates mother's unique collection, offering private glimpses into presidential history. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eImagine: University Libraries at Virginia Tech, 6\u003c/emph\u003e(2), 22–23.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003e\"Over a span of two hundred and seventeen years the medical care of the president has shifted from episodic to permanent, informal to formal, civilian to military, and individual to bureaucratic. Emphasis has been redirected from the medical response to an acute illness or a medical emergency towards the maintenance and improvement of the president's baseline health status. Additionally, the responsibilities of the WHMU [White House Medical Unit] physicians have proliferated. These include the medical management of the explosive growth of foreign and domestic presidential travel, the continuous care of the vice president and his family, the demands of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, increased public scrutiny and the extraordinary security requirements of the protracted global war on terror.\"\n--Source: Deppisch, L. M. (2007). \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe White House physician : a history from Washington to George W. Bush.\u003c/emph\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company, p. 201.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe first White House physician was Dr. Samuel Bard during the administration of George Washington. From that time until the 1920s, physicians treated presidents for specific instances of illness. In the 1920s, an official government position \"White House Physician\" was created, formalizing a role that Dr. Presley Rixey had performed for around 20 years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOver time, the physician role evolved from treatment of specific instances of illness to oversight of the president's general heath. It then continued to expand to include medical care for the president's family. After the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, the physician gained responsibility for proper implementation of its provisions regarding presidential disability and succession. Following this, medical care was extended to the vice president and vice president's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEventually, the medical responsibilities within the White House grew beyond the ability of one person to satisfy. The White House Medical Unit was eventually formed to see to the medical care of the president, vice president, and their families. The White House Medical Unit would later add responsibility for medical care of diplomats and foreign leaders visiting the White House as well as rapid emergency medical care for any White House staff or visitors.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note","Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Genevieve Margaret Raders was born 22 September 1916 in Lena, Illinois and died 03 September 2013 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Genevieve's parents were Edwin Hugo Raders (1884-1956) and (Agnes) Margaret Gaffney (1881-1918). Her father worked as a farmer. She married Calvin Brooke Herrell (1913-1991) in December 1942 and they had one son, Gregory Raders Herrell, in July 1953.","\"[Genevieve] Herrell loved nursing and began her career as a stewardess nurse on the railroad. During this time, she met Cal Herrell in 1942 as he traveled home to be inducted into the Army. They secretly married in December 1942 and settled in Virginia after the war. In 1952, Herrell, then a civilian nurse for the [United States] Army, received an assignment that would change her life: to assist in the care of Margaret Wallace, Harry S. Truman's mother-in-law, who often stayed at the White House. This initial role evolved into a position with the White House Medical Unit, where Herrell would serve until Gerald Ford left office and she retired on December 31, 1976.\"","--Source: Puckett, E. M. (2024, Fall-Winter). The presidents' caregiver: Virginia Tech alumnus donates mother's unique collection, offering private glimpses into presidential history. Imagine: University Libraries at Virginia Tech, 6(2), 22–23.","\"Over a span of two hundred and seventeen years the medical care of the president has shifted from episodic to permanent, informal to formal, civilian to military, and individual to bureaucratic. Emphasis has been redirected from the medical response to an acute illness or a medical emergency towards the maintenance and improvement of the president's baseline health status. Additionally, the responsibilities of the WHMU [White House Medical Unit] physicians have proliferated. These include the medical management of the explosive growth of foreign and domestic presidential travel, the continuous care of the vice president and his family, the demands of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, increased public scrutiny and the extraordinary security requirements of the protracted global war on terror.\"\n--Source: Deppisch, L. M. (2007). The White House physician : a history from Washington to George W. Bush. McFarland \u0026 Company, p. 201.","The first White House physician was Dr. Samuel Bard during the administration of George Washington. From that time until the 1920s, physicians treated presidents for specific instances of illness. In the 1920s, an official government position \"White House Physician\" was created, formalizing a role that Dr. Presley Rixey had performed for around 20 years","Over time, the physician role evolved from treatment of specific instances of illness to oversight of the president's general heath. It then continued to expand to include medical care for the president's family. After the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, the physician gained responsibility for proper implementation of its provisions regarding presidential disability and succession. Following this, medical care was extended to the vice president and vice president's family.","Eventually, the medical responsibilities within the White House grew beyond the ability of one person to satisfy. The White House Medical Unit was eventually formed to see to the medical care of the president, vice president, and their families. The White House Medical Unit would later add responsibility for medical care of diplomats and foreign leaders visiting the White House as well as rapid emergency medical care for any White House staff or visitors."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Genevieve R. Herrell Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003cextref href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/extref\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Genevieve R. Herrell Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Genevieve R. Herrell Collection, 1929-1997 (bulk 1952-1977), Ms2026-066, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Genevieve R. Herrell Collection, 1929-1997 (bulk 1952-1977), Ms2026-066, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Genevieve R. Herrell Collection was completed in June 2026.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Genevieve R. Herrell Collection was completed in June 2026."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Genevieve R. Herrell Collection includes documents related to Herrell's family and career. The majority of the collection is focused on her time working in the White House Medical Unit and her interactions with United States Presidents and their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe family materials include personal correspondence, awards, photographs, and documents related to Herrell's husband and son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe career documents include items specific to the White House Medical Unit as well as items related to her work during the presidential administrations of Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald Ford. There are also some items related to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Genevieve R. Herrell Collection includes documents related to Herrell's family and career. The majority of the collection is focused on her time working in the White House Medical Unit and her interactions with United States Presidents and their families.","The family materials include personal correspondence, awards, photographs, and documents related to Herrell's husband and son.","The career documents include items specific to the White House Medical Unit as well as items related to her work during the presidential administrations of Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald Ford. There are also some items related to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrewdson, Robert L., and Prince William County (Va). Historical Commission. Crossroads of the Past : A History of Haymarket, Virginia. Prince William County Historical Commission, 1982.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJensen, Amy La Follette, et al. Paintings in the White House : A Close-Up. [Westinghouse Broadcasting Company], 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeeley, Mary Evans. Season's Greetings from the White House. A Presidential Christmas, 2007.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:","Crewdson, Robert L., and Prince William County (Va). Historical Commission. Crossroads of the Past : A History of Haymarket, Virginia. Prince William County Historical Commission, 1982.","Jensen, Amy La Follette, et al. Paintings in the White House : A Close-Up. [Westinghouse Broadcasting Company], 1965.","Seeley, Mary Evans. Season's Greetings from the White House. A Presidential Christmas, 2007."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlease contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["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.","Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_6fed7c5c95fde00069969e7951aea74c\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eFramed items, including cards, notes, ephemera, and photographs, documenting Genevieve R. Herrell's service as a civilian nurse for the US Army assigned to the White House. The collection documents her service beginning with the Harry S. Truman administration until her retirement when Gerald Ford left office in 1977. Also includes oral history with Herrell's son Greg Herrell, who graduated from VT with a BA in history in 1975.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Framed items, including cards, notes, ephemera, and photographs, documenting Genevieve R. Herrell's service as a civilian nurse for the US Army assigned to the White House. The collection documents her service beginning with the Harry S. Truman administration until her retirement when Gerald Ford left office in 1977. Also includes oral history with Herrell's son Greg Herrell, who graduated from VT with a BA in history in 1975."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","American Greetings Corporation","Hallmark Cards, Inc.","United States. Army","United States. Army. Special Photographic Office","United States. White House Photographic Office","White House Medical Unit (U.S.)","White House Police Force (U. S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["White House Medical Unit (U.S.)","Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963","Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994","Truman, Bess Wallace","Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972","Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008"],"persname_ssim":["Herrell, Genevieve R.  (Genevieve Raders), 1916-2013","Herrell, Calvin B., Sgt. (Calvin Brooke), 1913-1991","Herrell, Gregory Raders, 1953-","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979","Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007","Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973","Truman, Bess Wallace","Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972","Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008","Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963","Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994","Graham, Wallace Harry, M.D., Maj. Gen., 1910-1996","Burkley, George G. (George Gregory), 1902-1991","Woods, Rose Mary, 1917-2005","Snyder, Howard McC. 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(George Gregory), 1902-1991","Woods, Rose Mary, 1917-2005","Snyder, Howard McC. (Howard McCrumb), 1881-1970","Bush, George, 1924-2018"],"language_ssim":["The majority of the materials in the collection are in English. There are some items in Mandarin."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":725,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-01T00:01:51.192Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4652","ead_ssi":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4652","_root_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4652","_nest_parent_":"viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4652","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/VT/repositories_2_resources_4652.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Herrell, Genevieve R., Collection","title_ssm":["Genevieve R. Herrell Collection"],"title_tesim":["Genevieve R. Herrell Collection"],"unitdate_ssm":["1929-1997","1952-1977"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1929-1997"],"unitdate_bulk_ssim":["1952-1977"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1929/1997, bulk 1952/1977"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Genevieve R. Herrell Collection, 1929/1997, bulk 1952/1977"],"text":["Genevieve R. Herrell Collection, 1929/1997, bulk 1952/1977","Ms.2026.066","/repositories/2/resources/4652","Presidents -- United States","Medicine","The collection is open for research.","The collection is organized into eleven series.","Series I: Herrell Family includes documents, photogrpahs, and correspondence related to the Herrell family. The series has six subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Genevieve Herrell includes items related to Genevieve's education, achievements, and personal life. It is further divided into two sub-series:\n\nSub-Subseries I: Awards and Certificates\nSub-Subseries II: Personal Correspondence\n\nSubseries II: Calvin Brooke Herrell includes documents related to Genevieve's husband.