viblbv00832Price, A. E. F., CertificatesA Guide to the A. E. F. Price Certificates, 1882-1885 Ms.2011.031A Collection in Special CollectionsSarah R. OlneySpecial Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech

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This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2023-08-07 13:43:24 -0400.Description is written in: English, Latin script. Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech A. E. F. Price Certificates, Ms.2011.031 0.1 Cubic Feet 1 folder 1883-1885 The collection includes three certificates awarded to A. F. Price for "distinguished" work in his examinations at Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College. English . Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from A. E. F. Price Certificates must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

 Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

 Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: A. E. F. Price Certificates, Ms2011-031, Special Collections, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Va.

 Acquisition Information

The A. E. F. Price Certificates were donated to Special Collections in 2010.

 Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the A. E. F. Price Certificates were completed in March 2011.

 Biographical Note

A. E. F. Price graduated from Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1886. Originally from Blacksburg, Virginia, he was a teacher and farmer in Montgomery County. He passed away August 20, 1893.

 Scope and Content Note

The collection contains three awards given to Price for "having been distinguished by attaining to an average of three-fourths in all his Examinations" over the course of three consecutive school years (1882-1885). All three certificates are signed by Thomas Nelson Conrad, president of VAMC from 1880 to 1886.

 Arrangement

The three certificates are arranged in chronological order.

 University History Price, A. E. F., d.1893 Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College (1872-1896) Certificates,1883-18851