Frances Hilt Graham Trent Collection
SC 201.03

 RU Heritiage Collections

Summary Information

Repository
McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections
Title
Frances Hilt Graham Trent Collection
ID
SC 201.03
Date [inclusive]
1941-1945
Extent
3.0 Linear feet
Physical Description
This collection contains two scrapbooks, four copies of the Beehive yearbook (1941-45), and assorted Alumni Reunion information from 2005.
Location
Located in locked compact shelving, Level 1, Shelf 23-B.
Language
English
Abstract
Frances Hilt attended Radford College from 1941-45 and kept scrapbooks that detailed the social and academic life of a Radford College student during the Second World War. The scrapbooks contain newspaper clippings, dance cards, WWII ration cards, dormitory regulations, programs from college and religious programs, information about efforts to support the war effort by Radford students, class assignment cards, information about the 1944 merger of Radford College with Virginia Tech, and other materials. The Beehives include notes and annotations from Ms. Hilt's friends.

Preferred Citation

Frances Hilt Graham Trent Collection, Radford Heritage Collection, Radford University Archives, McConnell Library, Radford University, Radford, VA.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

McConnell Library Archives and Special Collections

McConnell Library
PO Box 6881
Radford, Virginia
540-831-5692
archives@radford.edu

Restrictions to Access

An appointment for research is required. Collection is open for research. No interlibrary loan.

Custodial History

This collection was a gift to the Radford University Archives from Mrs. Frances Hilt Graham Trent.

Processing Information

Processed by Gene Hyde, October 2010.

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Collection Inventory

Box 1: Scrapbooks 

Box 2: Beehives and other documents