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Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Richard W. Neale VPI Scorpion Club Pin, c. 1934, Artifact 019, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was acquired by Special Collection and University Archives prior to 2019.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Richard W. Neale VPI Scorpion Club Pin was completed in June 2025.

Biographical Note

Richard Whitmore Neale was a part of the Class of 1934 and Company "G." Later in life he served in the Us Army and World War Two. He was born August 27, 1912, and passed on Feburary 27, 1993.

Sources:

"Richard Whitmore Neale in the U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current", Ancestry, Accessed June 11, 2025, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/60525/records/183700210?tid=&pid=&queryId=e8628e86-b1f1-4da5-a793-bbebf3be18c3&_phsrc=BmK4&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*a30gx9*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTQ4ODIwNTU3Ny4xNzQ5NjQ0MDE3*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*czc1MjJmOGQ2LTc0ODEtNDE1Mi04YWU4LTBmZTk1MjI5ODQ0YyRvMSRnMCR0MTc0OTY0NDAxNyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*czc1MjJmOGQ2LTc0ODEtNDE1Mi04YWU4LTBmZTk1MjI5ODQ0YyRvMSRnMCR0MTc0OTY0NDAxNyRqNjAkbDAkaDA.

"RICHARD WHItMORE Neale in the U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016", Ancestry, Accessed June 11, 2025, https://www.ancestrylibrary.com/search/collections/1265/records/234530195?tid=&pid=&queryId=309215ec-c3dc-43e8-ba0e-e725ded427a6&_phsrc=BmK1&_phstart=successSource&_gl=1*114t6pu*_up*MQ..*_ga*Mzk0ODU3NTEzLjE3NDk2NDM5MDU.*_ga_4QT8FMEX30*czc1MjJmOGQ2LTc0ODEtNDE1Mi04YWU4LTBmZTk1MjI5ODQ0YyRvMSRnMCR0MTc0OTY0MzkwNSRqNjAkbDAkaDA.*_ga_LMK6K2LSJH*czc1MjJmOGQ2LTc0ODEtNDE1Mi04YWU4LTBmZTk1MjI5ODQ0YyRvMSRnMCR0MTc0OTY0MzkwNSRqNjAkbDAkaDA.

"VPI 1934 Bugle", Lynchburg, Virginia: Brown Morrison CO., 1934.

Scope and Content

The gold VPI Scorpion Club pin from Richard W. Neale ('34) has a chain connecting a small pin with "VPI" on it to another small pin with a scorpion. The scorpion pin is circular with a gold scorpion on a black background, surrounded by a gold border with three white beads equidistant from each other, and initials "R.W.N." on the back.

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Richard W. Neale VPI Scorpion Club Pin by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).