PUBLIC "-//Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives//TEXT (US::vachi::vachi44087003::John F. Banks Collection, 1910-1979)//EN" "vachi44087003.xml" A Guide to the John F. Banks Collection, 1910-1979 Banks, John F. Collection MS2020-01 Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives 2021 (CC0 1.0)

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This finding aid was produced using a form and manually entry 2021-12-17 Description is in English John F. Banks Collection, 1910-1979 A Collection in Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives MS2020-01

Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives 2021 Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives Descriptive Summary Christiansburg Institute Museum and Archives, Christiansburg Institute, Inc. John F. Banks Collection, 1910-1979 MS2020-01 0.5 linear ft. 2 Boxes Materials in this collection are in English. Administrative Information Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

 Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Copyright has been assigned to Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives by Carlton Banks. For permission to publish materials created by the donor, contact CIMA@christiansburginstitute.com. Materials not created by John F. Banks may still be under copyright.

 Preferred Citation

[ITEM DESCRIPTION], [BOX], [FOLDER], John F. Banks Collection, MS2020-01, Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives, Christiansburg Institute, Inc., Christiansburg, VA.

 Custodial History

Donated by Carlton Banks, John F. Banks's son.

 Biographical Note

John F. Banks served as principal of Christiansburg Industrial Institute from 1949 to 1966. He was the school's last principal before it closed in 1966 following desegregation. Banks was a graduate of Wilberforce University in Ohio and Hampton Institute in Virginia.

 Scope and Content

The John F. Banks Collection contains correspondence, news clippings, photographs, and school publications of Principal Joseph F. Banks. Principal Banks was principal from 1954-1966. The news clippings are about Christiansburg Institute and school desegregation. The correspondence is between Principal Banks and the Friends Freedmen's Association members, Board of Control members, and other educators. The programs were created for school activities, most notably the dedication of the Scattergood Gym in 1953.

 Adjunct Descriptive Data

John F. Banks Papers, Accession #1985-34 , Special Collections and Archives, Johnston Memorial Library, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA.

 Index Terms Subjects: African Americans--Education--Virginia--Christiansburg--History African Americans--Virginia--Montgomery County--Biography African Americans--Virginia--Montgomery County--History African Americans--Virginia--Pulaski County--History Christiansburg Industrial Institute--History Montgomery County (Va.)--Biography Contents List Series 1: Correspondence, 1949-1979 Correspondence, January 1949-August 1966 1 Correspondence, January 1977-August 1979 2 Series 2: Media, c.1949-1966 Subseries 1: Race/school integration Race/school integration 1 Subseries 2: Christiansburg Institute events Scattergood Gym 1 Student activities 2 C.I. administrative information 3 Montgomery County School Board and the Regional Board of Control 4 Subseries 3: Miscellaneous Miscellaneous 1 Series 3: Financial Documents, 1933-1965 Receipts, 1955-1964 1 C.I. farm auction flyer, 1950 2 Series 4: Programs, 1951-1966 Subseries 1: Christiansburg Institute, 1951-1966 Scattergood Gym dedication, 1952-1954 1 Sports, 1951-1956 2 Recitals & plays, 1951-1966 3 Graduation exercises, 1950-1963 4 Subseries 2: Regional African American schools, 1951-1966 Regional African American schools, 1951-1966 Series 5: Photographs, c.1950-1966 Photographs, c. 1950-1966 1 Series 6: Speeches and Writings, 1954, undated Subseries: 1: Speeches A Five Year Summary of Activities, 1954 1 Notes, undated 2 Subseries 2: Notes, undated Series 7: Christiansburg Institute documents, 1910-1959 Subseries 1: Edgar A. Long speeches, 1910-1918 Subseries 2: Student speeches, 1950 Subseries 3: Publications, 1933-1959