University of Richmond
Virginia Elizabeth Snow Collection
Dopp, Stuart
SC.19
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.5 Linear Feet
1925-1929, and undated
The collection consists of snapshots and a diploma from Westhampton College during the years of 1925-1929.
English
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
These materials were donated by Virginia Snow's daughter, Stuart Dopp, in 2022
Biographical / Historical
Virginia Elizabeth Snow was from Lawrenceville, VA, and, per her family, loved her time at Westhampton College where she attended between 1925 and 1929. After graduation in 1929, she taught Latin at a coal mining village near Beckley, WV, as they paid 3 times more than what she could make in Virginia. She used some of that money to help her brother, John Edward Snow (Jack) complete his undergraduate (1931) and law degrees at the University of Richmond. Their father had died in 1927, leaving the family strapped, but savings enabled them to finish school. Virginia married Howard Robertson Richardson. After he retired, he became a professor at Elon University where Virginia enjoyed working in the library. Howard's mementoes and diploma are in the archives at William and Mary and Elon.
Preferred Citation
SC-19, Virginia Elizabeth Snow Collection, Book Arts, Archives, & Rare Books, Boatwright Memorial Library, University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia
Scope and Contents
This small collection consists of Virginia Elizabeth Snow's diploma, awarded in 1929 from Westhampton College at the University of Richmond. Also included are 19 unidentified photographs of young women at UR and from her time teaching at the coal mining village in West Virginia.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged in 1 series: Personal.
Photographs
University of Richmond -- History
Diplomas
University of Richmond
Westhampton College (Richmond, Va.)
Snow, Virginia Elizabeth, 1908-1991
Diploma from University of Richmond Westhampton College, Bachelor of Art /repositories/4/archival_objects/816419291119 photographs of life at Westhampton College and a West Virginia village /repositories/4/archival_objects/81651925-1929 and undated12