{"id":531,"date":"2018-11-06T16:47:08","date_gmt":"2018-11-06T16:47:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wizwah.gmu.edu\/DOVE\/?p=531"},"modified":"2018-11-06T16:47:08","modified_gmt":"2018-11-06T16:47:08","slug":"christiansburg-virginia-industrial-institute-historical-documents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dove.gmu.edu\/index.php\/2018\/11\/06\/christiansburg-virginia-industrial-institute-historical-documents\/","title":{"rendered":"Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute, Historical Documents"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute, Historical Documents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Creator<\/strong><\/td>\nChristiansburg Institute Alumni<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description<\/strong><\/td>\nThe Christiansburg Industrial Institute (CII) was founded in 1866 in Cambria (now Christiansburg), Virginia, by Civil War Union Captain Charles S. Shaeffer as a private primary school for black children. Through the support of the Friends Freedmen’s Association in Philadelphia (a Quaker organization), Shaeffer received financial backing for the school. In 1896 Booker T. Washington molded the program to one that would emphasize technical training for blacks. A 185-acre farm was purchased as the school’s campus in 1905. In 1934 the Montgomery County Christiansburg Industrial Institute School Board began its management of the school. CII was converted in 1947 to a regional high school for blacks, and closed in 1966 when the local schools were integrated. The collection consists primarily of writings and reminisces by CII alumni.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call number<\/strong><\/td>\nMS 91-033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date from<\/strong><\/td>\n1866<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date to<\/strong><\/td>\n1991<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographic school<\/strong><\/td>\nMontgomery County, VA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/strong><\/td>\n.4 cu. ft.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Part Of larger collection yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\nno<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larger collection title<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL<\/strong><\/td>\nhttp:\/\/ead.lib.virginia.edu\/vivaead\/published\/vt\/viblbv00028.xml\/frame<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository<\/strong><\/td>\nVirginia Tech Special Collections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository address<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity Libraries, P.O. Box 90001, Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact name<\/strong><\/td>\nAaron D. Purcell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact title<\/strong><\/td>\nDirector, Special Collections<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact email<\/strong><\/td>\nspecref@vt.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact phone<\/strong><\/td>\n(540) 231-6308<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DoveRegion<\/strong><\/td>\nregion1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subjects<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African American students<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Private schools<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Public schools<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School closings<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Segregation in education<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Types<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Memorabilia<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Narrative<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christiansburg [Virginia] Industrial Institute, Historical Documents Creator Christiansburg Institute Alumni Description The Christiansburg Industrial Institute (CII) was founded in 1866 in Cambria (now Christiansburg), Virginia, by Civil War Union Captain Charles S. Shaeffer as a private primary school for black children. Through the support of the Friends Freedmen’s Association in Philadelphia (a Quaker organization), Shaeffer … <\/p>\n

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