<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><ead xmlns="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="urn:isbn:1-931666-22-9 http://www.loc.gov/ead/ead.xsd"><eadheader countryencoding="iso3166-1" dateencoding="iso8601" findaidstatus="completed" langencoding="iso639-2b" repositoryencoding="iso15511"><eadid countrycode="US" mainagencycode="US-viblbv">viblbv00463</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Tate, Mildred, Letter</titleproper><titleproper>Mildred Tate Letter, <date calendar="gregorian" era="ce">1940</date> <num>Ms.1952.002</num></titleproper><author>Jennifer Mitchell, Archivist</author></titlestmt><publicationstmt><publisher>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</publisher><p id="logostmt"><extref xlink:actuate="onLoad" xlink:href="https://static.lib.vt.edu/images/logo/lockup-color-347x75.png" xlink:show="embed" xlink:type="simple"/></p><p><date>2009 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/">CC0 1.0</a>)</date></p><address><addressline>Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)</addressline><addressline>560 Drillfield Drive</addressline><addressline>Newman Library, Virginia Tech</addressline><addressline>Blacksburg, Virginia 24061</addressline><addressline>Business Number: 540-231-6308</addressline><addressline>specref@vt.edu</addressline><addressline>URL: <extptr xlink:href="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:show="new" xlink:title="http://spec.lib.vt.edu" xlink:type="simple"/></addressline></address></publicationstmt></filedesc><profiledesc><creation>This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on <date>2024-04-18 07:01:03 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage><descrules>Describing Archives: A Content Standard</descrules></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
  <did>
    <repository>
      <corpname>Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech</corpname>
    </repository>
    <unittitle>Mildred Tate Letter</unittitle>
    <origination label="Creator">
      <persname rules="dacs" source="local">Tate, Mildred Thurow, 1905-1996</persname>
    </origination>
    <unitid>Ms.1952.002</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.1 Cubic Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 folder</extent>
    </physdesc>
    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1940/1940">1940</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_cf16b5c401899894bfc7615c72be9f78" label="Abstract">The collection consists of a letter from Mildred Tate to Mrs. Gillette inviting her to a dinner at the Hillcrest Dormitory on the campus of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_d971474da4b52050e55f40485a2855b2">The materials in this collection are in English.</langmaterial>
  </did>
  <accessrestrict id="aspace_dd5107a6ae60434748dd0e8a9e752f33">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open to research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_6027a6c4740270250680a22be52ef00b">
    <head>Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use</head>
<p>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: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuapublication">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. 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.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_0ec6dc11a85f1662080c8bc9c4b59352">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Mildred Tate Letter, Ms1952-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_dd6cc73a4dcd8aebea4ca13d61a92fd3">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>The Mildred Tate Letter was donated to Special Collections in 1952.</p>  </acqinfo>
  <altformavail id="aspace_3b9c1df36280ebc90f1c434e0db06d88">
    <head>Existence and Location of Copies</head>
<p>This collection has been digitized and is <a target="_blank" href="https://digitalsc.lib.vt.edu/VTArchives/Ms1952-002">available online</a>.</p>  </altformavail>
  <processinfo id="aspace_49d42467581489a996cd137614eb2091">
    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement and description of the Mildred Tate Letter was completed in June 2009.</p>  </processinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_a51f66b1764ca3912c1b166cee569b0b">
    <head>Biographical Note</head>
<p>Mildred Tate served as a professor of Home Economics at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1937 through 1960.</p>  </bioghist>
  <bioghist id="aspace_56db25522817ae8f101d4497d68154e3">
    <head>Historical Note</head>
<p>The Hillcrest dormitory was the first dormitory for women built on the Virginia Tech campus.</p>  </bioghist>
  <scopecontent id="aspace_19f82cba99f69963312bb4a5502d70b9">
    <head>Scope and Contents</head>
<p>The letter is from Mildred Tate to Mrs. Gillette inviting her to a dinner at Hillcrest, the women's dormitory at Virginia Tech, held by Mrs. White on September 11, 1940.</p>  </scopecontent>
  <arrangement id="aspace_cd320ccdac35808943f8bc1f7ae91456">
    <head>Arrangement</head>
<p>The collection is arranged by material type.</p>  </arrangement>
  <odd id="aspace_13d4d98633a11eecb5dc06dd81605bfa">
    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the Mildred Tate Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</a>).</p>  </odd>
  <controlaccess>
    <subject source="local">University History</subject>
    <subject authfilenumber="sh85147304" source="lcsh">Women -- History</subject>
    <subject source="local">Faculty and staff</subject>
    <persname source="local">Gillette, Mrs.</persname>
    <corpname authfilenumber="n92063670" source="naf">Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)</corpname>
  </controlaccess>
  <dsc><c id="aspace_ref12_xx9" level="file"><did><unittitle>Letter</unittitle><unitdate datechar="creation">September 7, 1940</unitdate><container id="aspace_46855640be23fcb4bba29bcfff294c8b" label="folder" type="folder">1</container></did></c></dsc>
</archdesc>
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