Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research use.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Copyright has been assigned to Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives by Gladys Sokolow. For permission to publish materials created by the donor, contact CIMA@christiansburginstitute.com. Materials not created by Gladys Sokolow may still be under copyright.

Preferred Citation

[ITEM DESCRIPTION], [BOX], [FOLDER], Gladys Sokolow Collection, MS2020-02, Christiansburg Institute Museum & Archives, Christiansburg Institute, Inc., Christiansburg, VA.

Biographical Note

Gladys Sokolow graduated from Christiansburg Industrial Institute in 1953. Sokolow grew up in Pulaski County, Virginia and was bused seventy miles every day to and from school. After graduation, she pursued a degree in Library Science. She served as a librarian in New York City for thirty-six years before moving back to Christiansburg, Virginia. She served as Treasurer of the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association Board of Directors as well as Executive Director Emeritus of the Christiansburg Institute, Inc. Board of Directors.

Scope and Content

Gladys Sokolow collected graduation photographs, C.I.I. alum Waymon Pack’s certificates, student autograph book, newspaper clippings, and a photo scrapbook from fellow Christiansburg Industrial Institute alumni. The scrapbook contains early photographs from local African American schools and Sokolow’s personal photographs.

Index Terms

Subjects:

• African Americans--Education--Virginia--Christiansburg--History
• African Americans--Virginia--Montgomery County--Biography
• African Americans--Virginia--Montgomery County--History
• African Americans--Virginia--Pulaski County--History
• Christiansburg Industrial Institute--History
• Montgomery County (Va.)--Biography