The collection is open for research.
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Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Ralph E. McCoy Collection, Ms2001-047, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Ralph E. McCoy Collection was donated to Special Collections in 2001.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Ralph E. McCoy Collection was completed in September 2013.
Ralph Edward McCoy was born on October 1, 1915 in St. Louis, Missouri. He married Melba McKibben in 1940, and they had two sons named Robert Allan McCoy and David Lawrence McCoy. He received an undergraduate degree from Illinois Wesleyan University in 1937, and a library degree in 1939 and a Ph.D. degree in 1956 from the University of Illinois. From 1943-1946, he served in the US Army. From 1955-1956, he was the Dean of Libraries at Southern Illinois University. In 1995, he and his wife moved to Blacksburg, Virginia. He died in September 2007.
Sources:
"Obit - McCoy, Ralph Edward",
The Ralph E. McCoy Collection contains materials collected by McCoy: publications, correspondence, programs, and American Civil War memorabilia. The collection includes a variety of materials including membership cards and honors received, event invitations and programs, Civil War publications and photographs, newsletters from different organizations, and World War II ration coupons.
The Ralph E. McCoy Collection is arranged in folders by material type. Folders are arranged alphabetically by title.
Three VHS tapes were removed from the collection and cataloged for the Special Collections and University Archives's media materials: "Grant's Tomb Centennial" (Spec Media Video 8479), "Life of Abraham Lincoln" (Spec Media Video 8480), and "U.S. Grant Association C-Span Broadcast" (Spec Media Video 8478).
The guide to the Ralph E. McCoy Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).