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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], Grover W. Underhill Papers, Ms1987-014, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Grover W. Underhill Papers collection was acquired by Special Collections prior to 1987.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Grover W. Underhill Papers was completed in 1987. Additional information was completed in April 2011.

Biographical Note

Grover William Underhill was born was on September 15, 1888, in Wake County, North Carolina, to John W. Underhell and Octavia Strickland. He a Professor of Entomology from 1918 to 1954 in the Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. He married Clara M. Swoope on November 6, 1937, in Blacksburg, Virginia. Underhill died March 24, 1970, and is buried alongside his wife in the Westview Cemetery in Blacksburg.

Sources:

"Grover William Underhill" entry, Findagrave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/42137554/grover-william-underhill , accessed Dec. 8, 2022.

"Grover W Underhill" entry, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101167466. Ancestry.com. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. https://search.ancestrylibrary.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=9279&h=11129359&tid=&pid=&queryId=2d9dd703658a60403bd5cb64dde465dd , accessed Dec. 8, 2022.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of a text from radio talk titled "The Insect Menace to Log Cabins and Rustic Woodwork," given by entomologist Grover W. Underhill in 1935.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Faculty and staff
• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South
• Science and Technology
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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