<?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">viblbv01193</eadid><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">Wolfe, Dewitt Clinton, Jr., Scrapbooks</titleproper><titleproper>Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks, <date>1919-1921</date> <num>Ms.2013.001</num></titleproper><author>Adrienne Serra, 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>2013 (<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>2025-10-09 07:04:16 -0400</date>.</creation><langusage>Description is written in: <language langcode="eng" scriptcode="Latn">English, Latin script</language>.</langusage></profiledesc></eadheader><archdesc level="collection">
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    <unittitle>Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks</unittitle>
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      <persname source="local">Wolfe, Dewitt Clinton, Jr., d.1991</persname>
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    <unitid>Ms.2013.001</unitid>
    <physdesc altrender="whole">
      <extent altrender="materialtype spaceoccupied">0.4 Cubic Feet</extent>
      <extent altrender="carrier">1 box</extent>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1919/1921" type="inclusive">1919-1921</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_04403bde89936b05e866fac2c7a0b874" label="Abstract">This collection contains two scrapbooks of photographs and ephemera compiled by DeWitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., a 1921 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a member of the VPI Corps of Cadets. The materials document Wolfe's experiences as a student in the Cadet Corps from about 1919 to 1921, including sporting events, camping excursions, "rat parades" and as a trumpet player in the Cadet Corps band. The collection also contains a CD with selected scanned photographs from the albums.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_6e28ba4e75789cc28bceff36d1270878">The materials in the collection are in English.</langmaterial>
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  <accessrestrict id="aspace_17fe1601d71bff09f8b5ee768a00a24a">
    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>THe collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
  <userestrict id="aspace_2c2f809c76e0ef5c52b648519efcbc33">
    <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. </p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction" target="_blank">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" target="_blank">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (<a href="mailto:specref@vt.edu">specref@vt.edu</a> or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.</p>  </userestrict>
  <prefercite id="aspace_fc31618735e1cb7b5b58ef3ffd23776a">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks, Ms2013-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_e13f7b1969e88bd0b1496f9c312dfcca">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>The Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in March 2012.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks, was completed in January 2013.</p>  </processinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_82c4581ef3d551683802c59050d69bc2">
    <head>Biographical Note</head>
<p>DeWitt Clinton "DC" Wolfe, Jr., a native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1917 to 1921 and was a civil engineering major who moved through the ranks in the Corps of Cadets, from a private during his freshman year to captain of the Cadet Corps Band and president of the Lee-Wise-Scott Club his senior year. From the 1921 yearbook, <title render="italic">The Bugle</title>: "DeWitt Clinton, better known to us as 'Captain,' is one of our budding civil engineers of no mean ability. His efforts in behalf of the band have been unlimited and the results a pleasure to everyone. His ability as a musician is of the highest order, and as a mail clerk, no postcards went unread nor boxes unopened. Although 'D.C.' rules the band with an iron hand, his absolute fairness and impartiality to all have won for him many friends." </p><p>After graduating, Wolfe worked as a bridge engineer in Missouri, eventually becoming a partner in Sverdrup and Parcel Corporation, a civil engineering firm that focused on bridge design. Wolfe retired in 1966 in Atherton, California. He died in 1991 at the age of 92.</p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>This collection contains two scrapbooks of photographs and ephemera compiled by DeWitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., a 1921 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a member of the VPI Corps of Cadets. The photographs document Wolfe's experiences as a student in the Cadet Corps from about 1919 to 1921, including sporting events, camping excursions, "rat parades" and as a trumpet player in the Cadet Corps band. Clippings and pamphlets document various university events. The collection also contains a CD with selected scanned photographs from the albums.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<a href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/" target="_blank">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</a>).</p>  </odd>
  <controlaccess>
    <geogname authfilenumber="n79032188" source="lcsh">Blacksburg (Va.)</geogname>
    <subject authfilenumber="&#x9;n  81094803" source="lcsh">Montgomery County (Va.)</subject>
    <subject source="local">Students and alumni</subject>
    <subject source="local">University History</subject>
    <corpname authfilenumber="n92063670" source="naf">Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)</corpname>
    <corpname rules="local" source="local">Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944)</corpname>
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