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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], Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks, Ms2013-001, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.

Source of Acquisition

The Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks were donated to Special Collections and University Archives in March 2012.

Processing Information

The processing, arrangement, and description of the Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks, was completed in January 2013.

Biographical Note

DeWitt Clinton "DC" Wolfe, Jr., a native of Big Stone Gap, Virginia, attended Virginia Polytechnic Institute from 1917 to 1921 and was a civil engineering major who moved through the ranks in the Corps of Cadets, from a private during his freshman year to captain of the Cadet Corps Band and president of the Lee-Wise-Scott Club his senior year. From the 1921 yearbook, The Bugle : "DeWitt Clinton, better known to us as 'Captain,' is one of our budding civil engineers of no mean ability. His efforts in behalf of the band have been unlimited and the results a pleasure to everyone. His ability as a musician is of the highest order, and as a mail clerk, no postcards went unread nor boxes unopened. Although 'D.C.' rules the band with an iron hand, his absolute fairness and impartiality to all have won for him many friends."

After graduating, Wolfe worked as a bridge engineer in Missouri, eventually becoming a partner in Sverdrup and Parcel Corporation, a civil engineering firm that focused on bridge design. Wolfe retired in 1966 in Atherton, California. He died in 1991 at the age of 92.

Scope and Content

This collection contains two scrapbooks of photographs and ephemera compiled by DeWitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., a 1921 graduate of Virginia Polytechnic Institute and a member of the VPI Corps of Cadets. The photographs document Wolfe's experiences as a student in the Cadet Corps from about 1919 to 1921, including sporting events, camping excursions, "rat parades" and as a trumpet player in the Cadet Corps band. Clippings and pamphlets document various university events. The collection also contains a CD with selected scanned photographs from the albums.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Blacksburg (Va.)
• Montgomery County (Va.)
• Students and alumni
• University History
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute (1896-1944)
• Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College and Polytechnic Institute. Corps of Cadets (1896-1944)

Rights Statement for Archival Description

The guide to the Dewitt Clinton Wolfe, Jr., Scrapbooks by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-lwork/public-domain/cc0/ ).