Copyright has been assigned to Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives by Amanda
DeHart. For permission to publish materials created by the donor, contact
CIMA@christiansburginstitute.com. Materials not created by Amanda DeHart may still be
under copyright.
Preferred Citation
[ITEM DESCRIPTION], [BOX], [FOLDER], Amanda DeHart Collection, MS2020-03, Christiansburg
Institute Museum & Archives, Christiansburg Institute, Inc., Christiansburg, VA.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Amanda DeHart collected and organized this collection as Historian for the Christiansburg
Institute Alumni Association.
Amanda E. DeHart attended Calfee Training School in Pulaski, Va., and graduated from
Christiansburg Industrial institute in 1942. She received her B.S. degree from St. Paul's
College of Lawrenceville, Va., in 1948 and then became a teacher at CII from 1952-1966
teaching cosmetology. In 1976, Amanda DeHart and other former students formed the
Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association. In 1988, Mrs. DeHart donated her papers to
Virginia State University, many of which document the History of African American Education
in Southwest Virginia. In 1991, Amanda DeHart authored a definitive history of the school,
Christiansburg Institute: A Proud Heritage with James W.
Smith, professor of History at Virginia State University. Mrs. DeHart was the historian and
Archivist for the Christiansburg Alumni Association and her papers follow her
arrangement.
The Amanda DeHart Collection contains records about Christiansburg Industrial Institute
(C.I.I.) and border African American life in Southwest Virginia. DeHart collected materials
as a student, teacher, and alumni of C.I.I. Included are DeHart's research for Christiansburg Institute: A Proud Heritage , photographs of the
school and nearby communities, artifacts of student life, and records that document the
activities of the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association (C.I.A.A.). The collection is
a mixture of original documents and photocopies.
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