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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], George W. Splaine Carbon Script, 1936, Ms2025-057, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The George W. Splaine Carbon Script was purchased by Special Collections and University Archives in December 2010.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the George W. Splaine Carbon Script was completed in July 2025.

Biographical note

George W. Splaine lived in Clifton Forge, Virginia, in 1936. There is no further information about the author.

Scope and Content

This collection contains a script of an unpublished novel, "The Virginia Blue Grass Trail" by George W. Splaine, which was written in 1936. The script was sent to Doubleday and Co., a publishing company in New York City, New York. Included are two letters written by George W. Splaine to the publishing company. The first letter, written May 18, 1936, was sent to establish if the company would be instrested in a novel about southwest Virginia and had a short explaination of why the novel would do well. The second letter, written June 1, 1936, was sent, with the script included, in response to a letter from the publishers asking for the full novel.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the George W. Splaine Carbon Script by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).