Shelton Hardaway Short, III, Papers, 1926/1991

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
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Phone: (540) 231-6308
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Restrictions:

The collection is open to research.

Terms of access:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Shelton Hardaway Short, III, Papers, Ms1992-051, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.6 Cubic Feet 3 box
Creator:
Short, Sheldon H., III (Shelton Hardaway), 1926-2005
Abstract:
The Shelton Hardaway Short, III, Papers consist of photocopies of news clippings and writings by and about Short's activities, in addition to photocopies of diplomas, certificates, and awards. Topics include Short's donation of his father's papers to the Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia; canoeing on the Meherrin River; his research on Patrick Henry; and the dedication of the Forestry Center in Mechlenburg County named in honor of his parents.
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], Shelton Hardaway Short, III, Papers, Ms1992-051, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Shelton Hardaway Short, III, Papers consist of photocopies of news clippings and writings by and about Short's activities, in addition to photocopies of diplomas, certificates, and awards. Topics include Short's donation of his father's papers to the Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia; canoeing on the Meherrin River; his research on Patrick Henry; and the dedication of the Forestry Center in Mechlenburg County named in honor of his parents.

Biographical / historical:

Shelton Hardaway Short, III (1926-2005) was a resident of Clarksville, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College (1948, B.A. in History) and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (1969, Ph.D. in History). He was a Patrick Henry Research Scholar at Hampden-Sydney (1972-1973) and a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, the Virginia Sons of the American Revolution, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Short was a Certified Virginia Tree Farmer in Mechlenburg and Lunenburg counties and served as a director of the Virginia Forests Educational and Research Board.

Acquisition information:
The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in several accruals in 1991 and 1994.
Processing information:

The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed in or prior to July 2001.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard