<?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"/><filedesc><titlestmt><titleproper type="filing">C.B. Tate, Sr., Letter</titleproper><titleproper>C.B. Tate, Sr., Letter <num>Ms.2025.047</num></titleproper><author>Olivia Tingle, Student Assistant</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>2025 (<emph><a href="https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/" type="simple">CC0 1.0</a></emph>)</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>2025-07-04 07:03:06 -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>C.B. Tate, Sr., Letter</unittitle>
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    <unitdate datechar="creation" normal="1925/1925">1925</unitdate>
    <abstract id="aspace_4b66abf3ff85a470a8bfdf800915296c" label="Abstract">The collection contains a letter written on May 30, 1925,  by Pvt. Charles Beverly Tate, Sr., who served in the Confederate army during the American Civil War.</abstract>
    <langmaterial id="aspace_64c2153dea199ba6b7dd6317d60d8391">The material in this collection is in English.</langmaterial>
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    <head>Conditions Governing Access</head>
<p>The collection is open for research.</p>  </accessrestrict>
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    <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">http://bit.ly/scuareproduction</a>.</p><p>Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: <a href="http://bit.ly/scuareproduction">http://bit.ly/scuapublication</a>. </p><p>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_0b6e0b5c451df1ff6d1f24d811b28e94">
    <head>Preferred Citation</head>
<p>Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], C.B. Tate, Sr., Letter, 1925, Ms2025-047, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.</p>  </prefercite>
  <acqinfo id="aspace_2f5818c87dd50f5c71ed13a02eb18028">
    <head>Source of Acquisition</head>
<p>The C.B. Tate, Sr., Letter was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in February 2017.</p>  </acqinfo>
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    <head>Processing Information</head>
<p>The processing, arrangement, and description of the C.B. Tate, Sr., Letter was completed in July 2025.</p>  </processinfo>
  <bioghist id="aspace_b0d4fd131050bd7db188610fb2816a80">
    <head>Biographical note</head>
<p>Pvt. Charles Beverly Tate, Sr. was born February 18, 1847, in Wythe County, Virginia. His parents were Charles Campbell Tate and Elizabeth Friel Graham. He served in the Confederate army during the American Civil War, after the war he went on to be a teacher. He was married to Fannie Martin Tate, who died April 1, 1923. Charles Tate, Sr. died July 10, 1925 in Richmond, Virginia. </p><p>External source: </p><p>Charles Beverly Tate. November 26, 2006. Find a Grave. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/16792428/charles_beverly-tate. Accessed July 3, 2025. </p>  </bioghist>
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    <head>Scope and Content</head>
<p>The collection contains a letter written by Pvt. Charles Beverly Tate, Sr., who served in the Confederate army during the American Civil War. The letter was written on May 30, 1925, and was sent from Tate's home in Richmond, Virginia. The letter has a detailed description of his home and updates on the family. The obituary, printed by VMI, for Charles Tate, Sr. is included in the collection.</p>  </scopecontent>
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    <head>Rights Statement for Archival Description</head>
<p>The guide to the C.B. Tate, Sr., Letter by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (<extref xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/">https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/</extref>).</p>  </odd>
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