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Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open to research.

Preferred Citation

Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder], Shelton Hardaway Short, III, Papers, Ms1992-051, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The collection was donated to Special Collections and University Archives in several accruals in 1991 and 1994.

Processing Information

The collection is unprocessed. Minimal description was completed in or prior to July 2001.

Biographical Note

Shelton Hardaway Short, III (1926-2005) was a resident of Clarksville, Virginia. He graduated from Hampden-Sydney College (1948, B.A. in History) and the University of Edinburgh, Scotland (1969, Ph.D. in History). He was a Patrick Henry Research Scholar at Hampden-Sydney (1972-1973) and a member of the Society of the Cincinnati, the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities, the Virginia Sons of the American Revolution, and the Sons of Confederate Veterans. Short was a Certified Virginia Tree Farmer in Mechlenburg and Lunenburg counties and served as a director of the Virginia Forests Educational and Research Board.

Scope and Content

The Shelton Hardaway Short, III, Papers consist of photocopies of news clippings and writings by and about Short's activities, in addition to photocopies of diplomas, certificates, and awards. Topics include Short's donation of his father's papers to the Marshall Foundation in Lexington, Virginia; canoeing on the Meherrin River; his research on Patrick Henry; and the dedication of the Forestry Center in Mechlenburg County named in honor of his parents.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Local/Regional History and Appalachian South

Rights Statement for Archival Description

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