Use Restrictions

Permission to publish material from Pickett Family Letters must be obtained from Special Collections, Virginia Tech.

Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: Pickett Family Letters, Ms2013-070, Special Collections, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was acquired by Special Collections before 2006.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Pickett Family Letters was completed in September 2013.

Biographical Note

Chester H. Pickett was born in Ohio in 1893. He died in Bluefield, West Virginia in 1914. His parents were William Franklin Pickett (1858-1925) and Mary Emma Tate Pickett (1865-1949). Besides Chester, William and Mary had four other children.

Sources: Find a Grave

Scope and Content

The collection contains condolence letters written to Mr. and Mrs. W. F. Pickett about the death of their son Chester in 1914. It also contains a condolence letter written to Mrs. Pickett about the death of someone else in the family. The collection also contains calling cards of "C. H. Pickett."

Arrangement

The materials are arranged in chronological order. The undated materials are at the end.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Pickett Family