Virginia Junior Academy of Science Records

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], Virginia Junior Academy of Science Records, Ms1981-094, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
15.4 Cubic Feet 11 boxes
Creator:
Virginia Junior Academy of Sciences
Abstract:
The Virginia Junior Academy of Science Records contain correspondence (including some correspondence predating the founding of the VJAS); notes and minutes from committees and general meetings, reports, publications, memorabilia, and subject files.
Language:
The materials in the collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Virginia Junior Academy of Science Records, Ms1981-094, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Virginia Junior Academy of Science Archives contain correspondence (including some correspondence predating the founding of the VJAS); notes and minutes from committees and general meetings, reports, publications, memorabilia, and miscellaneous files.

Biographical / historical:

The Virginia Academy of Science (VAS) organized the first Virginia Junior Academy of Science (VJAS) meeting in 1941, after several years of discussions about how best to discover and promote scientific aptitude in the secondary schools of Virginia. Though the VJAS ceased to meet during World War II, it was reorganized after the war. Beginning in 1946, the VAS sponsored a statewide science competition for high school students known as the Virginia Science Talent Search. Since 1952, a VJAS newspaper (the Junior Science Bulletin) has been published; and since 1963 the Virginia Junior Academy of Science Proceedings have served as a record of papers presented at VJAS meetings.

Acquisition information:
The intial Virginia Junior Academy of Science Records were donated to Special Collections in 1981. Additional donations occurred through 1999.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Virginia Junior Academy of Science Records commenced in September 1998 and was completed in March 1999. Additional description was completed in February 2010. Additional materials were integrated in 2015.

Arrangement:

The collection is arranged by material type and chronologically.

Physical location:
Note: This collection is in off-site storage and requires 2-3 days notice for retrieval. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives for more information.
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard