"Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" Photograph Album

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: [item], [box], [folder], "Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" Photograph Album, Ms2021-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
0.25 Cubic Feet 1 box
Abstract:
This collection contains a spiral bound photograph album entitled "Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" that contains photographs of Kentland Plantation and surrounding areas. This collection also contains a sheet of paper, probably from a scrapbook, with photographs of Kentland and Walnut Spring. Kentland Farm is located in northern Montgomery County, Virginia, and was formed in the early 1800s by James Randal Kent. Margaret Kent Cowan (1905-1992) was the great-granddaughter of James Randal Kent.
Language:
The materials in this collection are in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [item], [box], [folder], "Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" Photograph Album, Ms2021-020, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains a spiral bound photograph album entitled "Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" that contains photographs of Kentland Plantation and surrounding areas. This collection also contains a sheet of paper, probably from a scrapbook, with photographs of Kentland and Walnut Spring in Montgomery County, Virginia.

Biographical / historical:

Kentland Farm was established by James Randal Kent in Montgomery County, Virginia, in the early 1800s. Kentland Farm is now owned and managed by Virginia Tech.

Source:

Kentland Farm Historic and Archaeological District, https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/historic-registers/060-0202/

Margaret Kent Cowan (1905-1992) was the daughter of James Randal Kent Cowan and great-granddaughter of James Randal Kent, who built Kentland Farm in Montgomery County, Virginia, in the early 1800s. Cowan went to college in New York City and lived there briefly working as an art teacher before moving to Blacksburg, Virginia. She also worked in the Montgomery County Treasurer's Office. Cowan eventually beacame the Treasurer of Montgomery County, a position which she held for twenty years.

Source:

"OBIT-COWAN, M." Roanoke Times, The (VA), April 3, 1992: B2. Accessed from NewsBank: Access World News – Historical and Current. https://infoweb-newsbank-com.ezproxy.lib.vt.edu/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0EAEA28D7B7FDB85.

Acquisition information:
The "Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" Photograph Album was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in November 2015.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the "Whitethorne Photographs of Kentland for Margaret K. Cowan" Photograph Album completed in July 2021.