\nSubseries III: Gregory Raders Herrell includes documents related to Genevieve's son.\nSubseries IV: Photographs includes family photographs.\nSubseries V: Recipes includes recipes not linked to specific presidential administrations.\nSubseries VI: Souvenirs includes souvenirs not linked to specific presidential administrations.","Series II: White House Medical Unit includes materials related to Genevieve's work as part of the White House Medical Unit. It has four subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Staff Materials\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Press Coverage","Series III through X are focused on materials from specific presidential administrations. Each has up to seven subseries depending on the materials in the collection.","Series III: Truman (1945-1953) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.","Series IV: Eisenhower (1953-1961) includes six subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Press Coverage\nSubseries VI: Campaign Material","Series V: Kennedy (1961-1963) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Campaign Material","Series VI: Johnson (1963-1969) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Recipes","Series VII: Nixon (1969-1974) includes seven subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel which has eight subseries:\n\nSub-Subseries I: Brussels, U.K., Germany, Italy, France (1969)\nSub-Subseries II: Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Romania (1969)\nSub-Subseries III: China (1972)\nSub-Subseries IV: Austria, U.S.S.R., Iran, Poland (1972)\nSub-Subseries V: Austria (1974)\nSub-Subseries VI: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel, and Jordan (1974)\nSub-Subseries VII: North Atlantic Council meeting, Brussels (1974)\nSub-Subseries VIII: Moscow Summit (1974)\n\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries VII: Campaign Material\nSubseries VIII: Recipes","Series VIII: Ford (1974-1977) includes seven subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries VI: Press Coverage\nSubseries VII: Campaign Material","Series IX: Reagan (1981-1989) includes Events and Invitations materials from the Reagan White House.","Series X: Bush (1989-1993) includes Correspondence and Campaign Material.","Series XI: Unknown Administration includes undated items that could not be linked to a specific presidential administration.","Genevieve Margaret Raders was born 22 September 1916 in Lena, Illinois and died 03 September 2013 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Genevieve's parents were Edwin Hugo Raders (1884-1956) and (Agnes) Margaret Gaffney (1881-1918). Her father worked as a farmer. She married Calvin Brooke Herrell (1913-1991) in December 1942 and they had one son, Gregory Raders Herrell, in July 1953.","\"[Genevieve] Herrell loved nursing and began her career as a stewardess nurse on the railroad. During this time, she met Cal Herrell in 1942 as he traveled home to be inducted into the Army. They secretly married in December 1942 and settled in Virginia after the war. In 1952, Herrell, then a civilian nurse for the [United States] Army, received an assignment that would change her life: to assist in the care of Margaret Wallace, Harry S. Truman's mother-in-law, who often stayed at the White House. This initial role evolved into a position with the White House Medical Unit, where Herrell would serve until Gerald Ford left office and she retired on December 31, 1976.\"","--Source: Puckett, E. M. (2024, Fall-Winter). The presidents' caregiver: Virginia Tech alumnus donates mother's unique collection, offering private glimpses into presidential history. Imagine: University Libraries at Virginia Tech, 6(2), 22–23.","\"Over a span of two hundred and seventeen years the medical care of the president has shifted from episodic to permanent, informal to formal, civilian to military, and individual to bureaucratic. Emphasis has been redirected from the medical response to an acute illness or a medical emergency towards the maintenance and improvement of the president's baseline health status. Additionally, the responsibilities of the WHMU [White House Medical Unit] physicians have proliferated. These include the medical management of the explosive growth of foreign and domestic presidential travel, the continuous care of the vice president and his family, the demands of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, increased public scrutiny and the extraordinary security requirements of the protracted global war on terror.\"\n--Source: Deppisch, L. M. (2007). The White House physician : a history from Washington to George W. Bush. McFarland \u0026 Company, p. 201.","The first White House physician was Dr. Samuel Bard during the administration of George Washington. From that time until the 1920s, physicians treated presidents for specific instances of illness. In the 1920s, an official government position \"White House Physician\" was created, formalizing a role that Dr. Presley Rixey had performed for around 20 years","Over time, the physician role evolved from treatment of specific instances of illness to oversight of the president's general heath. It then continued to expand to include medical care for the president's family. After the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, the physician gained responsibility for proper implementation of its provisions regarding presidential disability and succession. Following this, medical care was extended to the vice president and vice president's family.","Eventually, the medical responsibilities within the White House grew beyond the ability of one person to satisfy. The White House Medical Unit was eventually formed to see to the medical care of the president, vice president, and their families. The White House Medical Unit would later add responsibility for medical care of diplomats and foreign leaders visiting the White House as well as rapid emergency medical care for any White House staff or visitors.","The guide to the Genevieve R. Herrell 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 Genevieve R. Herrell Collection was completed in June 2026.","The Genevieve R. Herrell Collection includes documents related to Herrell's family and career. The majority of the collection is focused on her time working in the White House Medical Unit and her interactions with United States Presidents and their families.","The family materials include personal correspondence, awards, photographs, and documents related to Herrell's husband and son.","The career documents include items specific to the White House Medical Unit as well as items related to her work during the presidential administrations of Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald Ford. There are also some items related to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.","The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:","Crewdson, Robert L., and Prince William County (Va). Historical Commission. Crossroads of the Past : A History of Haymarket, Virginia. Prince William County Historical Commission, 1982.","Jensen, Amy La Follette, et al. Paintings in the White House : A Close-Up. [Westinghouse Broadcasting Company], 1965.","Seeley, Mary Evans. Season's Greetings from the White House. A Presidential Christmas, 2007.","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.","Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.","Framed items, including cards, notes, ephemera, and photographs, documenting Genevieve R. Herrell's service as a civilian nurse for the US Army assigned to the White House. The collection documents her service beginning with the Harry S. Truman administration until her retirement when Gerald Ford left office in 1977. Also includes oral history with Herrell's son Greg Herrell, who graduated from VT with a BA in history in 1975.","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","American Greetings Corporation","Hallmark Cards, Inc.","United States. Army","United States. Army. Special Photographic Office","United States. White House Photographic Office","White House Medical Unit (U.S.)","White House Police Force (U. S.)","Herrell, Genevieve R.  (Genevieve Raders), 1916-2013","Herrell, Calvin B., Sgt. (Calvin Brooke), 1913-1991","Herrell, Gregory Raders, 1953-","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979","Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007","Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973","Truman, Bess Wallace","Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972","Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008","Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963","Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994","Graham, Wallace Harry, M.D., Maj. Gen., 1910-1996","Burkley, George G. (George Gregory), 1902-1991","Woods, Rose Mary, 1917-2005","Snyder, Howard McC. (Howard McCrumb), 1881-1970","Bush, George, 1924-2018","The majority of the materials in the collection are in English. There are some items in Mandarin."],"collection_title_tesim":["Genevieve R. Herrell Collection, 1929/1997, bulk 1952/1977"],"collection_ssim":["Genevieve R. Herrell Collection, 1929/1997, bulk 1952/1977"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Ms.2026.066","/repositories/2/resources/4652"],"unitid_tesim":["Ms.2026.066","/repositories/2/resources/4652"],"repository_ssm":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"repository_ssim":["Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University"],"creator_ssm":["Herrell, Genevieve R.  (Genevieve Raders), 1916-2013","Herrell, Calvin B., Sgt. (Calvin Brooke), 1913-1991","Herrell, Gregory Raders, 1953-","American Greetings Corporation","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979","Hallmark Cards, Inc.","Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007","Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973","Truman, Bess Wallace","Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972","Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008","United States. Army","United States. Army. Special Photographic Office","United States. White House Photographic Office"],"creator_ssim":["Herrell, Genevieve R.  (Genevieve Raders), 1916-2013","Herrell, Calvin B., Sgt. (Calvin Brooke), 1913-1991","Herrell, Gregory Raders, 1953-","American Greetings Corporation","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979","Hallmark Cards, Inc.","Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007","Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973","Truman, Bess Wallace","Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972","Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008","United States. Army","United States. Army. Special Photographic Office","United States. 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White House Photographic Office","White House Medical Unit (U.S.)","White House Police Force (U. S.)"],"creators_ssim":["Herrell, Genevieve R.  (Genevieve Raders), 1916-2013","Herrell, Calvin B., Sgt. (Calvin Brooke), 1913-1991","Herrell, Gregory Raders, 1953-","Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969","Eisenhower, Mamie Doud, 1896-1979","Johnson, Lady Bird, 1912-2007","Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973","Truman, Bess Wallace","Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972","Truman, Margaret, 1924-2008","Kennedy, John F. (John Fitzgerald), 1917-1963","Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994","Graham, Wallace Harry, M.D., Maj. Gen., 1910-1996","Burkley, George G. (George Gregory), 1902-1991","Woods, Rose Mary, 1917-2005","Snyder, Howard McC. (Howard McCrumb), 1881-1970","Bush, George, 1924-2018","Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","American Greetings Corporation","Hallmark Cards, Inc.","United States. Army","United States. Army. Special Photographic Office","United States. White House Photographic Office","White House Medical Unit (U.S.)","White House Police Force (U. S.)"],"access_terms_ssm":["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.","Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"acqinfo_ssim":["The Genevieve R. 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The series has six subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Genevieve Herrell\u003c/emph\u003e includes items related to Genevieve's education, achievements, and personal life. It is further divided into two sub-series:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries I: Awards and Certificates\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries II: Personal Correspondence\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Calvin Brooke Herrell\u003c/emph\u003e includes documents related to Genevieve's husband.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Gregory Raders Herrell\u003c/emph\u003e includes documents related to Genevieve's son.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e includes family photographs.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Recipes\u003c/emph\u003e includes recipes not linked to specific presidential administrations.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Souvenirs\u003c/emph\u003e includes souvenirs not linked to specific presidential administrations.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries II: White House Medical Unit\u003c/emph\u003e includes materials related to Genevieve's work as part of the White House Medical Unit. It has four subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Staff Materials\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Events and Invitations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Press Coverage\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries III through X\u003c/emph\u003e are focused on materials from specific presidential administrations. Each has up to seven subseries depending on the materials in the collection.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries III: Truman (1945-1953)\u003c/emph\u003e includes five subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Correspondence\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Events and Invitations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Presidential Travel\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia\u003c/emph\u003e which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries IV: Eisenhower (1953-1961)\u003c/emph\u003e includes six subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Correspondence\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Events and Invitations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia\u003c/emph\u003e which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Press Coverage\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Campaign Material\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries V: Kennedy (1961-1963)\u003c/emph\u003e includes five subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Correspondence\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Events and Invitations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia\u003c/emph\u003e which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Campaign Material\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries VI: Johnson (1963-1969)\u003c/emph\u003e includes five subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Correspondence\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Events and Invitations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia\u003c/emph\u003e which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Recipes\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries VII: Nixon (1969-1974)\u003c/emph\u003e includes seven subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Correspondence\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Events and Invitations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Presidential Travel\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e which has eight subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries I: Brussels, U.K., Germany, Italy, France (1969)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries II: Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Romania (1969)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries III: China (1972)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries IV: Austria, U.S.S.R., Iran, Poland (1972)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries V: Austria (1974)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries VI: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel, and Jordan (1974)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries VII: North Atlantic Council meeting, Brussels (1974)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSub-Subseries VIII: Moscow Summit (1974)\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia\u003c/emph\u003e which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VII: Campaign Material\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VIII: Recipes\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries VIII: Ford (1974-1977)\u003c/emph\u003e includes seven subseries:\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries I: Correspondence\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries II: Events and Invitations\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries III: Presidential Travel\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries IV: Photographs\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia\u003c/emph\u003e which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VI: Press Coverage\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSubseries VII: Campaign Material\u003c/emph\u003e\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries IX: Reagan (1981-1989)\u003c/emph\u003e includes Events and Invitations materials from the Reagan White House.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries X: Bush (1989-1993)\u003c/emph\u003e includes Correspondence and Campaign Material.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\u003cemph render=\"bold\"\u003eSeries XI: Unknown Administration\u003c/emph\u003e includes undated items that could not be linked to a specific presidential administration.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"arrangement_heading_ssm":["Arrangement"],"arrangement_tesim":["The collection is organized into eleven series.","Series I: Herrell Family includes documents, photogrpahs, and correspondence related to the Herrell family. The series has six subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Genevieve Herrell includes items related to Genevieve's education, achievements, and personal life. It is further divided into two sub-series:\n\nSub-Subseries I: Awards and Certificates\nSub-Subseries II: Personal Correspondence\n\nSubseries II: Calvin Brooke Herrell includes documents related to Genevieve's husband.\nSubseries III: Gregory Raders Herrell includes documents related to Genevieve's son.\nSubseries IV: Photographs includes family photographs.\nSubseries V: Recipes includes recipes not linked to specific presidential administrations.\nSubseries VI: Souvenirs includes souvenirs not linked to specific presidential administrations.","Series II: White House Medical Unit includes materials related to Genevieve's work as part of the White House Medical Unit. It has four subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Staff Materials\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Press Coverage","Series III through X are focused on materials from specific presidential administrations. Each has up to seven subseries depending on the materials in the collection.","Series III: Truman (1945-1953) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.","Series IV: Eisenhower (1953-1961) includes six subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Press Coverage\nSubseries VI: Campaign Material","Series V: Kennedy (1961-1963) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Campaign Material","Series VI: Johnson (1963-1969) includes five subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Photographs\nSubseries IV: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries V: Recipes","Series VII: Nixon (1969-1974) includes seven subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel which has eight subseries:\n\nSub-Subseries I: Brussels, U.K., Germany, Italy, France (1969)\nSub-Subseries II: Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Romania (1969)\nSub-Subseries III: China (1972)\nSub-Subseries IV: Austria, U.S.S.R., Iran, Poland (1972)\nSub-Subseries V: Austria (1974)\nSub-Subseries VI: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Israel, and Jordan (1974)\nSub-Subseries VII: North Atlantic Council meeting, Brussels (1974)\nSub-Subseries VIII: Moscow Summit (1974)\n\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries VII: Campaign Material\nSubseries VIII: Recipes","Series VIII: Ford (1974-1977) includes seven subseries:\n\nSubseries I: Correspondence\nSubseries II: Events and Invitations\nSubseries III: Presidential Travel\nSubseries IV: Photographs\nSubseries V: Presidential Memorabilia which includes Christmas Gift Prints.\nSubseries VI: Press Coverage\nSubseries VII: Campaign Material","Series IX: Reagan (1981-1989) includes Events and Invitations materials from the Reagan White House.","Series X: Bush (1989-1993) includes Correspondence and Campaign Material.","Series XI: Unknown Administration includes undated items that could not be linked to a specific presidential administration."],"bioghist_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eGenevieve Margaret Raders was born 22 September 1916 in Lena, Illinois and died 03 September 2013 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Genevieve's parents were Edwin Hugo Raders (1884-1956) and (Agnes) Margaret Gaffney (1881-1918). Her father worked as a farmer. She married Calvin Brooke Herrell (1913-1991) in December 1942 and they had one son, Gregory Raders Herrell, in July 1953.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e\"[Genevieve] Herrell loved nursing and began her career as a stewardess nurse on the railroad. During this time, she met Cal Herrell in 1942 as he traveled home to be inducted into the Army. They secretly married in December 1942 and settled in Virginia after the war. In 1952, Herrell, then a civilian nurse for the [United States] Army, received an assignment that would change her life: to assist in the care of Margaret Wallace, Harry S. Truman's mother-in-law, who often stayed at the White House. This initial role evolved into a position with the White House Medical Unit, where Herrell would serve until Gerald Ford left office and she retired on December 31, 1976.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e--Source: Puckett, E. M. (2024, Fall-Winter). The presidents' caregiver: Virginia Tech alumnus donates mother's unique collection, offering private glimpses into presidential history. \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eImagine: University Libraries at Virginia Tech, 6\u003c/emph\u003e(2), 22–23.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003e\"Over a span of two hundred and seventeen years the medical care of the president has shifted from episodic to permanent, informal to formal, civilian to military, and individual to bureaucratic. Emphasis has been redirected from the medical response to an acute illness or a medical emergency towards the maintenance and improvement of the president's baseline health status. Additionally, the responsibilities of the WHMU [White House Medical Unit] physicians have proliferated. These include the medical management of the explosive growth of foreign and domestic presidential travel, the continuous care of the vice president and his family, the demands of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, increased public scrutiny and the extraordinary security requirements of the protracted global war on terror.\"\n--Source: Deppisch, L. M. (2007). \u003cemph render=\"italic\"\u003eThe White House physician : a history from Washington to George W. Bush.\u003c/emph\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company, p. 201.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe first White House physician was Dr. Samuel Bard during the administration of George Washington. From that time until the 1920s, physicians treated presidents for specific instances of illness. In the 1920s, an official government position \"White House Physician\" was created, formalizing a role that Dr. Presley Rixey had performed for around 20 years\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eOver time, the physician role evolved from treatment of specific instances of illness to oversight of the president's general heath. It then continued to expand to include medical care for the president's family. After the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, the physician gained responsibility for proper implementation of its provisions regarding presidential disability and succession. Following this, medical care was extended to the vice president and vice president's family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eEventually, the medical responsibilities within the White House grew beyond the ability of one person to satisfy. The White House Medical Unit was eventually formed to see to the medical care of the president, vice president, and their families. The White House Medical Unit would later add responsibility for medical care of diplomats and foreign leaders visiting the White House as well as rapid emergency medical care for any White House staff or visitors.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"bioghist_heading_ssm":["Biographical Note","Historical Note"],"bioghist_tesim":["Genevieve Margaret Raders was born 22 September 1916 in Lena, Illinois and died 03 September 2013 in Kingsport, Tennessee. Genevieve's parents were Edwin Hugo Raders (1884-1956) and (Agnes) Margaret Gaffney (1881-1918). Her father worked as a farmer. She married Calvin Brooke Herrell (1913-1991) in December 1942 and they had one son, Gregory Raders Herrell, in July 1953.","\"[Genevieve] Herrell loved nursing and began her career as a stewardess nurse on the railroad. During this time, she met Cal Herrell in 1942 as he traveled home to be inducted into the Army. They secretly married in December 1942 and settled in Virginia after the war. In 1952, Herrell, then a civilian nurse for the [United States] Army, received an assignment that would change her life: to assist in the care of Margaret Wallace, Harry S. Truman's mother-in-law, who often stayed at the White House. This initial role evolved into a position with the White House Medical Unit, where Herrell would serve until Gerald Ford left office and she retired on December 31, 1976.\"","--Source: Puckett, E. M. (2024, Fall-Winter). The presidents' caregiver: Virginia Tech alumnus donates mother's unique collection, offering private glimpses into presidential history. Imagine: University Libraries at Virginia Tech, 6(2), 22–23.","\"Over a span of two hundred and seventeen years the medical care of the president has shifted from episodic to permanent, informal to formal, civilian to military, and individual to bureaucratic. Emphasis has been redirected from the medical response to an acute illness or a medical emergency towards the maintenance and improvement of the president's baseline health status. Additionally, the responsibilities of the WHMU [White House Medical Unit] physicians have proliferated. These include the medical management of the explosive growth of foreign and domestic presidential travel, the continuous care of the vice president and his family, the demands of the Twenty-fifth Amendment, increased public scrutiny and the extraordinary security requirements of the protracted global war on terror.\"\n--Source: Deppisch, L. M. (2007). The White House physician : a history from Washington to George W. Bush. McFarland \u0026 Company, p. 201.","The first White House physician was Dr. Samuel Bard during the administration of George Washington. From that time until the 1920s, physicians treated presidents for specific instances of illness. In the 1920s, an official government position \"White House Physician\" was created, formalizing a role that Dr. Presley Rixey had performed for around 20 years","Over time, the physician role evolved from treatment of specific instances of illness to oversight of the president's general heath. It then continued to expand to include medical care for the president's family. After the Twenty-fifth Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, the physician gained responsibility for proper implementation of its provisions regarding presidential disability and succession. Following this, medical care was extended to the vice president and vice president's family.","Eventually, the medical responsibilities within the White House grew beyond the ability of one person to satisfy. The White House Medical Unit was eventually formed to see to the medical care of the president, vice president, and their families. The White House Medical Unit would later add responsibility for medical care of diplomats and foreign leaders visiting the White House as well as rapid emergency medical care for any White House staff or visitors."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Genevieve R. Herrell Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003cextref href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/extref\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e  "],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Genevieve R. Herrell Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/)."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Genevieve R. Herrell Collection, 1929-1997 (bulk 1952-1977), Ms2026-066, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Genevieve R. Herrell Collection, 1929-1997 (bulk 1952-1977), Ms2026-066, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Genevieve R. Herrell Collection was completed in June 2026.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Processing Information"],"processinfo_tesim":["The processing, arrangement, and description of the Genevieve R. Herrell Collection was completed in June 2026."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe Genevieve R. Herrell Collection includes documents related to Herrell's family and career. The majority of the collection is focused on her time working in the White House Medical Unit and her interactions with United States Presidents and their families.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe family materials include personal correspondence, awards, photographs, and documents related to Herrell's husband and son.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe career documents include items specific to the White House Medical Unit as well as items related to her work during the presidential administrations of Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald Ford. There are also some items related to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Content"],"scopecontent_tesim":["The Genevieve R. Herrell Collection includes documents related to Herrell's family and career. The majority of the collection is focused on her time working in the White House Medical Unit and her interactions with United States Presidents and their families.","The family materials include personal correspondence, awards, photographs, and documents related to Herrell's husband and son.","The career documents include items specific to the White House Medical Unit as well as items related to her work during the presidential administrations of Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald Ford. There are also some items related to presidents Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush."],"separatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eCrewdson, Robert L., and Prince William County (Va). Historical Commission. Crossroads of the Past : A History of Haymarket, Virginia. Prince William County Historical Commission, 1982.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eJensen, Amy La Follette, et al. Paintings in the White House : A Close-Up. [Westinghouse Broadcasting Company], 1965.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSeeley, Mary Evans. Season's Greetings from the White House. A Presidential Christmas, 2007.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"separatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Separated Materials"],"separatedmaterial_tesim":["The following items were transferred to the Rare Book Collection:","Crewdson, Robert L., and Prince William County (Va). Historical Commission. Crossroads of the Past : A History of Haymarket, Virginia. Prince William County Historical Commission, 1982.","Jensen, Amy La Follette, et al. Paintings in the White House : A Close-Up. [Westinghouse Broadcasting Company], 1965.","Seeley, Mary Evans. Season's Greetings from the White House. A Presidential Christmas, 2007."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. \u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003ePlease contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["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.","Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form."],"abstract_html_tesm":["\u003cabstract id=\"aspace_6fed7c5c95fde00069969e7951aea74c\" label=\"Abstract\"\u003eFramed items, including cards, notes, ephemera, and photographs, documenting Genevieve R. Herrell's service as a civilian nurse for the US Army assigned to the White House. The collection documents her service beginning with the Harry S. Truman administration until her retirement when Gerald Ford left office in 1977. Also includes oral history with Herrell's son Greg Herrell, who graduated from VT with a BA in history in 1975.\u003c/abstract\u003e\n    "],"abstract_tesim":["Framed items, including cards, notes, ephemera, and photographs, documenting Genevieve R. Herrell's service as a civilian nurse for the US Army assigned to the White House. The collection documents her service beginning with the Harry S. Truman administration until her retirement when Gerald Ford left office in 1977. Also includes oral history with Herrell's son Greg Herrell, who graduated from VT with a BA in history in 1975."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech","American Greetings Corporation","Hallmark Cards, Inc.","United States. Army","United States. Army. Special Photographic Office","United States. White House Photographic Office","White House Medical Unit (U.S.)","White House Police Force (U. 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(George Gregory), 1902-1991","Woods, Rose Mary, 1917-2005","Snyder, Howard McC. (Howard McCrumb), 1881-1970","Bush, George, 1924-2018"],"language_ssim":["The majority of the materials in the collection are in English. There are some items in Mandarin."],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":725,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-08-01T00:01:51.192Z"}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viblbv_repositories_2_resources_4652"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8596","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"John Lesslie Hall, Jr. Papers, 1893/1973","creator":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8596#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Hall, John Lesslie, Jr., 1891-1978","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8596#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003ePapers, 1937-1973, of Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr. of Williamsburg and Alexandria, Virginia, and while stationed at Pearl Harbor, San Francisco and Norfolk, Virginia. The papers are both personal and professional. The collection contains material concerning World War II Operations TORCH (North Africa), BIGOT-HUSKY, AVALANCHE (Salerno), NEPTUNE-OVERLORD, and as well as the Army-Navy joint agreement on Normandy. Also includes material pertaining to his work with the USO, the Naval War College, Army War College and Armed Forces Staff College as well as speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs and pamphlets. While the majority of the correspondence is with his wife and with his brother Channing M. Hall, there is correspondence with prominent individuals: Omar Bradley, Arleigh Burke, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ernest Joseph King, George C. Marshall, Chester W. Nimitz, George S. Patton, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and other high-ranking military and civilian figures.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_8596#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8596","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8596","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8596","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_8596","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_8596.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Hall, John Lesslie Jr. Papers","title_ssm":["John Lesslie Hall, Jr. Papers"],"title_tesim":["John Lesslie Hall, Jr. Papers"],"unitdate_ssm":["1893-1973"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1893-1973"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1893/1973"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Lesslie Hall, Jr. Papers, 1893/1973"],"text":["John Lesslie Hall, Jr. Papers, 1893/1973","Mss. 78 H14","/repositories/2/resources/8596","Operation Neptune","Operation Overlord","Operation Torch","Oral histories","United States. Navy--History--World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1939-1945","World War, 1939-1945--European Front","Agendas (administrative records)","Correspondence","Manuscripts (document genre)","Notebooks","Pamphlets","Photographs","Speeches","27 boxes","Collection is open to all researchers.","Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","John Lesslie Hall, Jr. (April 11, 1891 - March 1978) was an admiral in the United States Navy during World War II.","Hall was a native of Williamsburg, Virginia, and attended the College of William and Mary for three years before transferring to the U.S. Naval Academy where he graduated in 1913. He starred in football for three seasons at William and Mary and four years at the Naval Academy. As a matter of fact, he excelled in three sports at the Academy and was awarded the coveted \"Academy Sword\" for athletic excellence.","Admiral Hall was the Chief of Staff of the Western Naval Task Force during the North African landings in 1942 and received the Distinguished Service Medal for opening ports and preventing sabotage while Commander Northwest African Sea Frontier.","In February 1943, he became Commander Amphibious Force, North African Waters (Eighth Fleet), expertly cross-training Army artillerymen and Navy gunners so that his ships' call-fire missions could be conducted in direct support of troop advances rather than at \"targets of opportunity.\" His concept proved devastating to enemy forces and tank divisions as he led one of the major assault forces engaged in the Sicilian Occupation (9-12 July 1943) and the bitterly contested landings at Salerno (9-21 September 1943).","These bold achievements brought him two awards of the Legion of Merit. In November 1943, he took command of the 11th Amphibious Force in the United Kingdom, earning the Army's Distinguished Service Medal for his superb leadership of this amphibious Force \"O\" which landed and so effectively supported the Army V Corps on the Omaha beach sector off the coast of Normandy in June 1944. he received a second Navy Distinguished Service Medal for command of the Southern Attack Force (TF 55) during the Okinawa campaign. In October 1945, he became Commander Amphibious Force, U.S. Pacific Fleet.","He later was Commandant of the Fourteenth Naval District and Commander of the Armed Forces Staff College at Norfolk, Virginia. From August 1951 until his retirement in May 1953, he was Commander Western Sea Frontier with additional duty as Commander Pacific Reserve Fleet.","General Dwight D. Eisenhower gave him the nickname \"Viking of Assault\". General George Patton, tough critic of fellow military leaders, heaped high praise on him.","Admiral Hall died in 1978 at the age of 87.","The frigate USS John L. Hall (FFG-32) was named in his honor.","Processed by Derek Stepp in 1991.","Mss. 90 H14 Hall Family Papers. Audiocassettes from this collection have been moved to the Manuscripts Audiovisual Collection.","Papers, 1937-1973, of Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr. of Williamsburg and Alexandria, Virginia, and while stationed at Pearl Harbor, San Francisco and Norfolk, Virginia. The papers are both personal and professional. The collection contains material concerning World War II Operations TORCH (North Africa), BIGOT-HUSKY, AVALANCHE (Salerno), NEPTUNE-OVERLORD, and as well as the Army-Navy joint agreement on Normandy. Also includes material pertaining to his work with the USO, the Naval War College, Army War College and Armed Forces Staff College as well as speeches, newspaper clippings, photographs and pamphlets. While the majority of the correspondence is with his wife and with his brother Channing M. Hall, there is correspondence with prominent individuals: Omar Bradley, Arleigh Burke, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ernest Joseph King, George C. Marshall, Chester W. Nimitz, George S. Patton, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and other high-ranking military and civilian figures.","Additions (2000.8A) to the collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, as well as photographs of a Swem Library exhibit relating to the papers and memorabilia of Admiral Hall and (2007.84) research papers, memoirs, interviews, and correspondence of and with Hall by one of his biographers, Susan H. Godson, which was used by Godson for compiling \"Viking of Assault: Admiral John Lesslie Hall, Jr., and Amphibious Warfare\" (Washington, D.C.: University Press of America, 1982).","Humorous certificate, \"Imperium Neptuni Regis\" signed by Commander J.L. 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While the majority of the correspondence is with his wife and with his brother Channing M. Hall, there is correspondence with prominent individuals: Omar Bradley, Arleigh Burke, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Ernest Joseph King, George C. Marshall, Chester W. Nimitz, George S. Patton, Jr., Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman and other high-ranking military and civilian figures.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eAdditions (2000.8A) to the collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, as well as photographs of a Swem Library exhibit relating to the papers and memorabilia of Admiral Hall and (2007.84) research papers, memoirs, interviews, and correspondence of and with Hall by one of his biographers, Susan H. 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