Eustis A. Lancaster Papers

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
Newman Library
Virginia Tech
P.O. Box 90001
560 Drillfield Drive
Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
Fax: (540) 231-3694
Restrictions:

The collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

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.

Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Eustis A. Lancaster Papers, Ms1971-003, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder
Abstract:
The Eustis A. Lancaster Papers comprises a handmade scrapbook containing pictures of VPI scenes and campus buildings, ca. 1900.
Language:
The materials in the colletion are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Eustis A. Lancaster Papers, Ms1971-003, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Eustis A. Lancaster Papers comprises a handmade scrapbook containing pictures of VPI scenes and campus buildings, ca. 1900. On the cover of the scrapebook is a message which states, "VPI, For E.A. Lancaster, my friend and benefactor."

Biographical / historical:

Eustis (or Eustace) A. Lancaster (b. ca. 1869) is listed on the 1870 and 1880 U. S. Censuses living in Blacksburg, Virginia, with several family members, including Josiah B. and Arabella E. Lancaster, presumed to be his parents, and his grandparents John B. and Christina A. Helm. His parents, grandparents, and other family members are buried in Westview Cemetery, Blacksburg, Virginia.

Sources:

1870 U. S. Census, "Eustace A. Lancaster" entry, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/40306732:7163, accessed Nov. 29, 2022.

1880 U. S. Census, "E. A. Lancaster" entry, Ancestry.com, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/discoveryui-content/view/18980117:6742, accessed Nov. 29, 2022.

"Josiah B. Lancaster" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41906671/josiah-b-lancaster, accessed Nov. 29, 2022.

Acquisition information:
The Eustis A. Lancaster Papers collection was acquired prior to 1971.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Eustis A. Lancaster Papers was completed in 1971. Additional description was completed in April 2011.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard