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Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)Ashley Wellens, Student Assistant, and Kira A. Dietz, Archivist
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The collection is open for research.
Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Theda Gibson Papers, Ms1977-002, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.
The Theda Gibson Papers were acquired by Special Collections prior to 1977.
The processing, arrangement, and description of the Theda Gibson Papers was completed in 1977. Additional description was completed in March 2011.
Theda Gibson was librarian at the Wise County, Virginia, Lonesome Pine Regional Public Library.
The Theda Gibson Papers include the correspondence of Gibson, a librarian at the Wise County, Virginia, Lonesome Pine Regional Public Library to American celebrities and political figures. The collection contains photocopies of letters to Gibson, answering her query about favorite books. Some of the celebrities include Alan Alda, Melvin Belli, Jimmy Carter, Julia Child, Ann Landers, Norman Lear, Margaret Mead, Barbara Walters, O. J. Simpson, Cher, First Lady Mrs. Ford, and Lawrence Welk.
The collection is arranged chronologically, with two undated letters at the end.
The guide to the Theda Gibson Papers by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).