G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection

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], G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection, 1945-1960, Ms2023-072, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1.4 Cubic Feet 1 box
Abstract:
The G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection contains tourist ledgers and ephemera related to the Southwest Virginia Co-op.
Language:
The material in this collection is in English.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection, 1945-1960, Ms2023-072, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection contains tourist ledgers and ephemera related to the Southwest Virginia Co-op. The ledgers contain tourist's names, address, cabin number, and vehicle information. The collection also includes a small group of ephemera containing stations, post cards, a P. O. Box key from G. C. Bales, receipts, and a newsletter.

Biographical / historical:

Groseclose, Virginia is named for Henry Casper Groseclose (1892-1955), also known as the Father of the Future Farmers of America. Groselose taught at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (VPI) where he helped found the Future Farmers of Virginia, which ended up being the framework for the Future Farmers of America. Groseclose served as the FFA's exectutive secretary from 1928-1930 and the treasurer from 1930-1941.

External source:

"Henry Casper Groseclose", findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/38452474/henry-casper-groseclose/photo, accessed on July 18, 2023.

Acquisition information:
The G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in December 2015.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the G. C. Bales Tourist Camp Collection was completed in July 2023.

Arrangement:

The material in this collection is arranged by material type.