Evelyn R. Klemstine Collection, 1994/2013

Access and use

Location of collection:
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Special Collections, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Dr.
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg, VA 26041-9001
Contact for questions and access:
Phone: (540) 231-6308
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], [collection title, collection dates, Ms####-### or RG#/#], Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Summary

Extent:
1.5 Cubic Feet
Language:
English
Abstract:
The Evelyn R. Klemstine Collection consists of several plaques, award certificates, medals and medallions; a framed certificate and medal, a framed American flag and certificate for civil service recognition, photographs, and a world clock. All of these items are from around the years of 1994-2013.
Preferred citation:

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], [collection title, collection dates, Ms####-### or RG#/#], Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Background

Scope and content:

The Evelyn R. Klemstine Collection (1994-2013) consists of 4 plaques, 4 medals, 3 medallions, 1 framed award for Meritorious Civilian Service, 1 Framed certificate and medal for Distinguished Civil Service, 1 Framed American flag flown over the United States Embassy in Afghanistan, 1 certificated signed by Barack Obama, 3 photographs of Evelyn R. Klemstine, and 1 inscribed photograph of the STS-119 astronaut team with 2 NASA patches.

Biographical / historical:

Evelyn Renee Klemstine was born a U.S. citizen in Hamburg, Germany, on June 25, 1958. Her family later moved to Alexandria, Virginia after her parents served several years at the United States embassies in Moscow and Taiwan. Klemstine then enrolled at Virginia Polytechnic Institute (now Virginia Tech), earning her Bachelor of Science in Accounting in 1979. She later earned a Master's degree in Business Administration from Boston University in 1996. From 1994 to 2004, Evelyn Klemstine served as the Program Director in the International Programs Division of the Department of Defense. From 2004 to 2009, Klemstine served as the Assistant Inspector General for Auditing at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). She then became the Assistant Inspector General of the Department of State until her retirement in August 2013 with 34 years of government civil service experience. Evelyn Klemstine passed away on December 17, 2024.

Obituary: https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/raleigh-nc/evelyn-klemstine-12136653

Acquisition information:
The Evelyn R. Klemstine Collection was gifted to Special Collections and Univsersity archives by Georgeanne James Niedringhaus in July 2025.
Processing information:

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Evelyn R. Klemstine Collection was completed in October 2025.

Arrangement:

The Evelyn R. Klemstine Collection is arranged by mostly chronological order, then some box-items are approximately dated.