Jack Wellford Moss 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:

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Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Jack Wellford Moss Papers, Ms1991-055, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.2 Cubic Feet 1 box
Creator:
Moss, Jack Wellford, 1904-1987
Abstract:
This collection contains materials related to and collected by Jack Wellford Moss, a Virginia Polytechnic Institute alum.
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], Jack Wellford Moss Papers, Ms1991-055, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The collections contains materials connected to Jack Wellford Moss. The collection consists of photographs (some of which are identified), graduation programs, a Varsity Football certificate, copies of the V.P.I Skipper, editions of The Bugle, and textbooks from the civil engineering program. Materials date from 1925 to 1968, covering both his time as a student and an alum.

Please note: This collection contains a racist photograph in Box 1, Folder 6 depicting a white person in blackface. The content may be offensive to patrons.

Biographical / historical:

Jack Wellford Moss was born on June 22, 1904, and was a student at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (V.P.I.) in the mid- to late-1920s, graduating with a B.S. degree in civil engineering in either 1926 (as listed in 1926 graduation program) or 1927 (as listed in 1928 university catalog). By his senior year was a Captain in Company A. He also played varsity football and was an active member in the Virginia Tech Minstrels club. Following graduation, Moss worked for the U.S. Army's Corps of Engineers. He died on September 4, 1987, and is buried in St. Paul's Cemetery, Ivy, Virginia.

Sources:

University Bugles and University Catalogs

"Jack Wellford Moss" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/111840683/jack-wellford-moss, accessed January 13, 2022.

Acquisition information:
This collection was acquired by Special Collections in 1991.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Jack Wellford Moss Papers was completed in November 2013.

Arrangement:

The collection remains in its original order, apart from materials removed for cataloging (see Separated Materials note).

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard